ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — There is something about creating things with your hands. The hard work and creativity behind it is something special to witness. This is something the folks who own Old Kinderhook Glass in Apopka know very well. In this edition of Florida on a Tankful, we explore their unique art from and how they're teaching you to pick up the hobby. 

With a simple flick of a switch, the heat is ignited and the adrenaline is pumping, at least for Gannon Stokes, who to this day never gets tired of the blaze and colors that come from creating this art. 

Gannon's first experience working with glass and glass blowing was in a friend's garage up north in Ohio nearly 10 years ago. 

“I definitely got bit by the fire and I haven't turned back since,” Gannon said. 

Around year four into his training, that's when he says it really started to click and he went from designing small glass objects to much more intricate and developed pieces, a feat he credits to his mentors and teachers, training and learning from some of the best glass blowing artists from around the world. 

"One of my great teachers once said it's not what you can make, it's what we can fix. And that really rang home to me because I used to think everything was perfect, nothing breaks you know, and when something breaks it's garbage. But that's when the fun really starts when you are trying to make something more elaborate." 

Learning from the greats and taking that knowledge, he eventually wanted to share it with others. His own shop now offers lessons for beginners who want to learn the craft. They've been providing instruction to people from the age of 13 all the way to 87. 

"Obviously I'm not at the level Gannon is at where he has 9 years of experience, but the more I do it, the more I love it." Gannon's girlfriend Brittany Brosnac said. 

Now with Kinderhook being open nearly three years, Gannon and Brittany have taught hundreds of people the art of glass, weaving colors together through flame and fire creating a number of creations from pendants to wine glasses and ornaments. 

It's all a journey and a passion Gannon hopes to continue sharing with everyone that walks through the doors at Old Kinderhook Glass. 

Old Kinderhook Glass is closed on Mondays and Tuesday but open the rest of the week. Their hours vary so please head to their website.