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Lampwork => Borosilicate => Topic started by: sparrow on September 09, 2011, 06:37:25 PM

Title: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: sparrow on September 09, 2011, 06:37:25 PM
Wot no gallery?  ;D

Design by munchkin:

(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6084/6130136963_9998803164.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesparrowinflight/6130136963/)
Under Pressure (the first design draft) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesparrowinflight/6130136963/) by Sabine Little (http://www.flickr.com/people/thesparrowinflight/), on Flickr

...as stolen by Mummy:

(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6082/6130694054_3b79c1947b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesparrowinflight/6130694054/)
Under Pressure (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesparrowinflight/6130694054/) by Sabine Little (http://www.flickr.com/people/thesparrowinflight/), on Flickr

:)
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: garishglobes on September 09, 2011, 08:37:28 PM
Ooooh, love it.  :)

Do I recognise the base? If I do, judging by the colour it's an old one.  :)
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: Meagan Lily on September 09, 2011, 08:42:22 PM
Brilliant...............best not turn the screw though!  ::)
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: sparrow on September 09, 2011, 08:48:27 PM
Thank you :) You recognise it indeed, Emma, it was actually fairly quick to dremel a slot in for the clamp  ;D Much easier than trundling half way across Germany in search of a glass drill!  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: garishglobes on September 09, 2011, 08:54:55 PM
 ::) ::)   ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: Jacky67 on September 12, 2011, 09:07:24 AM
wow thet is so great Sabine!  funny how the smallest things in life can bring a great inspiration!!

its bin a while since i posted, i've been very bussy preparing for an exibition.
this is my best piece i made for it. the vase is bought ( sometimes you have to do that to make an idea happen) but the sandblasting on the vase, the branches and the figures are made by me.
total height 60cm


greetz Jacky


(http://s3.postimage.org/2d4ozqqtg/DPP_0004.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/2d4ozqqtg/)  (http://s3.postimage.org/2d4vlw4sk/DPP_0003.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/2d4vlw4sk/)
foto credit Ron Gommers

ps click on the picture to see it bigger
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: Pat from Canvey on September 12, 2011, 11:24:00 AM
Beautiful Jacky
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: liquidglass on September 12, 2011, 03:02:49 PM
Really beautiful work so far this month, love the under pressure Sabine :)
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: garishglobes on September 12, 2011, 03:14:48 PM
Jacky, that is breathtaking.
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: sparrow on September 12, 2011, 05:28:00 PM
That is fabulous, Jacky!!  ;D
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: Chameleon on September 12, 2011, 06:19:21 PM
Jacky they are fabulous !!
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: MangoBeads on September 12, 2011, 08:12:51 PM
Absolutely gorgeous Jacky :)
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: Jacky67 on September 12, 2011, 09:02:38 PM
thank you girls :-)
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: Steampunkglass on September 12, 2011, 10:58:05 PM
Amazing work!!!!  :o :o :o
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: Marcel on September 13, 2011, 01:11:06 PM
Love the concept Sparrow and cool piece Jacky  ;)
here are some things i have been working on two small Goblets
and a paperweigth  :)

(http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/3981/herschaaldekopievanc2.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/838/herschaaldekopievanc2.jpg/)

(http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/6345/herschaaldekopievanimg4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/192/herschaaldekopievanimg4.jpg/)

(http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/6345/herschaaldekopievanimg4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/813/herschaaldekopievanimg4.jpg/)
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: Steampunkglass on September 13, 2011, 03:50:21 PM
The goblets are great and I love the paperweight - how big is it?
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: Marcel on September 13, 2011, 05:47:44 PM
thank you for the compliments the paperweight is
3,4 cm wide x 2,9 cm high  ;)
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: glasseyeyes on September 15, 2011, 03:55:55 PM
Hello everyone,

Jacky67 - these are lovely, I do like the pose!

Marcel - that is one beautiful paperweight, reminds me of reaching up from the depths, very intriguing .

Sabine - cool!  It's funny how kids can inspire us instead of us inspiring them!

I have had a long break but am starting to pick up again, here are some boro marbles done for my son, not done vortex before so not perfect by any means and one cracked.  Still practise makes perfect.....

(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6199/6150205648_c74f10377d_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dawnsbeadboutique/6150205648/)
DSC03496 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dawnsbeadboutique/6150205648/) by dawnsbeadboutique (http://www.flickr.com/people/dawnsbeadboutique/), on Flickr



(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6176/6149655483_87d97f1f51_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dawnsbeadboutique/6149655483/)
DSC03500 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dawnsbeadboutique/6149655483/) by dawnsbeadboutique (http://www.flickr.com/people/dawnsbeadboutique/), on Flickr

Dawn
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: Steampunkglass on September 15, 2011, 04:07:18 PM
Quotenot done vortex before so not perfect by any means
I beg to differ! Look pretty good to me!!!  ;D
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: Jacky67 on September 15, 2011, 04:24:59 PM
the marbles look fab!!

Jacky
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: garishglobes on September 15, 2011, 04:53:48 PM
I beg to differ too! Those are fab vortexes!  :D
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: glasseyeyes on September 16, 2011, 08:54:15 PM
Thank you everyone!

I made another one today, this time soft glass, I'll photograph it tomorrow as it's late now.  Managed to ruin it by adding a signature cane made from intense black, I'm usually good with murinni but this just looked like a black blob.  Back to the drawing board on that one!

Night night!

Dawn





Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: Marcel on September 17, 2011, 11:19:25 AM
thank you Dawn and Great vortex marbles  ;)
Here is my Spirithorse.

(http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/2341/herschaaldekopievansh.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/845/herschaaldekopievansh.jpg/)
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: Jacky67 on September 18, 2011, 09:07:05 AM
awesome marcel!!
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: Marcel on September 19, 2011, 02:39:38 PM
Thank you Jacky  ;)
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: garishglobes on September 19, 2011, 03:11:23 PM
I love the horse too. The ears are perfect  :)

I've been wanting to do egg cups for a while, but am still working on even goblet lips...this guy neatly gets round that problem  :D 
It is made as one piece, with the foot spun out and then the top shaped, so has a hole right the way through. Foot should be bigger, but I can work on that!

(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6168/6162333391_74923ec69f.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flyingbead/6162333391/)
Humpty (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flyingbead/6162333391/) by A flame with desire (http://www.flickr.com/people/flyingbead/), on Flickr

And a perfume bottle:

(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6154/6162333689_00e7311de3.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flyingbead/6162333689/)
Perfume bottle (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flyingbead/6162333689/) by A flame with desire (http://www.flickr.com/people/flyingbead/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: sparrow on September 19, 2011, 04:23:12 PM
Lovely spirit horse Marcel, and great vortex marbles, too!

Emma, I love the egg cup, lo! You'll have to 'dress up' every egg, though  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: glasseyeyes on September 19, 2011, 05:52:16 PM
Hello...

Marcel I do like the horse, but I am biased of course cause I love horses....

I love the perfume bottle but I really really like the egg cup, I totally agree you will have to dress up ever one..... :)

Dawn

Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: Jacky67 on September 19, 2011, 06:42:01 PM
I luuuuuuve the perfume bottle!!!!!

Jacky
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: Pat from Canvey on September 20, 2011, 07:26:21 AM
I love both the egg cup and the perfume bottle. You mention the spun out base. Lucio demo'd this quickly in his class and uses the bases with his ornate figure work. I tried this at home with very dismal results. You'll have to give us a class. It would be worth a drive,
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: garishglobes on September 20, 2011, 08:55:36 AM
Pat, believe me, my bases are anything but good!  :D From the experience I have had, I'd say you need a very symmetrical bubble, then to pop a very even lip to spin out (any non-symmetrical-ness throws the spin off), and then to spin evenly and with an even heat gradient. It's tricky and frustrating, as my glass bin would show you!
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: Diane on September 20, 2011, 09:23:12 AM
Such wonderful  work in this gallery - love it all but especially the egg cup.  Emma I love your sense of humour and your beautiful work always makes me  ;D.

Diane x
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: fionaess on September 20, 2011, 11:23:12 AM
Oooohhhh an egg cup  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Boro Gallery September 2011
Post by: ♥♥Tan♥♥ on September 20, 2011, 04:08:11 PM
This is a damn fine thread to be in ;D