A well-known business in downtown Springfield closed on Christmas Eve. The Springfield Hot Glass Studio is owned and operated by Gabe and Terry Bloodworth.
Terry began glass blowing at Silver Dollar City in 1977 and passed down the technique to his son.
The studio has been around for the past 16 years, hand making glass items from ornaments, to earrings, to dishes.
Bloodworth says business was doing good but he’s looking to retire.
The cost of materials to create the one of a kind pieces has also gone up about 30%.
Gabe will head to his father’s old stomping grounds at Silver Dollar City to continue glass blowing.
