Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Glass Fused Bracelet



I've been asked to put this picture up. Each piece was fused in the microwave kiln and then cold-worked after, and then I glued them with E6000 to the bracelet findings and turned it into wearable art.

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Playing with Dichroic Slides

My play with dichroic slides. It applies like a decal. I cut-out/punch-out images and then apply straight onto the glass and then fuse. The results are rather stunning, more so in real life.

Pieces from Glass Manifesto Workshop May 2007

I found pictures of the first fused pieces I made attending the workshop at Glass Manifesto, they are what prompt me into expanding my passion for glass from just lampworking into fusing & cold-working as well.




The following two pieces were once one but Anne helped to saw it in half for me.

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Someone found me on Etsy & wanted a piggie!

*Grin* Jen found me on Etsy and wanted her own piggy. So, I made her 4 to choose from and she's decided to adopt 2! I will be sending 'Gloria' and 'Stephanie' to their new home soon.


Last night, sis wanted this one as a mobile charm.


So now I have one lone piggy left...poor thing, he looks kinda sad!

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

My First Successful Hollow Bead



Using Glass Manifesto Canes, I created my first successful hollow bead while performing a Lampwork Demonstration at Glass Manifesto's Open Day in 2007.

Creating Channels



So I invested in my own grinding tools, and decided to create a channel all the way around this piece. As it is transparent, there was no other way apart from wire-wrapping to have it at it's best.

A Piece I'm Proud Of



This was one of my favourites, I've given it away to my cousin Rachel.

I made it in the microwave with a "Microwave Kiln" and then cold-worked it at the studios of Glass Manifesto!

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

X'mas Challenge 2006



I participated in a Christmas Challenge in 2006 and created my first tree, up-side-down nonetheless!

My Piggie...


Well...technically it's my sister's now, I made it for her.

It actually started out as a "Flower" bead but decided after finishing that I didn't like it as much as a flower bead, so I turned it into a Piggie!

Mind you he only measures about 1.5cm in diameter...