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Joanne, our gracious hostess. |
Ania came, even with her
very sore thumb. |
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Tamara, looking forward to the
night's activities. |
Kerri , excited about the
night. |
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Elizabeth, getting ready to watch
some demos. |
Minori Tagaki heats the glass. |
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A better shot of Minori's Japanese
propane torch. |
Here is her beautiful finished
bead. |
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A collection of Minori's
beads. |
Alexx Cheng demos on the new Nortel
Mega Minor torch. |
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Alexx says the torch is hotter
than the minor. |
He shows us how he makes
his trademark dichro beads. |
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He uses a baffle to keep
the heat away from his hand. |
Alexx's finished bead. |
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This is probably the last
time we will see Alexx for a long time. He has sold his house
on the island and he is moving to Thailand. |
Another of Alexx's beads.
Take care Alexx, we will miss you.
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Kerri Fuhr showed us how
she makes a vessel. Make the neck first. |
Build disks and then make
a hollow right over the end of the mandrel. |
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Here she shows us how it
looks with the hollow over the end of the mandrel. The last step
is adding a lip on the neck and handles if you want them. |
And the finished vessel.
Thanks Kerri, it is beautiful.
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Everyone was deep in thought
watching the demos. |
Michelle Lusk then sat down
at the Mega Minor and the stop watch was put on her to see how
fast the Queen of hollows could make one. |
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I clocked her in making this
one at 4 min. 45 secs. |
She is pretty proud of herself. |
