Rosemarie Hanus
Spawn of Flame
Glass Apprentice Challenge 2006
In spring of 2006, I partcipated in the first Glass Apprentice challenge. The challenge was to make a new bead of a different specific style every week. This was interesting, and I found that this exercise spawned a lot of new ideas!
- Week 1 - Raised Dots
- Week 2 - Encased Floral
- Week 3 - Hearts
- Week 4 - Silvered Ivory Stringer
- Week 5 - Raku
- Week 6 - Black and White
- Week 7 - EDP (Evil Devitrifying Purple)
- Week 8 - Sculptural
Raised Dots
Encased Florals
Hearts
Silvered Ivory Stringer
This is a technique that is sort of explananatory - provided that you are familiar with some glass lampworking vocabulary. Stringer is a thin piece of glass that is either purchased or made by the lampworker. Ivory is a specific color of glass. Silvered refers to applying an outer layer of fine silver leaf or foil to the glass. Therefore Silvered Ivory Stringer is a thin piece of ivory colored glass with silver on the outside. This can have interesting reactions to other colors of glass.
Raku
Raku (in this context) refers to a specific color of glass that is make by the German glassmaking company, Reichenbach. This is a nickname for the color, it is actually an opaque yellow. Raku, if worked properly, will give a surprising range of colors.
Black and White
EDP (Evil Devitrifying Purple)
EDP is a specific color of glass that is made by the Italian glassmaking company Effetre. It is a beautiful color, but can present challenges to the glass flameworker. Of course EDP is not the real name of this glass, but is a nickname bestowed upon it (mostly in a loving manner).
Sculptural
