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Lampwork Glass Beads 6 of 6
Actual size of my Froggie beads!

Thank You very much for your interest!

If you are interested in learning this ancient art, try a Google search and include your City and State along with the key words lampworking and instruction.

Have fun!
Lampwork Glass Beads 5 of 6
Close up of the finished product!

A combination of opaque colors (cobalt blue, pea green, white) and transparent colors (dark blue, light green, black) were used on this piece. Yes, black is a transparent color and not an opaque in this field. Crazy huh?

If you look carefully, you can see that the large cobalt blue bead that the froggie sits on has swirls of transparent light green in it). Raised dots in transparent light green and dark blue are made in a variety of appliciations. Transparents really bring out the sparkle of the glass and add interest!
Lampwork Glass Beads 4 of 6
A close-up of a Lampworker in the process of making a bead. The left hand holds the steel mandrel and rotates it as the right hand holds the raw glass rod. The glass rod is slowly introduced to the flame to avoid thermal shocking and shattering of the glass. Many a Lampworker has the scars to prove the love of their career! As the glass rod reaches a molten state, it is applied to the steel mandrel, coating a small section of it. More and more glass is melted and applied as the left hand twirls the mandrel counter-clockwise ensuring an even application of the glass. Once the basic bead has been made, a smaller rod of glass called a "stringer"
Lampwork Glass Beads 3 of 6
Close-up of a Lampworking station. The left hand holds and rotates the steel mandrel which is coated in a clay type mixture of bead release. The right hand holds the glass rod which when melted in the flame becomes soft and the glass is applied to the mandrel. The steel mandrel is what makes the hole for your bead and mandrels come in various sizes to accomodate many different applications. Once your basic bead has been made, Artisans may take smaller glass rods called "stringers" to apply the finer detailed decorations to the surface such as raised or flattened dots, squiggles, raised lines and such. Once the decoration is complete, the bead
Lampwork Glass Beads 2 of 6
A view of the Lampwork Workstations showing the ventilation that is required as well as surfaces that are fireproofed.
Lampwork Glass Beads 1 of 6
Photo of the glass rods available for purchase and the main staple of a Lampworker. This "raw" form of the glass is melted in the heat of a flame and wrapped around a steel mandrel in order to make a bead. The mandrel is what provides the hole in the bead so that it can be used in jewelry making.

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The raised dots on this cutie really sparkle. Made with Rubino Oro glass.
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~sparx222 Jul 25, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
Lovely.
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~VelvetRain Aug 12, 2008  Hobbyist General Artist
Your beads are all very beautiful. I'm a bit of a jewelry fetishist, and I definitely appreciate your work.
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~Q-uestion Aug 12, 2008
i really like this
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~RennyRensaur Aug 12, 2008  Hobbyist General Artist
Oh my! I love this one O_O

I'm a sucker for awesome looking/cute trinkets.. and I really do like the colors used..
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~ChibiKeba Aug 12, 2008
Ooh I really like the design of this one =D
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=Stardust-Splendor Aug 3, 2008  Professional
This is very beautiful too. :eyepopping: But why is the photo so small?
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Mood: Sadness ~tiannei Aug 3, 2008
The piece was sold and I only kept the smaller file. Now that I have an outlet to display my work, I will be posting the larger files here.

I know, I'm sad too that this one is small.

:chix0r: :frog:
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=Stardust-Splendor Aug 3, 2008  Professional
:nod:
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~xxsqueekbatxx Aug 1, 2008
Gorgeous!
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Mood: Joy ~tiannei Aug 1, 2008
Thank you. I just love pink and black together.
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