Well, I managed to make more beads over the weekend than I expected! Thank you, Javier, for some much-needed rain and an amazing approximation of "fall" for southern Arizona. This morning it was 65 on my porch when I started working. Sunny, crisp and clear. I'd almost forgotten what that feels like. I have some pretties in the kiln that are downright autumnal. But in the meantime, here's my latest batch. I guess you could call them, as a group, Experimentals.
On Ebay:
A lovely tapered tube in watery blue-greens:
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A cheery red heart with goldstone sparkles:
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Raku frit and stringer, three ways (sounds like Chinese food menu!):
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And my favorite...I made a tab with raku frit, made it melt and twist around the mandrel, so it looks like a wave juuuuust about to break....:
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And on Justbeads:
Raku frit on white, encased and very round:
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Lacy silver foil over rich metallic dark blue:
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Sort of inspired by Kalera's dawn bead (man I love those colors!):
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Funky earthy colors and a wild shape (yes, I was watching the Weather Channel too much last weekend):
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Thanks for looking!!!