May 20
These are two of the eggs that I made in the same off-mandrel lampworking technique class. Now you can see what the amber nests were for. The polka dotted one I made so I could practice dot control, but I left it in the heat too long and the bottom got scorched.
May 19
These were made by reaming molten glass with a graphite reamer. To make the frozen drop crown shape, I pulled out petals by using tweezers, a technique we use to make easy flowers in hotshop.
May 17
I made these in an off-mandrel technique class I took at the Mest Art Center from Laurie Nessel. The technique used for this involves stringers, and it’s an excellent way of practicing stringer control. It reminded me a lot of coil building a pot.
May 15
Anyone who’s familiar with the Morgan-Greer tarot will realize I lifted this design from that card; the Roman helm is quite distinctive. Because the backgrounds were mostly stylized landscapes, I didn’t have as much call to use red and purple. That’s what the cloaks are for!
May 13
The background scenery here reminds me a lot of the Glen Canyon resevoir in northern Arizona. The patchiness of the glaze doesn’t work against the overall design as much in this tile.
