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Washougal glass artist enjoys the creative process

Into the fire

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Josh Hancock, of Washougal, creates glass roses at Firehouse Glass, a studio in downtown Vancouver. He has been a glass blower for 12 years. "I love it. That's why I stuck with it," Hancock said. "I can't imagine doing anything else that would be enjoyable."

Josh Hancock has a “hot” hobby — 2,150 degrees, to be exact. That is the temperature of glass when it is removed from a furnace during the glass making process.

By day, Hancock is the shop manager at his sister’s business — Autumn’s Auto Lube, in east Vancouver. During his free time, he concentrates on the art of glass blowing.

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