14 Picasso-style dichroic glass pendants
This is a group shot of all the pieces. I got 14 finished pendants out of the 5 pieces I fired - here are those 5 pieces, fresh out of the kiln from firing:
Picasso-style dichroic glass after 1st firing
From here, I engraved them with the Dremel, with a lot of emphasis on Zentangle patterns:
Picasso-style glass after engraving
Next, I cold-worked them, using the ring saw to cut them into various shapes for pendants, and grinding away rough edges. Then they were ready for firepolishing;
Picasso-style pendants, in the kiln for firepolishing
This was the large piece of glass I fired, with the beautiful blues, purples, greens, and pinks:
large Picasso-style piece, before engraving
Here it is after engraving:
large Picasso-style piece, after engraving
From this large piece, I cut 6 pendants:
6 Picasso-style pendants
Here are some more close-ups of the finished pendants:
As with all dichroic glass, the photos just can't do these pieces justice - they are so incredibly beautiful!
Such a fun (but incredibly labor intensive) technique - can't wait to make some more!
8 comments:
They came out really beautiful!
Sam
Thanks, Sam - I think so, too!
Bailey says Woof!
Impressed beyond words! Was the most fun part puzzling out the individual pendants?
They turned out great !
Ok have to comment again - I love the fact that you did not engrave every surface and left some blank - and the fact you used some crinkle too.
Thanks, Deborah - I love dichroic so much that I didn't want to engrave it all away, and I thought the pendants might look too busy, so I decided to leave some sections unengraved.
And the crinkle was an absolute accident: I had a 4x4 sheet of thin dichro that was a beautiful green, and perfectly smooth. But when I fired it, it had that pretty crinkle in it. I have never found a piece before that was smooth unfired, and then crinkled - it was a nice surprise, and I really love the effect!
These are very impressive!
I have 4 6x6 inch tiles in my clam shell firing, can't wait to see how they look. Nice work!!
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