Jolinda

If I’m correctly discerning your “up and down” from your “in and out”…  have you tried grinding out”grooves” with a regular glass grinder or even cutting them out with a ring saw?  Then your slumping will provide the needed “up and down”…if I’m getting this right?
 
Windows listen attentively for the sound of broken glass.

Hi,
While I am by far an expert, I have a few firings under my belt.  My molds are all BE (I used a cheap nock off one once and was sorry with the results) and worth their weight in gold.  They did not require prefiring and unless it’s rainy and cold outside my four or five layers of kilnwash dried without the need of the kiln in just a couple o…[Read more]

Hi back,
Boyce Lundstrom has two fabulous books on inclusions, both of which I find invaluable.  Also I have worked with his enamals, which were wonderful to use.  He is open and creative and generous with his ideas and suggestions here – and the books are worth their weight in gold! http://www.boycelundstrom.com/products/kiln-fired-glass-and-raku-…[Read more]

Meredith,
I am by no means an expert on any use of gold accent.  That said, I’ve experimented with putting LAYERS of 24 carat gold foil (4 layers to really have it show up well) in a vary small areas where the definition border does not have to be exact. It’s a bit of a challenge to use and to get it to stick on the glass, it requires a…[Read more]

 sorry, I got distracted for a minute and accidently posted twice…I tried to run and
hide but to no avail.

I totally agree with Paul, who has said it best.  But to me, most jewelry seems to exist for the purpose of being a piece of jewelry while it’s easier for me to see a larger piece of glass, designed to test the possibiities of the medium and the imagination of the artist, as “art”.  But then I would also have to agree that size should not be the…[Read more]

Gorgeous work Petra, and very interesting how many different styles you have succeeded at!  Also impressive techie skills! I liked the blog a lot.Keep up the good work!Jolinda 
Windows listen attentively for the sound of broken glass.

 The generosity of your time in this creation is a HUGE inspiration to me!!Thanks so very much, Paul…and I thought the former effort was amazing!!!