Frit-Happens !

Lampwork => Borosilicate => Topic started by: garishglobes on January 30, 2012, 06:10:04 PM

Title: Medusa...or not...!
Post by: garishglobes on January 30, 2012, 06:10:04 PM
http://www.untoldtales.co.uk/2012/01/i-blame-the-mirror/ (http://www.untoldtales.co.uk/2012/01/i-blame-the-mirror/)

A goblet  ;D  ;D
Medusa was a head with snakes... this is a snake with heads  :)

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6790328061_48938233f9.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flyingbead/6790328061/)
Inverted medusa goblet (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flyingbead/6790328061/) by A flame with desire (http://www.flickr.com/people/flyingbead/), on Flickr
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6790328235_e4a8b89ee2.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flyingbead/6790328235/)
Inverted medusa goblet (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flyingbead/6790328235/) by A flame with desire (http://www.flickr.com/people/flyingbead/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Medusa...or not...!
Post by: sparrow on January 30, 2012, 06:42:15 PM
Yaaaay!!!!  How fab, and balanced and all!!!!   ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Medusa...or not...!
Post by: binty on January 30, 2012, 06:53:57 PM
Cooooollllllll!
Title: Re: Medusa...or not...!
Post by: jammie on January 30, 2012, 07:54:06 PM
love it!  :)
Title: Re: Medusa...or not...!
Post by: lesley on January 30, 2012, 08:17:10 PM
That's fabulous!
Title: Re: Medusa...or not...!
Post by: Steampunkglass on January 30, 2012, 08:25:18 PM
Amazing!!!! :o
Title: Re: Medusa...or not...!
Post by: garishglobes on January 30, 2012, 08:28:33 PM
 :) :)

My OH thinks it is a bit weird, so the next one (yes, I'd love to do another! Though I might take more care to make sure it fits properly into the kiln next time - this one was a close call  :o :o) might have to have less faces and snakes, more flowers and butterflies  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Medusa...or not...!
Post by: Steampunkglass on January 30, 2012, 11:03:23 PM
Quote from: garishglobes on January 30, 2012, 08:28:33 PM
might have to have less faces and snakes, more flowers and butterflies  ;D ;D

Don't you dare, that would be sooooo boring!!!
Title: Re: Medusa...or not...!
Post by: Pat from Canvey on January 31, 2012, 09:46:36 AM
That's just so my sort of thing. Have you managed to get the lathe working. It looked very complicated to me.
Title: Re: Medusa...or not...!
Post by: julieHB on January 31, 2012, 10:13:21 AM
That is quite scary........and rather brilliant!!  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Medusa...or not...!
Post by: fionaess on January 31, 2012, 10:44:55 AM
The stem is beautiful - did you blow the bowl and foot?, because if you did they are just fantastic !!!
Title: Re: Medusa...or not...!
Post by: kerensky on January 31, 2012, 08:21:52 PM
I agree with Julie - scary - and brilliant.
Title: Re: Medusa...or not...!
Post by: Alison G on January 31, 2012, 08:27:50 PM
I love it!
Title: Re: Medusa...or not...!
Post by: garishglobes on January 31, 2012, 08:45:05 PM
Thank you  :)
I did blow the goblet and spin the foot - I'm improving, slowly!

I might have to compromise next time, and do flowers and stems with faces  :D :D

Pat, the lathe is in position and ready to go, just needs a bit of Dutch courage to nudge it into action!  :D

Title: Re: Medusa...or not...!
Post by: Fiona on February 01, 2012, 11:24:05 AM
Brilliant.  :)
Title: Re: Medusa...or not...!
Post by: liquidglass on February 03, 2012, 10:36:30 AM
Fantastic ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Medusa...or not...!
Post by: SallyB on February 15, 2012, 06:12:11 PM
wow this is impressive
Sally