[Jewelry making - Article 00133] - Re: [Orchid] Fused Glass a step child?

[Tina & Kelly]

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    Larry, I recently found the joys of glass and I LOVE IT. My silver
    work has really gone to the side. I tried to make beads but have no
    talent on that front, but the fused glass and d-glass is just a dream
    to work with. 

    I do notice at shows, I still have customers say, "oh and what kind
    of stone is that? " I was saying, "Glass", now I go into much more
    detail about how I cut and prep the piece as well as the firing for
    them to get the full value of the piece I am selling. 

    My newest craze is adding organic material and burning it off in the
    kiln and seeing the effects. I did a very lovely piece with shamrocks
    for St Paddy's day. I still enjoy adding silver wire wrapping to the
    glass, or a silver encasement. My husband is the cabber in the
    family. I guess I just like the fire too much *smile* 

    The hard part is getting a nice picture so I can put it on the our
    webpage (not that I sell much from that) I notice people prefer to be
    able to pick up and see what it is going to look like on them, that
    is how I make my sales. 

    But I am just under 5 yrs in the jewelry buz, still have alot to
    learn ! 

    If anyone knows of any groups like this that cater to warm glass,
    please email the info offline. I would enjoy hearing what everyone
    has to say ! 

Kind regards,
Tina
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