The coolest part of our tour of the Waterford crystal factory: watching a couple of guys drip a handle onto a pitcher.
At the end of the tour, we watched a demonstration by one of their master cutters. He was a personable man in his 50s or 60s who showed us his stuff, chatted us up, and then asked if we had any questions. A woman asked if he gets a backache from standing at the cutting machine all day.
"I don't, no," he replied smoothly. "But I had a devil of a headache until about 10 this morning. That came from leaning up against the bar in the pub last night."
This 9/11 Morning
5 days ago
3 comments:
I would have loved talking with him!!!
Damnit, woman! By writing about Waterford you've *forced* me to compose the post I was merely thinking about writing which compares the differences in technique and glass social/political/economic philosophy among Chihuly, Murano, and Waterford. That's gonna take time!
very cool and funny :)
When I was over there I didn't make it to that area. Now I know that it would be worth it next time!
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