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I Am In Love With Lampwork
6 Jan
Glass bead makes a fun fish bead by adding elements.
IT’S FEATURE FRIDAY!
Club Creative Studio Hand-Torched Glass Pendant.
Feature Friday is a time when Club Creative Studio Art is highlighted. This post gives a few hints of what is included in the category within the online storefront called Hand-Torched Glass. Also known as lampwork, this term refers to “torch” made beads. Many years ago, before propane and oxygen torches, beads were made over small “wick-type” lamps. This is where the term “lampwork” originated. In this post I will share a few photos of how I look when I am working on a glass bead project. I love working with the torch and the flame.
Glass can be known as being hard or soft. I use “soft glass rods” about the thickness of a pencil.
Veronica Campos-Hallstrom with Italian Moretti Glass rods.
Simply put, the process involves heating the the rods of glass in the flame until the glass begins to “melt” and it becomes soft. The glass is then manipulated on a stainless steel rod called a mandrel. The mandrel has been coated to avoid molten glass sticking to it for easy removal once cooled. The glass is shaped into a bead shape with a variety of colors of glass layered together. The final step called annealing is done in a kiln which further hardens the bead over several hours.
Club Creative Studio creates Hand-Torched Glass beads.
Enjoy browsing unique hand-torched glass items within Club Creative Studio’s website, as well as other creative one-of-a-kind, festive, fun and functional items incorporating hand made beads created by hand, on the East Coast with Italian Glass and hand-rolled polymer clay. Also check back on the blog for more FEATURE FRIDAY posts, thank you!
Close up: Veronica forming a glass bead with torched glass.
Bead shape being formed with my torch flame and Italian glass.
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Because glass is so typically delicate, I like to mix that feeling with the boldness of color!
I love creating one-of-a-kind glass beads in my studio!
