Wow! what a blessing!
Check out the June issue of Belle Amoire Jewelry magazine
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- patricia
- I personally hand make all of my lampwork beads in my studio. Using a torch that’s fueled by an oxygen/propane mix, glass canes are melted to 1500 degrees until the glass liquefies and is pliable then a blob of glass is placed on a mandrel and shaped by hand into a bead. Some beads I make can have up to five layers of glass to achieve desired effects, for example: animal patterns, dots and stripes. When the layers and shape of the bead are complete, it’s put into a preheated kiln and annealed slowly for 8 to 9 hours. This process takes the stress out of the bead making it more durable and less susceptible to cracking during the cooling process. My beads are not super fragile, but keep in mind that they are made of glass and like anything made of glass if you drop it on a hard surface there is a chance of breaking.
6 comments:
FINALLY!!
I KNEW your jewelry should be in this mag!!! Congrats! You deserve it!
Im gonna call you right now!!!!
Hugs!!!
Congrats. How exciting.
Patricia this is the coolest thing! Very exciting!~ Wow I know a celebrity! :)
loved the article, but especially the jewelry and glass hearts!
do you ever sell just the transparent glass hearts for other artists to use in their artwork? I would love to order some custom hearts from you!
congratulations!
xox
jen osborn
identity seven
Jen,
Yes, I would be happy to sell you heart beads.
Fantastic! I'll shoot you an email so we can take care of the details off list.
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