Challenge #41 – Fire Fails

Challenge #41 – Fire Fails

Challenge #41 Fire Fails & Kiln Klunkers!   by Janie Jones Ever spend a great deal of time on a particular glass piece – lots of layers, lots of thought, lots of time – to have it crack the following day? That’s the challenge for this month...
Tips on Flame Chemistry

Tips on Flame Chemistry

Do You Know What Flame You Are Using?   Oxidizing Flame – is the flame produced when an excessive amount of oxygen is used. When the amount of oxygen increases, the flame shortens, its color darkens, and it begins to hiss and roar. As its name suggests, it...
Challenge #40 Cube Shape Beads

Challenge #40 Cube Shape Beads

Challenge #40 “Cube Shape Beads”   by Janie Jones The theme for August is “Games We Play”. Hmmm … games. How about a game piece? A set of dice comes to mind so maybe try making dice, or making a cube – that’s a shape most lampworkers don’t...
Jennifer Geldard Two Part Beads

Jennifer Geldard Two Part Beads

An Evening with – Jennifer Geldard “Two Part Beads” Thursday, August 17, 2023   This month we welcome Jennifer Geldard to our Speaker Presentation Series. She will be making a 2-part organic pendant using a button mandrel. In her glass work, she...
Meet Alice Henry

Meet Alice Henry

Spotlight on Alice Tobermann Henry Greetings and salutations from the surface of the sun, otherwise known as Florida. My name is Alice Henry.  I have been working with glass for more than 25 years. I am also a retired pediatric/neonatal respiratory therapist. I worked...