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Look! I’m back at the torch!!!

Posted in flamework, glass art, glass beads, lampwork, tagged , , , , , , , , on November 8, 2008 | No Comments »

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, flamework, glass art, glass beads, lampwork, tagged , , , , , , , on January 13, 2008 | 7 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 time it [...]

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Nothing like a lovely warm soak…

Posted in flamework, glass art, glass beads, lampwork, tagged , , , on December 3, 2007 | No Comments »

 
 …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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