Finally getting around to re-opening my shop and putting up new work. These are smaller hollows than what I normally make- so if you like them snag them, because I didn’t make many.
These will be listed shortly:
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Big Daddy
The last few times at the torch I’ve been trying to work small, as you can see the smallest hollow bead is approx. 11x16mm. As customers keep asking if they could get smaller hollows, I thought it couldn’t be too hard to make them smaller…Yesterday, I couldn’t take it anymore and my hands decided to try and make the biggest hollow yet- it measures in at 37x49mm, which is nearly 2 inches across. And this made me think what else I could make bigger- smaller sculptural focals, perhaps? Who knows, the big daddy took me more than 30 minutes on my Minor torch and it was a decidely delicate dance keeping it warm enough. It’s always nice to feel my creativity start to percolate and see new possibilities.
Briefly Surfacing
Just wanted to show some pics of the beads I’ve done in the last day or so:
Ok, back to the torch while Z is napping..more pics later.
Extreme Busy-ness
I’ve been absent due to extreme busy-ness, lol. I have around 70 hollows for the show in November and think I need to triple that amount. If they don’t sell, I’ll have plenty of stuff to put up in my Etsy shop. Speaking of Etsy, I just listed the trio set and finished a special order for a customer.

Etsy Update for Sept. 28
More beads I’ve been working on that will soon be listed on Etsy:
Etsy Listing for Aug. 27th
Just listed these on my Etsy – the colors are great in these, prolly my favorite set so far.
Slip Painting Experiments
Tried to slip paint w/ Copprclay for the first time today, I think I still need to work on getting the consistency just right..The leaf had three layers and the rest around half a dozen layers of slip- thank goodness I have a handy-dandy mug warmer to dry my pieces lickety-split.
WIP- Faux Bone and COPPRclay
Must hurry, Z is waking- coloring on faux bone, still working on them. Only had a chance to snap these shots real quick..be back later.