Roman glass for jewelry

I would love to get my hands on some raw Roman glass. I fell in love with
this stuff when I saw it at the New York Gift show a few years ago. If
anyone knows where to get some, let me know.
Here are two sites that show how wonderful this glass looks like in jewelry.
Roxan

http://www.fireandiceinc.com/romnglss.htm

http://www.angieolami.com/aboutrg.htm

Geez! That is GORGEOUS!

Tink

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 18:21:14 -0500, "roxan"
wrote:

I would love to get my hands on some raw Roman glass. I fell in love with
this stuff when I saw it at the New York Gift show a few years ago. If
anyone knows where to get some, let me know.
Here are two sites that show how wonderful this glass looks like in jewelry.
Roxan

http://www.fireandiceinc.com/romnglss.htm

http://www.angieolami.com/aboutrg.htm

It is even better in person. This stuff just doesn't photograph very well.
It looks like fiery opal.
Roxan
"Tinkster" wrote in message
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Geez! That is GORGEOUS!

Tink

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 18:21:14 -0500, "roxan"
wrote:

I would love to get my hands on some raw Roman glass. I fell in love with
this stuff when I saw it at the New York Gift show a few years ago. If
anyone knows where to get some, let me know.
Here are two sites that show how wonderful this glass looks like in
jewelry.
Roxan

http://www.fireandiceinc.com/romnglss.htm

http://www.angieolami.com/aboutrg.htm

It's beautiful. It would kind of scare me though, that you're not suppose
to get it wet, etc.

--
Jerri
www.beadbimbo.com

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"roxan" wrote in message
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I would love to get my hands on some raw Roman glass. I fell in love with
this stuff when I saw it at the New York Gift show a few years ago. If
anyone knows where to get some, let me know.
Here are two sites that show how wonderful this glass looks like in
jewelry.
Roxan

http://www.fireandiceinc.com/romnglss.htm

http://www.angieolami.com/aboutrg.htm

wow that is beautiful! Looks like opals!

--
Pam Brisse
The Blue Between - handcrafted jewelry and bead art
http://www.bluebetween.com

"roxan" wrote in message
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I would love to get my hands on some raw Roman glass. I fell in love with
this stuff when I saw it at the New York Gift show a few years ago. If
anyone knows where to get some, let me know.
Here are two sites that show how wonderful this glass looks like in
jewelry.
Roxan

http://www.fireandiceinc.com/romnglss.htm

http://www.angieolami.com/aboutrg.htm

Well it has sat in the wet ground for 2,000 years that is how it got that
way. But it could change it if you get it wet for long periods of time.
Roxan
"Beadbimbo" wrote in message
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It's beautiful. It would kind of scare me though, that you're not suppose
to get it wet, etc.

--
Jerri
www.beadbimbo.com

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"roxan" wrote in message
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I would love to get my hands on some raw Roman glass. I fell in love
with
this stuff when I saw it at the New York Gift show a few years ago. If
anyone knows where to get some, let me know.
Here are two sites that show how wonderful this glass looks like in
jewelry.
Roxan

http://www.fireandiceinc.com/romnglss.htm

http://www.angieolami.com/aboutrg.htm

I got a beautiful pendant made with this glass when we were in Israel a few
years ago. At that time, our guide explained that the glass was only being
made available to Israeli artisans. It's been about 6 years, so this may
have changed, but I noticed on the websites you linked that those pieces
were made in Israel, so it might still hold true. And you're right, it's
much better in person than in the photos, the photos don't capture all the
depth and color shifts.

Lois
"roxan" wrote in message
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I would love to get my hands on some raw Roman glass. I fell in love with
this stuff when I saw it at the New York Gift show a few years ago. If
anyone knows where to get some, let me know.
Here are two sites that show how wonderful this glass looks like in
jewelry.
Roxan

http://www.fireandiceinc.com/romnglss.htm

http://www.angieolami.com/aboutrg.htm

It's beautiful. It would kind of scare me though, that you're not suppose
to get it wet, etc.

You're not supposed to get a *lot* of jewelry wet. Beadweaving, etc.
~~
Sooz
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"Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John
Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance
~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html

Neat! My friend Chris has a degree in antiquities, and has several
pieces of Roman glass in his collection... it's lovely! Also, depending
on the chemical composition of the soil, buried glass can achieve a
natural iridescent patina in as little as 20 years... I have dug up a
few lovely early 1900's pieces with a pretty patina from my backyard.
Modern iridized glass uses the same minerals as are present naturally in
the soil, applied in a spray solution and "baked" on to replicate the
effect... I'd love to play around with luster sprays in beadmaking, but
they are potentially very toxic.

-Kalera
http://www.beadwife.com
http://www.snipurl.com/kebay


roxan wrote:
I would love to get my hands on some raw Roman glass. I fell in love with
this stuff when I saw it at the New York Gift show a few years ago. If
anyone knows where to get some, let me know.
Here are two sites that show how wonderful this glass looks like in jewelry.
Roxan

http://www.fireandiceinc.com/romnglss.htm

http://www.angieolami.com/aboutrg.htm