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View Related Episode: Glass Artists Roger Crosta, Glass Artist Chris Hawthorne, Glass Artist Catharine Newell, Glass Artist Mike Plane

One visit to a glass blower and building designer and contractor Roger Crosta was hooked. He built his own glass-blowing studio and began experimenting with an Italian process called scavo. The term means "dug up" and it's a process of applying chemicals to create a crusty, pitted glass surface.

First Broadcast: 2003
Producer: KC Cowan

Appeared in episodes: Glass Artists Roger Crosta, Sally Adler Palmer, Spoken word duo Good Sista/Bad Sista, Composer Bryan Johanson and Portland Symphonic Choir, Thara Memory Leads the ACMA Jazz Band, Glass Artists Roger Crosta, Peter McGrain, Glass Artists Roger Crosta, Glass Artist Chris Hawthorne, Glass Artist Catharine Newell, Glass Artist Mike Plane

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