Joshua Poll, co-founder of Zen Glass Studio in St. Petersburg, creates lustrous glass designs that he sells at art shows around the nation. He works through the night during the summer season to escape the daytime heat.
83 Degrees Managing Photographer Julie Busch photographed from start to finish Poll's creation of one piece in preparation for the Bonnaroo Music & Arts festival in Manchester, Tenn. Watch as he turns a single rod of glass into an ethereal masterpiece.
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