It's been too hot to do a lot of torching this week. Normally, I do a little bit every day and try to get listings up as they are ready. This has not been such a week. I decided to follow the lead of many other lampworkers and give it a rest, to cut down on energy usage and increase my own comfort. A side benefit of this plan has been that I have had the time to go through my to-do list and actually do some of it. Many items I have been meaning to list have been listed, including some of the countless spacers that seem to multiply as I look at them.
Above is a set of black and white that I made with various blacks and Effetre white pastel. The only bead I can absolutely state was made with a specific black was the white one near the center, which was made with intense black stringer. The black stands out so well it can only be that. Everything else might be Vetrofond black or CiM tuxedo, or even CiM hades. I know I didn't use Effetre black, because I have never bought any.
The blue and white ones at the right were made with Effetre 060 cobalt and Effetre white. I love blue and white and seem to have made quite a few of these.
Here are two cylinders made with Effetre lapis cobalt and one of the trans cobalt, all with white stringer. I was wondering if I should stick to just cylinders or throw in a few bicones and rounds as well. I'm still thinking and may modify this listing.
I wanted a blue less likely to be mistaken for black with these and went with Effetre pastel light cobalt with these. I like the way they are still very blue but are a softer contrast.
Here are some made with CiM hades on Vetrofond dark ivory pastel. I love the way the hades curdles and webs over the ivory.
I've played with ivory and turquoise a lot, but not silvered ivory. I love the way the silvering takes the reaction between the two past its usual grey line and out the other side. I'm going to try this on some of the greens as well. I was thinking of CiM sherwood and Effetre copper green and Nile green.
These came out so awesome. I love the way the Vetro dark ivory curdles when you melt DH Triton into it, and you get a halo reaction also that is also fab. It reminded me of ancient writing on stone, hence the name, petroglyphs.
This is one of the new Vetrofond colors, biscotti, with scrolls of Triton which were melted in and reduced. The Triton fumes the biscotti to a huge degree and there is another neat reaction line around the Triton. The combined effect gave me the impression that the designs had been burned into the beads so I had a little fun with the name, smoldering runes.
The weather is supposed to break soon, so I'll be back at the torch in no time. I might just make more spacers....
I've also been gearing up for the holidays with lots of red and green and I can't stop making heart beads.
