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Two pendants also off to a good home

Posted in flamework, glass art, glass beads, jewellery, lampwork, tagged , , , , , , , , , on November 26, 2007 | 2 Comments »

I recently donated these two pendants to the charity silent auction at my office.  I’m happy to say both went to the same home.  Both pendants were wired on sterling silver and came with 18″ sterling silver snake chains.
Spring Rain Pendant: Approx. 2.25″
The pendant is made of opaque and transparent light blue glass, wrapped in pure silver, then lightly sprinkled [...]

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Goddess beads off to their new homes

Posted in design, flamework, glass art, glass beads, jewellery, lampwork, tagged , , on November 24, 2007 | 3 Comments »

 All on sterling silver wire with a sterling snake chain.  Each bead averages approx. 1.5-2.5″ in length:
View from the front:

Spring Garden Goddess was created from a base of turquoise opaque glass. She was then lightly reduced to bring out the copper trails and sprinkled with a blend of pastel pink, yellow and white frit (tiny [...]

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Testing the new camera’s macro

Posted in photography, tagged , , , on November 23, 2007 | No Comments »

The picture files are HUGE but so far i’m impressed with the detail in close up shots.   I’ll retake my bead pics this weekend and see how things go… I may finally be able to upload a mini gallery!
 My kitten Busta:
 
The top of a pack of gum:

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Tales from the torch: Nov. 21st-22nd/07

Posted in design, flamework, glass art, glass beads, lampwork, tagged , on November 21, 2007 | No Comments »

Results from my last few torch sessions: 
The four goddesses are sold (custom order).
 
From left to right:

still playing with a warm palette - this focal combines enamels, frit and clear.  i’d originally planned to completely melt the clear encasing smooth and then decided to leave it lumpy.  The bumps feels great.
turquoise goddess with several shades of pastel frit.  i reduced her [...]

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Grrrrrr…another unsuccessful picture-taking weekend.

Posted in glass art, glass beads, photography, tagged , on November 19, 2007 | No Comments »

Last night i bought another camera. 
Yes, again.  I think i’ve taken more than 200 bead pictures over the past couple weeks but barely 10 are usable.  The rest are all blurry or grainy when cropped, etc., etc… Thank goodness it’s all digital.  Can you imagine going through this process with film???  cha-ching!!  Oh well, at least I’ve finally figured out how to [...]

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Glass Class 101: Bead Poop

Posted in Glass Class 101, flamework, glass art, glass beads, lampwork, tagged , , , , on November 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »

 
 Photo:  Mass market, lampwork beads -  lightly dry-reamed
BEAD POOP: Definition: (1) the crumbly, dirty remnants of bead release left in a lampwork bead’s hole once it has cooled and the mandrel removed; (2) the powdery crap you’ve learned to clean out of mass market lampwork beads so it doesn’t leave a mess all over your design; [...]

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Students, take your seats, please…

Posted in Glass Class 101, flamework, glass art, glass beads, lampwork, tagged , , on November 15, 2007 | No Comments »

The first installment of GlassClass 101 starts this saturday!

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Tales from the torch: Nov. 13/07

Posted in design, flamework, glass art, glass beads, lampwork, tagged , , , , , , , , on November 13, 2007 | No Comments »

 
This bead is a first try at a custom order.  It’s HUGE - approx. 2.5″ - I like it but the colours aren’t working for me.  I used three different shades of red frit for some colour gradations in the leaves and they all came out looking exactly the same.  WAY annoying.

 
These are my test beads from [...]

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Random thoughts

Posted in design, family, general, glass art, tagged , , , , , on November 12, 2007 | No Comments »

Photo:  The Teenager enjoying a boat cruise at a luxury resort (c. 2004)
1. Child-free days off:  Gotta love ‘em.  I’m off work today but The Teenager had to go to school.  Significance? I am totally and completely free! I can guiltlessly do whatever i want for the next 8+ hours!!! Plus! no demands, whining, backtalk or moodiness will interfere with my good [...]

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A moment of silence, please…

Posted in black history, general, tagged , , , , , , , on November 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »

…for Canada’s veterans as well as those from all over the world. 
And a very special moment of silence to honour the memory of Canada’s many Black veterans who fought to keep our country safe despite seemingly insurmountable odds.
 
Photo credit: Canadian World War II veterans, May 31, 1946, Photographer: John Boyd,  City of Toronto Archives
 American Revolution 1775-1783
Canada [...]

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