The new studio
The new Aura Sun Arts glass studio is nearly ready for action.
new studio in a sunny corner
I have the glass canes in easy reach, and ones in current use arrayed on a hotplate. A second hotplate on the left out of view keeps the finished beads warm as they slowly cool down, a process called annealing. The sunny window will give me plenty of ventilation, as will the fan. I still need a warm enough day to keep the glass happy.
Now that I am back in Seattle I will have to make a pilgrimage to the Tacoma Museum of Glass. I saw a delightful special on Evening Magazine featuring their exhibit of glass designed by children. 52 different fantastical sketches by children were made up into finished pieces by the glass professionals, who had a great deal of fun in the process.
The links above will show you a video and a slide show of some of the featured work. Here is a cucumber guy by kdg.
kdg-cucumber
Tags: AuraSunArts, glass, handmade, studio, sun
AuraSunArts, making glass beads | mary | 
October 16, 2010 6:36 pm
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