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Look! I’m back at the torch!!!

Posted in glass art, lampwork flamework, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

After almost four months away from the torch, i’m back!  And this time it was easy to get right into the groove… I think it did me good to not play with glass for a while.  My vision is clearer now and i feel like i’m heading into new, complex and more interesting directions.  Good thing too [...]

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Glass Class 101: Annealing & Glass Beads

Posted in Glass Class 101, glass art, lampwork flamework, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on January 13, 2008 | 10 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 [...]

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Nothing like a lovely warm soak…

Posted in glass art, lampwork flamework, tagged , , , , , , on December 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

   …for several hours near 960F to keep my beadies happy and healthy.  Here’s a pic just after the completion of their cooling cycle in the kiln… Today’s picture is also a hint regarding the second topic to be covered in Glass Class 101 (next session coming later this week).

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