BY TESS LYONS
Ice cream class attendees look next door at the glassblowing studio.
where participants make their own glass( the fire) and then craft a batch of ice cream( the ice). I set out to try the experience that blends the two businesses, starting with glassblowing.
The glassblowing space is split into two parts, a retail side and a studio side. We step into the studio and Giguere shows me the color options for my soon-to-be wine glass. Brightly colored glass pieces rep Rhode
Island-friendly names like RIDOT, bright orange with white glass, and Blizzard of’ 78, blue with white glass. I choose one called Grinch( a bright green).
Giguere takes me through the motions of the glassblowing process. Once prepped, I put on my safety goggles to do it for real. Giguere stays by me the whole time, mirroring what I need to do next while jumping in when I need assistance. With his laid-back but assertive cadence, he is obviously the man in charge.
“ Once you choose a career like glassblowing, you either work for somebody else’ s dream or you forge your own path,” he says.
Since opening, Gather Glass has partnered with multiple local businesses. WaterFire was one of the first to work with Gather and that relationship still stands
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