Boro Gallery October 2010

[garishglobes]

Let's make it a good one!


Blown beads - set of 3 by Flying Bead, on Flickr

[Stacy]

Here is something I've been working on. Sorry about the photo, I took it yesterday but didn't check they were any good until today. I can't retake them as its now gone to its new home.

These are a smaller version of something I'd like to make more of and my first attempt. There are loads of things I would like to do better next time but isn't that always the case. The links on the chains are all separate and each one is about 5mm in diameter (possibly a bit bigger) but I can't remember to be honest. I hope you can get an idea of what I was trying to do inspite of the picture.

[Marcel]

Beautiful blown beads and i love the glass chains
Here is my dragon in a stone pendant.

[Hamilton Taylor]

Emma, your beads look fab - you're going to have to come and give me a colour class!
Stacy, if those links are 5mm, that's really detailed work, fantastic.
Marcel, where are you? Do you teach?

I finished my orchid for the Scottish Glass Society auction, and am very proud, so please excuse the hog:

PaphClose by Sean (Hamilton) Taylor, on Flickr

PaphFront by Sean (Hamilton) Taylor, on Flickr

PaphSide by Sean (Hamilton) Taylor, on Flickr

[Marcel]

Thank you all for the cool comments about the eye
Sean the Orchid is just amazing wow!!
I do teach and in my Studio in the Netherlands.
Sometime i am invited to teach in another studio in the Netherlands
and i have given Demo's in Canada.

[Hamilton Taylor]

On and off, about 20 hours - but I was very much feeling my way, pretty much making the design up as I went along, which meant problem-solving all the way. Once pieces started to come together, I was annealing as I went, which probably meant it went through the kiln way more often than it needed to.

I like the overall look, so I will develop it a bit, but I have definitely learned a few things:

• Do a drawing. It helps to know what you are making. (I didn't do this because I'm crap at drawing - but any kind of sketch helps)
• Plan ahead. The bits go together like a kit, so divide the design into sensible bits and design each bit up front, before setting torch to glass
• Work slowly, and flame anneal every joint before moving on - I found myself rushing to get to the next bit, and having checking problems later
• Make sure your oven is big enough to do a full anneal at the end - doh!

Overall, I did far more work than needed, because I started out to make a 'sketch', and halfway through it started to look decent, so I had to 'unsketchify' it. But then, I never was one to do things the easy, or sensible, way...   

Sean

[fionaess]

I've posted a few new boro sets in the gallery but thought you might like to see this as well....

P1020795 by Fiona1953, on Flickr

[fionaess]

Ermm.. wait for it.. its NS light yellow over NS Ruby.. and yes, it is blue..... hahahahahaha

[Marcel]

Tan that is one awesome piece wow  and what a Beautiful Heart   just love the color.
Here is a spoon with eye mixing
my green make belief Absinth  

[garishglobes]

I love the eye too - how big is it?

I turned all "fashion colours" yesterday and made things in blacks, greys and tans. Well, at least that was the plan - but caramel goes grey over black, and the moonstone colour I have turns blue!  So not much tan, and a bit of blue... but blacks and greys too 

Black and grey heart by Flying Bead, on Flickr

Blown bead, blacks and greys by Flying Bead, on Flickr

Moonstone hedgehog by Flying Bead, on Flickr

[Steampunkglass]

Loving those blown beads still Emma!

Been experimenting with making solid handles for the razors with a more organic feel, as well as making 'normal' razor handles.

[Marcel]

Ooooh i love the razors they look waaay better than the plastic one i got
Thank you all so much for the compliments.
I am experimenting with light and created this Northern light effect.
Here are some pictures of them.

[Marcel]

That is so true Boro is fun  here is a rose pendant i call
Universal Love.

[garishglobes]

With apologies for the size (it's either this size or tiny on Flickr, as far as I can see  ) I've been practising blown discs over the weekend:


Fire blown glass bead by Flying Bead, on Flickr


Turquoise disc by Flying Bead, on Flickr

[glasseyeyes]

OOOOOOOOhhhh, light effects are really cool!  Blown beads are gorgeous, but I have to say, I do really like the rose in your bead Marcel, it's so neat and crisp.  Still loving the dragons eye pendant as well.

I managed to get the boro out, I probably won't do boro until I can afford another oxycon, (maybe farther Christmas may be nice to me hopefully), I did this bead which I am very pleased about, or I should say pleased with the mane really, but the colours went all yuccy....

 

Dawn