Lobolita

Today’s post is brought to you courtesy of my new haircut.  I’ve been experimenting with hollow beads today: Hollow CIM Chalcedony, DH Triton and Gaia frit, CIM clear dots. Hollow Vetrofond Smoke Rings Hollow CIM Sangre with Triton frit Effetre transparents and opaques with Triton frit Hollows: CIM Kryptonite with Effetre Periwinkle swirls, Unknown Frantz [...]

Do you suffer from Poor Photography Syndrome, as I do? Do you live in a cloudy climate, rushing out to take pictures in the only spot of sunshine for miles around, only to discover that the batteries in your camera have died? Do you forget to take a picture of your work during the daylight [...]

COE 104, not perfect, but hopeful! I’m going to try to put some in beads tonight.

Ivory glass has sulfur in it, and turquoise and some green glasses have copper. When the two are used together, as in this set of beads, a black line will develop between the two colors, and the edges of dots or lines may fray a little, giving the beads an antique look. These beads have [...]

To the tune of the Star Wars theme. I’ve been busy. Spacers, striped spacers (practicing stringer control), and various ill-advised efforts at fanciness. All in Effetre from my practice glass stash. Nothing is annealed yet because the kiln is at my parent’s house, and we still have to figure out how to use it. For [...]