I did three sessions (about an hour each) with my glass this weekend. I am starting to get a better grasp on how to shape and am learning more and more how each color of glass works differently in the torch. I am currently using Devardi glass, which is considered a more stiff 104COE glass. A lot of people dislike it, but many also say that if you can learn to work with this, you can work with anything. The clear cobalt, bright blue and spring green flow amazingly, especially the cobalt. The clear lavender bubbles like crazy, so next time I use that I need to try to work further from the flame.
Previously, I was mostly using my assortment of marvers to shape my beads, but I did several this weekend just using the hot glass and gravity. I am also starting to work on dots. I now can make dots without stringing hair thin strands of glass every where. Now I need to just work more on spacing and size!
And because I LOVE getting ahead of myself, I tried to make flowers on a colored base, encased with clear. They are a mess because the bead was too hot when I applied the clear and trying to get the clear smoothed out smeared them, but they were definitely fun to try!
Previously, I was mostly using my assortment of marvers to shape my beads, but I did several this weekend just using the hot glass and gravity. I am also starting to work on dots. I now can make dots without stringing hair thin strands of glass every where. Now I need to just work more on spacing and size!
And because I LOVE getting ahead of myself, I tried to make flowers on a colored base, encased with clear. They are a mess because the bead was too hot when I applied the clear and trying to get the clear smoothed out smeared them, but they were definitely fun to try!
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