A beautiful metal surface comes to mind when many people think engraving. But for a Fine Arts senior at Emporia State University, glass is his workpiece. Twenty-three year old artist Evan Markowitz first fell in love with glass blowing in high school, and decided glass would be his lifelong passion. Now, Evan has been adding to his creativity in glass by engraving it.

Evan has used a traditional copper wheel lathe in the past to create designs on his pieces, but he is now experimenting with a custom GRS rotary handpiece setup. Compared to a lathe, Evan said this handpiece allows for more control, more delicacy, and more freedom. His work relies heavily on clean form, influenced by the craftsmanship seen in his grandfather's custom woodwork. Evan also feels he is inspired by European cut glass.

This glass vase, blown and engraved by Evan, is a project he has been working on this summer. He said it's important to go slow and concentrate on fine control to avoid mistakes that he believes can happen faster engraving glass than metal.

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