The First ‘Noel’ – New Lampwork Bead Collections

On November 9, 2009 By ccglassartIn What's Happening NowLeave a comment

With the holidays fast approaching I wanted to do a set of beads with lots of sparkle and shine…

The result is ‘Noel’ which pairs both transparent Rubino Oro glass (pink gold) with a warm sage green. A twist on the traditional Christmas colors of bright red and green.

To that I added dichroic glass, silver glass, 23K gold leaf, sparkly goldstone, cubic zirconia, handmade murrini and more!

These beads are so much prettier in person, especially in direct sunlight!

“NOEL” – available till Sunday on eBay.

This next collection was inspired by a recent vacation – I wanted to recreate the liquid blue colors of tropical water with a punch of color for contrast. The result is a nice blend of turquoise and transparent aqua blue with rich coral and subtle black outlined details.

CORONADO – available till Sunday on eBay.

I love the look of scrolls and raised flowers – to me these two design elements have an antique yet timeless feel to them.

For this set I used sparkly blue aventurine stringers for the scrollwork and clear encased Davinci silver glass for the 3 petal flowers. The base is a yummy combination of ivory and transparent light toffee colored glass.

TAPESTRY – available till Sunday on eBay.

Until next time…
CC
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Beads For A Cause

On October 20, 2009January 22, 2010 By ccglassartIn Photos, What's Happening NowLeave a comment

All month long I’ve been thinking about doing a set of beads in shades of pink where a portion of the sale price would be donated to breast cancer research since, after all, October is breast cancer awareness month.

I finally settled on this collection of colors and design that developed into what reminded me of seashells. Especially with the handpulled twistie cane of silver glass.

SEASHELL – available on eBay till Wednesday, October 28th

This next set started simply with the colors of transparent dark and light topaz glass. It wasn’t until I had almost completed making the set that the name of “Brulée” came to me because together the colors looked like the burnt sugar crust found on top of one of my favorite desserts, Creme Brulée!

BRULEE – available on eBay until Wednesday, October 28th.

The name for this collection, “Calypso”, actually came to me as soon as I choose the colored glass rods I’d be using while creating this set. With Fall bringing us its cooler temperatures, I knew I wanted to work with these fun colors of teal, lavender and violet that reminded me of being on vacation in some warm tropical place.

CALYPSO – available on eBay until Wednesday, October 28th.

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Until next time,
CC
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From San Marcos To Mystic

On October 5, 2009January 22, 2010 By ccglassartIn What's Happening NowLeave a comment

My latest obsession – bead sets. The ‘bling-ier’ the better, as far as I’m concerned. 😀

These are coordinated beads but don’t necessarily need to all be used in the same set. I try to make each bead (or pair of beads) unique and special so that it can stand on it’s own or be mixed with other designs.

MYSTIC (newly listed on eBay)

SAN MARCOS (auction ends Wednesday, 10/7!)

Until next time,
CC
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CCGlassArt Handmade Lampwork Bead Video

On August 25, 2009August 25, 2009 By ccglassartIn Photos, What's Happening NowLeave a comment

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Until next time,

CC
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From The Serengeti To Neptune’s Net

On August 14, 2009 By ccglassartIn What's Happening NowLeave a comment

It feels like I’ve been particularly busy this week making beads – which is fine by me since I love it so much! I believe a lot of my enthusiasm has to do with working with the style of beads you see. These are more organic and freeform in nature, yet all the random colors and patterns are captured within a perfect round shaped bead. This contrast of design is something I am drawn to making again and again.

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SERENGETI: Lots of sparkle, shine and reactions going on in this bead. The glittering goldstone stringer against the deep topaz glass, shiny silver, and multicolored glass shards reminded me of the Serengeti plains in Africa at twilight.

NORTHSHORE: I’m sure you can tell right away why I named this bead after a popular surf spot in Hawaii. The reactive glass shards I used here bloomed into this wave-like shape with bright ocean colors.

NEFERTITI: When working with this bead I initially had a completely different name in mind for it. But once I took the bead out of kiln the bead had come to life with so many richer colors than I expected. Also, the shape of the shards looked very egyptian to me, even resembling the famous bust of Nefertiti herself.

FEATHER: With the deep raking and the wispy streaks of color that developed in the reactive silver glass, the name Feather just suited this bead perfectly.

NEPTUNE’S NET: It is so much fun to watch some of these reactive glasses come to life in the flame! The interaction between the base glass and the silver glass in this bead, produced this beautiful net-like pattern. With its pale carribbean blue color, I thought the name Neptune’s Net was fitting.

NAPA: This bead has a base of deep, rich true eggplant colored glass which is just beautiful against the reactive glass shards which developed into shades of celadon, chartreuse, aqua and teal. As if that wasn’t enough, the eggplant base glass peeked through the reactive glass creating what looked to me like little clusters of grapes, hence the name NAPA after Napa Valley, CA.

PERSIMMON: Here’s another bead that I originally had planned to name something different until I removed it from the kiln. The colors in this bead range from a true persimmon, to a light apricot and a soft coral. Set against a creamy light ivory background makes this bead especially beautiful in it’s simplicity.