Photos: Intro to glass class at Kirkwood Community College

Savannah Blake

Feb. 3, 2022 3:40 pm

Students learn how to melt and shape glass during the intro to glass class at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids.

Kirkwood student Caden Thomas, left, knocks a formed piece into Nick Stuecker’s gloves to cool during an intro to glass class at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kirkwood student Nick Stuecker pulls out a piece of molten glass from the kiln during his intro to glass class at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kirkwood student Nick Stuecker shapes a piece of molten glass during an intro to glass class at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kirkwood student Nick Stuecker uses a tool to form molten glass into a shape during his intro to glass class at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Kirkwood student Nick Stuecker cools down his piece using a knife during his intro to glass class at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)