We give geometric
constructions of families of graded Gorenstein Artin algebras, some of which span a
component of the space Gor(T) parametrizing Gorenstein Artin algebras with a given
Hilbert function T. This gives a lot of examples where Gor(T) is reducible. We also
show that the Hilbert function of a codimension four Gorenstein Artin algebra can
have an arbitrarily long constant part without having the weak Lefschetz
property.