Finally I have some time off work so that I can focus on the beads. Many owls have been made but I might post pictures of them in a couple of days. Mainly I have been playing and experimenting with new glass, tools and concepts.
The concept isn’t new but it’s fresh for me, and that is to make some eclectic sets. Sets of identical beads are not easy for me to produce because it’s repetitive (sweat shop/ factory like). I got around that with the idea of different combinations and patterns and textures.
Even more fun can be had in matching up the individuals into their ‘special’ families. They’re not set in concrete and it depends on the coming days how many more get produced and swapped.
Without further ado, here are the pics:
Eclectic 1: ~19mm Some of the ingredients above are Goldstone, Aurae, Silverlake frit, brass bubbles, silver glasses.
Eclectic 2: ~17mm Encased frit, Multicolor, Magic, Taxco, Special purple rose. My theory is that sometimes you need plain beads, to contrast with the pretty ones and make them shine.
Eclectic 3:: A new glass arrived this past week and I fell in love. It is by Effetre and called Metallic Black. It usually has a matte finish and a gorgeous patina of oilslick colors. The two ultra shiny spacers are Aurae (different glass).
Eclectic 4: ~18mm “Hoi Poloi” Last but not least, a splash of color. I have so much frit (crushed glass of different colors and blends) and thought it high time to do something with it..
@1 year ago
#Glass #lampwork #beads #eclectic #jawjee
So my sister gave me a not so subtle hint that my blog has a lot of owls. As a consequence here is something that is not an owl but was inspired BY an owl. The inspiration is the owl from the previous post, it IS kind of skull like, something that I noticed as well as a friend (thanks Sonia). Piraticowl badge, a lampwork bead mounted on some hand-tooled leather.
Speaking of leather, it is my latest inspiration/fascination particularly as a vehicle for mounting lampwork. A satisfying process and IMHO a complimentary result.. It also means that I can make some brooches utilising the beads. (finally! it has been bugging me no end)
I recently undertook a project as a result of reading about an exhibition which the International Society of Glass Beadmakers (ISGB) were mounting. The brief was to create a piece of jewellery that an imaginary or historical person would wear. Ofcourse my thoughts went to Athena, Goddess of Wisdom in Greek mythology, whose creature was an owl. I thought about the kind of jewellery she might wear and came up with the idea for a brooch to hold her toga together ;-) So it developed from there. It utilises a bead I developed earlier, an owl on a shard of glass.
Anyway I submitted images of it to be juried, and found out yesterday that my piece was accepted!! so very excited :-D
Here it is. It’s the first of it’s kind so I know it could benefit from more skill etc but ya gotta start somewhere. It is titled “Badge for the Order of Athena”
Lastly I started making an owl that refused to be an owl. It turns out it was a princess. I called her Princess Pettigrew. I think she has potential as a design. I like how her skirt flares out over a balloon underskirt.
@2 years ago with 1 note
#lampwork #bead #glass #pirate #athena #owl #princess #leather
