Twists Glass Studio partner Michael James Hunter was the first glass maker in the UK to use Venetian style cane making in studio glass.  Much of today’s “cane work” is actually sandblasted or trailed, a continuous thread of molten colour that actually wraps a spiral around the core of glass when turned.

Cane making is actually far more difficult, not only in time to perfect, but in judging timing and temperature.  Mikey makes canes from a colour’s stretched to produce long lengths of various thicknesses, these are cut to size and used in his designs when needed.

There are many types of cane work from murine to merletto and Mike is a “master” of all, being totally self-taught.  Mike’s work has a style of its own with all pieces made to museum quality.

Some of Mike’s murine have taken 7 days from start to finish, and with no guarantees that it will work.  To make cane like this takes expertise, experience and dedication to perfect.