MMJ Lampwork -Gaia Lampwork Focal VI

Description

Beady Lowdown:
This lampwork focal is part of a limited series (20 total) called ‘Gaia’. This focal has lots of surface work. It features florals with encased stringers and enamels.

-Number of Beads: 1

-Sizes:
Focal (1) measures 26mm in diameter and 9.5mm thick.

-Colors: Blues, dark yellow, and green.

-Glass Type: 104 COE

-Mandrel Size: 1/16th sized mandrels.

-The pictures are enlarged to show all the neato details and have tried as accurately as my skills allow me, to show the true colors of the beads. Your monitor and my monitor may not show the same shading and hues. There also may be light reflections in the pictures, my photo set up includes the typical photography lighting but I’m a much better beadmaker than photographer.

I use Italian Effetre and Vetrofond or German Lauscha art glass. There are times that I also use either Gaffer, Reichenbach, Zimmerman, or Uroboros. Then there are also times that I use one of the American glasses out now (there is a lot of glass to pick from these days). My beads are made on a surface mix, oxygen-propane torch. I use either a GTT Bobcat, Nortel Minor, or Nortel Red Max. Immediately after each bead is torched, it is placed it a 960 degree pre-heated computer controlled kiln and it held there for proper annealing. This annealing process entails an overnight soak in either a Paragon Bluebird or Chili Pepper kiln. It includes a seven section annealing and ramp down process. My beads are never tossed into a fiber blanket and then batch annealed. Each bead is carefully checked structurally, dremel cleaned, and then the process is repeated. This is to ensure strength and durability of the bead, plus to check my work.

Payment is accepted via PayPal, money order, or credit card. If you do not have a PayPal account and would like to use a credit card, please convo me. I can easily process the order for you via a secure means.

Please contact me if you have any questions.
~Moon

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Added on Nov 09, 2009