January 14, 2008 • 9:24 pm 0
Nice descriptive post about annealing…. the simple, yet imperative process to save ARTISAN beads!
Glass Class 101: Annealing & Glass Beads «
Long live SRA beadmakers
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January 13, 2008 • 1:03 am 0
Today was the 1st day I was able to melt glass in 2008. Being a returnee to graduate school, working full time, and having family obligations make glass a luxury sometimes. It’s not such a luxury that it’s “only a hobby” because it’s my salvation, my therapy, and my sanity.
My staple today apparently was making Valentine or Heart beads. I often make these even when the holiday connected to it is not right around the corner, but I had fun making them today. I found myself making familiar olive bead shapes with my most used marver/press, the Val Cox Marver by Zoozii’s. But I also found myself looking at my other Zoozii presses and realizing that I have “outgrown” them. I am considering selling most of them or trading them for larger versions of themselves. I more frequently make large beads and focals rather than sets, thus the “outgrowing”.
Now the decision point, do I sell or trade them or do I keep them and stretch myself into the unknown of making sets, thus developing my skills in “consistancy” or do I continue where my heart takes me and keep making honkin’ focals???
This is also my first blogpost linked to the Flaming Hot blog. Go over and check out the work of some of the most amazing women in glass today! They are inspiring, not only in their glasswork, but from their hearts as well. See where I get that heart theme???
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January 12, 2008 • 11:59 pm 0
2007 Glass Shots, originally uploaded by ltsexpressions@swbell.net.
This and more at my flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/people/ltsexpressions/
and for sale on my etsy page: http://ltsexpressions.etsy.com
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