Apr 19
This is my first attempt at a drop lampshade, and since it came at the end of my second class, it was successful. I would have liked more white on the inside and more solid color on the outside, but I think it will look beautiful when I get it wired.
Apr 16
To make the inside of this paperweight, I used the “hodge podge” frit, which was all the scraps of frit that got contaminated with other colors. I think it looks better than any one or two colors used individually.
Apr 14
I’m a few weeks behind on posting my creations, because I like to leave each photo up for a few days before I post the next one. At this rate it will be May before I post what I’m working on now. Stay tuned for my lampworking fish and my newest little books.
Apr 03
This was my biggest lampshade, and the colors turned out mottled because they interacted with each other chemically. Unfortunately, I think I got a drop of water on the base of it when I was getting it off the puntie, as when it came out of the annealer it had two huge cracks on either …
