Step-by-step how to make a blown glass cup without using the marver, blocks or paper-pad. Tools used: Jacks, Pocket Inflator, Reheating Furnace & Gravity. This demonstration shows that by paying attention to the gather—making it clean and even—you don't need to shape it with tools (blocks, paper, marver, etc). Just by using gravity to stretch the glass you can thin out the neck/shoulder area and get a lot of volume from your glass, all while keeping the base nice and thick.

Demonstration by MFA Candidate and Instructor Katie Burkett at Kent State Glass.