Josh Ries Glass was started in 2009 by Josh and his wife Amanda.  With a lot of hard work and time Josh and Amanda renovated the building and constructed the equipment necessary for the glass creation from start to finish.
Josh with a gather of molten glass on the end of a blowpipe at the bench.  The glass is at a temperature of 2100 degrees.
Amanda gathering glass out of the furnace on the end of a blowpipe.  The glass is in a molten state in side a crucible in the electric furnace.