{"id":1309,"date":"2016-11-26T15:41:49","date_gmt":"2016-11-26T15:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.made-in-connecticut.com\/?p=1309"},"modified":"2021-11-10T20:16:29","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T20:16:29","slug":"glass-art-jerry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.made-in-connecticut.com\/?p=1309","title":{"rendered":"Glass Art by Jerry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jerry Ward got started in stained glass when he quit smoking cigarettes as a hobby to keep busy and quickly started a passion for glass making .<br \/>\nHe was soon interested in Flame worked Glass and pursued finding ways to further his knowledge. Jerry took a class with his\u00a0mentor (Paul Stankard) online to further his knowledge and studied other artists. After making his\u00a0first Rose he received a call from his mentor congratulating him on making &#8220;The best Rose he had seen in 50 years&#8221;.<br \/>\nJerry uses an oxygen propane torch to make my roses and anneals them in a kiln.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1314\" src=\"http:\/\/www.made-in-connecticut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/jerryward-rose02.jpg\" alt=\"jerryward-rose02\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.made-in-connecticut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/jerryward-rose02.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.made-in-connecticut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/jerryward-rose02-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.made-in-connecticut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/jerryward-rose02-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1313\" src=\"http:\/\/www.made-in-connecticut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/jerryward-rose01-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"jerryward-rose01\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.made-in-connecticut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/jerryward-rose01-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.made-in-connecticut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/jerryward-rose01-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.made-in-connecticut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/jerryward-rose01.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jerry sells his roses online through Etsy and through his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GlassArtbyJerry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jerry Ward got started in stained glass when he quit smoking cigarettes as a hobby to keep busy and quickly started a passion for glass making . 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