The Bead Report

by Suzanne Basnett

Beer N Beadz November 2009

Sunlight Art Glass, Surrey, BC

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Suzanne's prepared to demo blowing glass shards.

Heating the ball of glass evenly.

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Suzanne gently blows into the hollow mandrel to start the bubble.

Oops, she blew too hard and popped a hole in the bubble.

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This is what happens if you blow a little too hard..but it can be saved.

Trying again...

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She continues to blow gentle and the bubble grows.

A hollow bubble of glass ready to be broken into shards.

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Here's a piece of the bubble that's broken off.

During the heating process the glass breaks apart.

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New millifiori called Roadmap.

Tamara at the torch testing out new Messy & Effetre colours.

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Lynne watches Tamara trying the new colours and Roadmap millifiori.

Melanie and Tamara continue to try out the new colours.

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Some test beads using Commando, Spanish Leather and Tidepool.

More test beads using Mermaid...

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Roadmap millifiori on black - very dark, Sediment with Commando dots and I'm not sure what's on the last one..except that's one of the shards.

And finally Green Dreamz, Sea Green, Poison Apple and 14K.

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Some of the shards - silvered ivory and dark silver plum

Dark silver plum shard bubble.

 

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