Goblets have been interesting for me since I started to blow glass in 1964. Historically, goblets have always demonstrated the delicate fluidity of molten glass. They consist of three distinct sections or zones: the cup (for drinking), the foot (for support) and in the middle you can put anything you want. But, no matter how loose and organic the stems are, the lip and foot must still function!

When I switched from a hot cookie foot to a blown foot, about 1980, I conceived the concept of a reversible goblet. Since each goblet foot is also a bowl, you can drink out of either end. One end can be for drinking cognac, the other for champagne.
—Fritz Dreisbach

Lariats – Art vs Craft

Continuing the reversibility concept for my new cups, I gave birth to the “Art vs. Craft” goblets, A.K.A. Lariat Goblets, “A Tribute to Will Rogers, A Ropin’ Fool.”  I settled forever the age old quandary: “What is art and what is craft?”  It simply depends on which end is up: a wild waving loop or a drinking cup.
—Fritz Dreisbach