gallery archive 14

[The Tartan Trout]

Lovely work everyone I made these yesterday not because I had to but because I wanted to 


P4018692 by The Tartan Trout, on Flickr

[Pat from Canvey]

I've been thinking for some time about making this bead. The problem was that the image was so large and I'd lose detail if I reduced it's size. It's another Bronwen Heilman type bead where the image is done with enamels on a clear piece of 104 sheet and then applied to the bead. You pray all the time that the sheet will not crack if you apply it too fast to the bead. I decided to use a clear bead with some greenish shards and this is the result. I had to take 3 photos to get all of the bead, so,

By the time I got round to the tail when making the bead, the head started to appear. The bead is 65.4mm long and 26.9 mm wide. If you look through the bead, you can see the tail starting to appear. I realise it's not everyones cup of tea but the image just intrigued me. Perhaps it will spark somwthing in someone else.

[Kalorlo]

An earthen pair.



Had a go with the StrikingColor again.

[mel]

Looks like Heather and I may be into the same sort of glass?

[GaysieMay]

Beautiful beads this week, so many different and diverse styles, this is a lovely inspiring place to hang out.  Here are a few from me - front and back of my latest batch of beads!  'Ladies what Lunch' and 'Crazy Cats' Front and Back of same beads.

[flowerjasper]

If I can work out flickr I should be OK to start this week! Mainly birds.


20140406_171042-1 by Flowerjasper2, on Flickr

20140407_104543-1 by Flowerjasper2, on Flickr


20140406_171129 by Flowerjasper2, on Flickr

[Pat from Canvey]

I love the birds Sandy. I've been playing with twisties,

[Helen G]

Cute birdies and the twistie beads are cool Pat. This is a couple destined for Flame Off from the weekend.

[Nicknack]

Love the birds and twisties, and those are amazing, Helen.  I wish I had a millionth of your precision!

I've been doing a lot of fusing lately.  Here's a dish I made, in two different lights.

IMG_0456 by nicknack2014, on Flickr

IMG_0455 by nicknack2014, on Flickr

Nick

[Hotglass28]

Indeed Trudi, what a bunch of yum. 

I love the Ducks, I see ducks.

Here is Bilbo



sorry for those who have seen him before

[Kalorlo]

Some more gremlins coming to Flame Off! Middle is Vetro odd lichen, right is apricot jam, and left was a sunflower murrini cane that didn't work so well as murrini.

[DementedMagpie]

Heather, I love the direction your gremlins have been going lately, with the things growing on them (or would that be not going but staying still enough for stuff to grow on them?)

Molly the owl is very cute and reminds me of my cat, too.

My contribution is a set I finally finished and made into a necklace a few days ago. It's a right tricky blighter to photograph, but I hope at least some details's visible:



And this is how it looks when you find a place that's dark enough. I am quite childishly happy with the fact that this has actually worked.

[Chameleon]

What a lovely start to the week !! Some sketches from me, been experimenting to try and draw on glass with stringer as I would on paper with a pen

SketchFlowers by Chameleons Photos, on Flickr

[Purplicious]

I've been making and coring some disc beads (made with my Pegasus BHB disc roller). I textured and domed some of the beadcaps myself. Had problems with the bead release on a couple of them though, so I shall be looking to get some of Manda's extra strong bead release at Flame Off tomorrow!

Kathy

[Hotglass28]

One of my hoots (of the many) lol

Theodora by The Owl Goes Hoot, on Flickr