I finally got to play with some of the Trautman glass!

[Char Ouellette]

Things are winding down at the high school Media Center where I work and we got the seniors checked out today, the rest of the students will be checked out next week....then only a few more school days and I will have more time to create!!!!!! YaHoooo. It is always hectic around this time of the school year, my least favorite time, anticipating some time off to do what I really love doing.

I did get a few hours to experiment with the new glass I got at the ORBS meeting. I concentrated on just one glass called Taxco and it's beautiful turquoise blue that seems to have an oil on water effect when used with ivory. I love the organic shapes and the contrast of the ivory (which turned to a caramel color and showed some webbing) and the oil slick blue which is naturally outlined in a darker shade of blue. Now I just have to come up with a name for these beads and post them on Etsy. Any ideas?

[Char Ouellette]

I love Nouveau Lily! That's great because they do have that art nouveau look. Thanks so much.

There is a really reasonable setup torch that has a small tank of mapp gas attached that I started with. It doesn't take that much to get started and see if you like it. It just hooks to a table. I will look for info on them for you when I get a chance. It's a great way to get started.

Off to work...5 more days, but who's counting!

[artsfarm]

Char, how beautiful they are! The dark blue edges just happen naturally? It must be neat to see the little surprises as you go along. I just have to somehow get working with glass; it's something that I've always wanted to do, and have all kinds of ideas for. I have to get out of this tiny apartment first, and get somewhere to work.bah.

How does "Nouveau Lily" sound? That was the first impression I got. Beautiful color combinations :-) Or maybe something flame or feather-inspired? The blue shapes remind me of an old glassware pattern with the 'feather' in it--I think it was called "Princess Feather".