Amber Waves. . .

 . . .but of glass, not grain. This one-of-a-kind handblown vase seems to shimmer with its own internal light.

The vase carries the engraved signature of Todd Hansen and "AOF 07." "AOF" stands for Art of Fire studio. Founded in 1984 by Foster Holcombe and Theda Hansen, the studio moved to its current location, a re-purposed dairy barn in Northern Montgomery County, Maryland in 1999. Hansen joined the studio that year. He was not only a skilled glass artisan, but a teacher as well, giving classes in glassblowing as well as posting on-line videos about his art. Born in 1962, in Garland, Texas, Hanson died in 2025.

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