"Handmade, US Lampwork"????

In article news.com, Kathy
N-V writes:

If you
see an amazing color combination with shades that would make Mother
Nature scream, it's not mass produced.

Some of the Chinese lampwork has some wild color combos, too. Their sputnik
beads, for example. Also, there are some "Buddha heads" that are totally wild--
like a yellow face, pink hair and a blue nose... or a white face, green hair
and an orange nose.... And they're "nice" colors-- not icky, smeary, grody ones
like the Indian lampwork seems to use.

In general, I see my Chinese lampwork as being in the same class as Czech
pressed glass... not the "good stuff", but fine to use in jewelry. Some has
even passed unplanned "bounce tests".... Most of the Chinese lampwork I have is
either very simple spacer type beads, or "cute critter" type beads. I have a
string of yellow duckies, for example, complete with facial features....

Indian lampwork that survives cleaning either gets passed on to #1 son (he
occasionally makes hemp jewelry), plunked in the beta vase or used for "tree
jewelry". Some of it is too hilarious to pass up (those face murrini beads), so
I get it occasionally.

Japanese and/or Czech production lampwork gets used like American production
lampwork or "good" pressed glass. I still haven't used the few Venetian
lampwork beads I've bought.


Kaytee
"Simplexities" on
www.eclecticbeadery.com

If you're Beavis I must be Butthead. LOL

--
Starlia Klopman
www.klopmanstudios.com


"Kandice Seeber" wrote in message
...
Yeah!!!!! (fire, fire, fire)

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net

I really have no interest in
learning how to make my own lampwork beads.

ME NEITHER! Sheesh. We can't be expected to do it all. (Somebody has
to
BUY
the lampwork these pyromaniacs make....)
~~
Sooz
To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ~~Joseph
Chilton
Pearce

Believe me, we buyers are grateful, too!
--
Jalynne - Keeper of the Quilt for ME club list
Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request)
see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne

"Kalera Stratton" wrote in message
...
And we're damn grateful, too!

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

Dr. Sooz wrote:
I really have no interest in learning how to make my own lampwork beads.


ME NEITHER! Sheesh. We can't be expected to do it all. (Somebody has to BUY
the lampwork these pyromaniacs make....)
~~
Sooz To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ~~Joseph
Chilton
Pearce

On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 1:39:16 -0400, Kathy N-V
wrote:

And no one wonders why I say that these guys will do any fool thing
to see what happens when you touch it with hot glass.

And what a TIMELY tale, too! I had to wake John up about an hour ago
to assist me with my latest experiment. I mainly needed him in the
room in case I had an explosion, which (thankfully) did NOT happen.
(My suspicion is that if I hadn't wimped out on the glass temp that I
MIGHT have had an explosion/fire issue. Next time, for sure!)

I just figured it would be safer with an observer around.

Tink
Check here for available work:
http://blackswampglassworks.com/latest.htm

Tink--the Glass Alchemist

"Tinkster" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 1:39:16 -0400, Kathy N-V
wrote:

And no one wonders why I say that these guys will do any fool thing
to see what happens when you touch it with hot glass.

And what a TIMELY tale, too! I had to wake John up about an hour ago
to assist me with my latest experiment. I mainly needed him in the
room in case I had an explosion, which (thankfully) did NOT happen.
(My suspicion is that if I hadn't wimped out on the glass temp that I
MIGHT have had an explosion/fire issue. Next time, for sure!)

I just figured it would be safer with an observer around.

Tink
Check here for available work:
http://blackswampglassworks.com/latest.htm

I just figured it would be safer with an observer around.

"Observer"

Also known as the witness who WILL remind you the next time you do some
damn-fool thing, of precisely what happened the last time. (Or in legal
terms, unimpeachable witness.)

KarenK (guilty, often)

"Oh Look - a big pile of cat fur. Wonder if it will add texture and
add to my half finished bead of EDP? It's only about a thousand
degrees, and the fur should look great. Or, I could just roll the
cat in baking soda and then use the fur! kewl."

Hey, you've heard about the Native American horsehair pots, haven't you?
Okay, so they're pottery, not glass....so what? G

KarenK

I've never seen the Japanese production lampwork, but the Japanese
artisan lampwork I've seen is flat-out AMAZING.

I honestly expect to start seeing good artisan lampwork out of China
eventually, too. Their production workers are too good... right now
they're dumping, but eventually prices will go up and a few of the more
skilled, creative craftspeople will start working for themselves
(political/social climate permitting) and selling true artisan beads. I
can't wait... rather than just copying Western lampwork, I expect to see
some truly regional/cultural styles evolve, as has happened in Japan.

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


Kaytee wrote:
-snip-
Japanese and/or Czech production lampwork gets used like American production
lampwork or "good" pressed glass. I still haven't used the few Venetian
lampwork beads I've bought.


Kaytee
"Simplexities" on
www.eclecticbeadery.com

Yes. EXACTLY!

-Kalera (who admits to poking around the house to see WHAT ELSE might do
something cool when you put it on molten glass...)

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


Kathy N-V wrote:

And no one wonders why I say that these guys will do any fool thing
to see what happens when you touch it with hot glass.


--------A Cautionary Tale About Lampworkers-----------

"Oh Look - a big pile of cat fur. Wonder if it will add texture and
add to my half finished bead of EDP? It's only about a thousand
degrees, and the fur should look great. Or, I could just roll the
cat in baking soda and then use the fur! kewl."

Cat runs screaming from the room at the speed of light.

"Wow! Look at this way cool effect I got from the cat fur. Here
kitty, kitty. C'mon kitty, c'mon. [Kitty has gone on a long term
vacation]"

"Hmm, guess I'd better collect the cat fur that's stuck to all my
dry-clean-only clothes. And I don't have any baking soda left. I
wonder what instant decaf will do. It might make brown frit - and I
can call it a "Java Bead" - whooo!"

[Later, when posting bead's photos onto eBay] "Hmm. I think I'd
better call it a proprietary method. I'm not gonna say anything
about the cat fur here. But wait until I tell them over on Wet
Canvas! Or. Maybe. Not...It can be my own secret. Heh, heh, heh."

----------------------------------------------------

Kathy N-V

I like how you say "next time, for sure!" in a tone that implies
eagerness...

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


Tinkster wrote:
On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 1:39:16 -0400, Kathy N-V
wrote:


And no one wonders why I say that these guys will do any fool thing
to see what happens when you touch it with hot glass.


And what a TIMELY tale, too! I had to wake John up about an hour ago
to assist me with my latest experiment. I mainly needed him in the
room in case I had an explosion, which (thankfully) did NOT happen.
(My suspicion is that if I hadn't wimped out on the glass temp that I
MIGHT have had an explosion/fire issue. Next time, for sure!)

I just figured it would be safer with an observer around.

Tink
Check here for available work:
http://blackswampglassworks.com/latest.htm