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Bead Gallery

Beads are like little wonders - glass shaped over the flame of a
torch and made from gorgeous Italian-made colors.  Each new technique
I learn opens up a new aspect of glass that I never knew existed!  If there's anything here that you like,
let me know - I may still have it or can make something similar.

 

Black Organic Focal

Black Moretti glass with silver foil, ivory and teal.

Coffee Lentils

Pressed beads made with Moretti dark and light Amber and Ocelot Spots frit.

Copper Pink Focal

Moretti Pale Pink glass wrapped in copper leaf and rolled in various frits. This bead is featured in the WetCanvas! 2005 bead calendar.

Turquoise Barrel Focal

Black base bead with ivory, light and dark turquoise. Acid etched.

Ivory Organic Focal

Ivory base bead with silver leaf, black and teal Moretti glass.

Frosted Bubble Bicone

This 2" bicone bead is made of black, cobalt and white Moretti glass and has been acid etched.

Plunged Dots Focal

This large bead was made with Moretti ivory, dark amber and iris gold reduction frit.

Purple Dots Focal

This is a large bead made with Moretti black, white and transparent dark purple.

Purple Swirls Focal

This photo does not do this large bead justice. It's a base of Moretti purple with dark transparent purple, white and light purple swirled.

Marlette

Moretti purple with cobalt and periwinkle blue accents.

Silvered Rings

Moretti dark amber with silvered ivory. The largest bead was created on a 3/4" mandrel.

Organic Bicone

Moretti black with ivory, silver foil and teal.

Baby Blues

I love making these itty bitty beads. Each one measures just 6mm - 8mm and has the same poked dots, dot designs, swirls and other decoration as my larger beads. 11 or 12 of these strung together make a beautiful bracelet.

Blue Bullseye Flowers

These "flowers" have a bead base and flattened petals.

Raised Dot Bead Focals

Each of these focal beads measures over 20mm

Encased Purple Florals

I had so much fun making this set. Encased florals on a base of green.

Figure Pendant

This little sculptural pendant is about 18mm tall and has a clear loop for hanging. This is the style of sculpture I learned from Lucio Bubacco. Must do more of them!

Desert Flowers

A bead base with flattened petals.

Sedona Bead

This is a bead I made in Kimberly Affleck's organic class. A wonderful combo of colors with fine siver wire decoration.

Silver Fumed Coral

Another of Kimberly's fantastic color cominations - coral fumed with fine silver.

Flat Tab Organic Focal

Nice, big flat tab focal that eventually went into the electroforming bath. 40mm by 25mm

Purple Heart Bracelet

Moretti purple hearts with purple spacers made with Tutti Frutti frit.

Carnelian Heart Bracelet

Moretti Carnelian with etched Carnelian spacer beads.

Frosted Purple Heart Bracelet

Purple heart beads acid etched with purple and Tutti Frutti spacer beads.