Punch Pink Organic Haze Boro Beads

Description

This is new for me. These beads are unencased. I always put a layer(s) of clear over my color for depth, brilliance of color and to finish the reaction I am looking for. I wondered what the beads would look like if I ran the color to the surface with a white backing and then melted the frit in and didn't add clear. I didn't like how a few other samples turned out, but these rock!

Average 13mm by 9mm... set of 7... The two on the outside are smaller and perfect for a pair of earrings.

All glass is shaped in the flame of a Bethlehem Barracuda surface mix torch which runs off tanked oxygen and propane. The glass goodies are then placed in a Paragon digitally controlled kiln and annealed overnight for strength, durability and color saturation. Most boro used in my studio has a high silver content which reacts with the flame chemistry (oxygen to propane mix proportions) and will continue to react in the atmosphere of the kiln. When a piece comes out of the flame it is not always the mix of color it will be when it comes out of the kiln. Each piece is responsible for me losing a little bit of sleep as I lay in bed thinking about how it will look when it comes out in the morning!

Pictures are taken on a table next to a window with natural light coming through. Borosilicate glass art tends to look darker indoors. No color editing or altering is done to this photo.

Added on Nov 03, 2009

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