Download or read book The Penland Book of Glass written by Ray Hemachandra and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For more than 75 years, the Penland School of Crafts has attracted the most creative crafters from across the globe. This ... focuses on glass and the ten top contemporary flameworkers who have taught at the school, all of whom have areas of expertise that make them leaders in their field. These skilled masters offer a very personal perspective on their influences and work, with revelatory essays that give their views on flameworking and art in general. In photographic how-to sections of about 25-30 captioned images, each one demonstrates a particular technique, usually resulting in a finished piece."--Global Books in Print.