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A friend has sent you a link to an article found on FlatheadBeacon.com. To read the full text of this article online, click here: http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/local_artist_fired_up_about_glass_blowing/915/ ARTICLE EXCERPT: When glass blower George Bland moved from Phoenix back to his hometown of Kalispell seven years ago, he brought a little piece of the Grand Canyon state with him. The white rectangular furnace, called a “glory hole,” along the wall of Bland’s garage isn’t eye-catching until he opens its circular door and releases what his wife calls “Arizona.” A blast of heat can be felt from several feet away as the 2,200-degree furnace glows orange and yellow.