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New firing in the works

Well – right now I’m waiting for a kiln firing to cool down. It’s actually a fire polishing, but I also have a completed set for a first firing. This is good, I need more pieces to work with.

It’s been a long time coming but I’m actually making progress. I also have a number of [...]

Earrings - EFSW_0709_024

A pair of blue fused glass earrings with a simple silver wire wrap. Sports dark blue and black glass accents.

Pendant nd Earrings - PEFSW_0710_048

This is a very nice set of fused glass that brings to mind swirling sea. With a swirl of silver wire and delicate beaded dangles.

Pendant & Earrings - PEFSW_0709_023

Here’s another view of the same set.

Pendant - PFDW_0709_001

This Pendant was made with three layers of glass and topped off with a glass stringers to accent it. Then the edge detail was cut using a glass grinder – before adding wire , bead and bail.

Pendant - copper specimen

I started playing with copper inclusions…and I had this victorian style paper punch that I used for punching the butterfly out of copper mesh. Added a few speckles of fine black frit and fused it with clear glass onto a cream white base.

Firing up the kiln with a friend

Fridays have turning into kiln firing days. And finding a co-conspirator in my creative endeavors is a bonus!

They look like festive candies. Here’s some of the fused glass pieces that were done with the kiln:

kiln results – mostly good cabs

The past couple of Fridays I’ve had company for jewelry making. My friend DL came [...]