I've been working on making and teaching vessels a lot lately. I think I'm getting better at teaching and have worked out a simpler small vessel style. For these tiny (for me) pendant vessels, I don't use my pivoting roller stand. And instead of coiling off the end of a tube, I wrap color up the tube. This gives a much stronger and even walled base to work from, which is a great advantage for beginners.
I just finished about twenty of these for a vessel exchange on Lampworketc. I have also finished the final prototype of my stopper-making tool. This works fine for boro, but I don't know how it would work for soft glass. I need to find a lampworker who works in both media to try this out.
-Don- the fyrsmith
2 comments:
Hi Don,
I would love to try this tool out for you. I work in both boro and soft glass.
Christina
Don - This tool looks amazing. I would love to test it out for you too. I work about 1/2 in boro and 1/2 in soft with vessels. Give me a shout if you're interested samandsha@aol.com
I have one of your boro vessels from the WC swap and treasure it. It's such a beauty.
;-) Samma www.posh-abilities.com
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