Dragonfire Glass

Lampwork beads

....are created by melting narrow rods of glass in an oxygen/propane flame on a special torch.

.... the molten glass is wound around a mandrel, a thin length of stainless steel, and the space occupied by the mandrel becomes the hole through the bead.

.... turning the mandrel and holding it in different positions allows gravity to help the bead take shape,  but tools are also used to push and pull the glass.

 .... when the bead is complete, it needs to cool slowly enough so it will not thermal shock and crack, and so my beads are annealed in a digitally controlled kiln to ensure they are strong and durable.  

I am a self-representing artist.

I am a member of Glassbeaders UK.

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The glass items offered for sale on these pages remain the intellectual property of Colette Ladley. Any attempts to resell these items without due credit to myself constitutes THEFT under national and international Intellectual Property Right laws.