The Bead Report

by Kerry S. Caron

Beer N Beadz April 2007

April's Beer n Beadz was held at Ikuyo Yamanaka's
www.ikuyoglassart.ca



   

 Ikuyo starts her flower murrine cane

 She made the cane with Moretti glass.
   

 Here she starts to heat it all together.

 Ikuyo uses boro glass to pull out the murrine.
   

 Punty on and ready to pull.

 Pulled out to the right thickness and length.
   

 Here is a finished murrine from another time.

 She took one slice of the murrine cane and melted into abead.
   

 Michelle was next up on Ikuyo's torch where she demonstrated funing.

Michelle works her magic. 
   

 Joanne then sat at the torch and showed how she makes her ' Year of the Pig' pig.

 Off mandrel.


We would like to thank Ikuyo for opening up her studio for us to come and see how she creates her beautiful beads.


 Bead Report from Feb - New Torch Setup
Bead Report from Oct. 19- ceramic stamps
 Bead Report from Jan -Favorite Presses
Bead Report from Sept 20th - Blown Shells
 Bead Report from Dec 3- Glass blowing
Bead Report from Aug - Dragonflies