Wes is totally crazy - my introduction to lampwork was a class with him. Before I got to the studio room he lit the propane flame on all the torches (about ten minor burners) and then crouched on top of the desk behind them and sort of chuckled as all the students were entering... rather surreal experience. I watched him make a bug one time and it takes him roughly two hours to make one. He said that he usually has to make five before he gets one that doesn't crack. The process is pretty simple though - make the body, anneal, and then make the legs/antennae. I tried making one on my second day lampworking - it was a hilarious attempt and we all had a good laugh.
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