ABOUT US

Hello. My name is Laura, and I am a glass addict.
 
Well, maybe not an addict--maybe just really, really enthusiastic. To the point of obsession. Okay, maybe an addict, but in a good way.
 
Anyhow, ChurnHill Glass is me, Laura Churn Hill. All of my little beauties are created in my (very) rustic studio at beautiful Lake Tahoe. I have always been fascinated with color and texture, and explored these through many avenues--painting, photography, drawing, gardening, textiles, etc. When I took a lampwork beadmaking class, I instantly knew that this was my medium. I am absolutely obsessed with glass, and am never more content than when absorbed in melting it.
 
True to glass addict form, I use lots of different types of glass: Effetre, Vetrofond, Lauscha, Bullseye, Zimmerman, Reichenbach, Kugler, Double Helix--a list likely to grow in the future.

All work currently offered for sale is made using the lampwork method, which involves melting glass rods in a torch flame and wrapping the molten glass around a metal rod called a mandrel.  After the piece is complete, I immediately place it in a kiln to let it soak in the heat and then slowly cool to room temperature.  This process is  annealing, which is important for developing strength and durability in the completed glass piece.  

ChurnHill Glass
P.O. Box 884
Homewood, CA 96141

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