Quantity:
• 3 Lentil beads
Color:
• Ivory, amber, purple, & red
Approximate dimensions:
• 21mm × 12mm
• 2.5mm hole
Mar 162011
Mar 122011
Moretti Silver Plum is the latest addition to my glass pallet. I had this style of bead on my mind when I added this top of the line color to my shopping cart during my last glass order.
Moretti Silver Plum has a deep concentration of silver. I used mostly a neutral flame while shaping this bead, hoping it would draw the silver to the surface. The results were as I expected. Once I learn to tame this color in the flame I should be able to achieve a variety of effects with it.
Quantity:
• 1 Focal bead
Color:
• Violet, silver, black, & white
Approximate dimensions:
• 21mm × 12mm
• 2.5mm hole
Mar 052011
Quantity:
• 1 focal bead
Color:
• black, blue, & white
Approximate dimensions:
• 21mm × 12mm
• 2.5mm hole
Sep 292010
Red Tigress Shoe Bead is fun and bold. The process of making this bead was exciting.
See this bead at The Shoe Factory Art Co-op’s 2010 Fall Art Exhibition, Boots and Shoes Variations on a Theme.
Sep 292010
All three beads have been accepted to be in The Shoe Factory Art Co-op’s 2010 Fall Art Exhibition, Boots and Shoes Variations on a Theme. They are, Green Aventurine Shoe Bead, Stargazer Shoe Bead, and Red Tigress Shoe Bead.
Sep 252010
I have made three shoe beads for the The Shoe Factory Art Co-op’s 2010 Fall Art Exhibition, Boots and Shoes Variations on a Theme. They are Green Aventurine Shoe Bead, Stargazer Shoe Bead, and Red Tigress Shoe Bead.
Green Aventurine Shoe Bead, was the first created out of the three. I applied sparkly green aventurine powder to create a shell for the bead. To protect the surface of the shoe design I used vinyl tape and then heavily sandblasted the remaining aventurine coating. Exploring new options for creating textured beads is very exciting. I am really loving the relief style of this bead.
Sep 192010
Approximate dimensions:
•Diameter, 31mm
•Thickness, 17mm tappers to edge
•Hole, 2.4mm
Sep 142010
This set warms up the mood like hot coffee on a cool day.
Dimensions:
•Diameter - about 31mm (1.2″)
•Thickness – 17mm (.6″) tappers to edge
•Hole – 2.4mm (.09″)
Sep 092010
The Lentil press that I ordered came last weekend. I spent a portion of that Saturday morning making lentil beads, it was a lot of fun. I did have trouble removing my beads from the mandrels though, I bent almost all of them. Other than that the beads came out very well for a first run.
Orange, green, red, and topaz glass would be my Autumn pallet. I smashed the colored rods with a hammer to make frit. Frit was a good choice for decorating the beads during the learning process. Distortion can help frit application look interesting rather than making the bead look messy or flawed.
Dimensions:
•Diameter - about 31mm (1.2″)
•Thickness – 17mm (.6″) tappers to edge
•Hole – 2.4mm (.09″)
Aug 292010
Yay! I just ordered a large Zoozii lentil press, I can’t wait until it arrives. How I have wanted one of these for so long. I can’t tell you how many times I have clicked the add to cart button on Zoozii’s website and then thought, “naw, I’ll get one later, I still have to sharpen other skills.” Tonight I decided, now is the time, follow through and check out!