Back in the enamelling workshop today for the first time in ages - trying to get stuff finished off in time for the Christmas craft fairs.
I had a couple of spare mounts so decided to do some quick and easy pieces to go on them. The piece on the left has round blue glass beads fired onto a base of transparent light blue; the right-hand one has amber-coloured square beads fired onto blue flux. The blue flux layer wasn't quite thick enough so there are little holes in it from being fired for so long (to get the beads to properly melt into it). I kind of like the effect though.
Always fun messing around with beads - tricky to get the firing time right so that they melt just enough but not too much.
I had a couple of spare mounts so decided to do some quick and easy pieces to go on them. The piece on the left has round blue glass beads fired onto a base of transparent light blue; the right-hand one has amber-coloured square beads fired onto blue flux. The blue flux layer wasn't quite thick enough so there are little holes in it from being fired for so long (to get the beads to properly melt into it). I kind of like the effect though.
Always fun messing around with beads - tricky to get the firing time right so that they melt just enough but not too much.
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