Soooo, how do you DO that??? This is the question I’m most frequently asked when i mention i make glass beads (after of course, we get past that initial stage of incomprehension where i explain that yes, a person can make their own glass beads if they so choose, and no, it’s not really like glassblowing). SO! [...]
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Glass Class 101:Making Lampwork Glass Beads
Posted in general, glass art, Glass Class 101, lampwork flamework, tagged about glass beads, beadmaking video, disc bead, encased floral, flamework, glass art, glass beads, Glass Class 101, how glass beads are made, lampworking video, learn about handmade glass beads, sculpted polar bear, youtube on May 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Glass Class 101: Annealing & Glass Beads
Posted in glass art, Glass Class 101, lampwork flamework, tagged anneal, annealing, annealing oven, collecting glass beads, Corning Museum of Glass, flamework, glass art, glass beads, handmade glass beads, kiln, Prince Rupert drop on January 13, 2008 | 11 Comments »
(Picture of my beads in the kiln just after the annealing process) ANNEAL: Definition: The process of slowly cooling a completed glass object in a kiln or annealing oven. This is an integral part of glassmaking because if a hot glass object is allowed to cool too quickly, it will be highly strained by the [...]
Students, take your seats, please…
Posted in Glass Class 101, tagged flamework, glass art, glass beads, lampwork flamework on January 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Glass Class 101 is back in session! After much research, the next class in the series will be posted this weekend. (isn’t this pic fantastic? it’s from a photographer named Whitand on Flickr. Click on the desks to go to their photostream…)
Next session of Glass Class 101 delayed…
Posted in Glass Class 101, tagged flamework, glass art, glass beads, lampwork flamework on December 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
… for at least another week. Looks like I’ll need more time to research as the planned subject is much more complex and controversial than I originally thought. Update 12/15: I think it’s probably safe to say that the Glass Class 101 sessions will be on hiatus until the new year. I’m off to enjoy the best of [...]
Glass Class 101: Bead Poop
Posted in glass art, Glass Class 101, lampwork flamework, tagged about glass beads, bead poop, bead release, factory-made beads, flamework, glass art, glass beads, mass market beads on November 17, 2007 | 4 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 [...]
Students, take your seats, please…
Posted in glass art, Glass Class 101, lampwork flamework, tagged artisan glass beads, artist made glass beads, flamework, glass art, glass beads, learn about handmade glass beads on November 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The first installment of GlassClass 101 starts this saturday!
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