Kickin off the February show and YELL... what boro goodness do you have?
 

Here are a few hearts taking flight...

That is soooooo coool Brent:grin:

Very cool Brent.

I would like to see some in full flight...Wings stretched out and up

I've got some in the kiln. ;)

I'm working on a series of them... transitional seasons or moods of the heart. There will be joyous ones, sad ones, guarded ones... and anything else I can think of to depict what our hearts feel as we live out these days.

Thanks Marcel... what are you up to? :D

I have made a bear don't be fooled with the color in real it isn't that bright
but it came out like that on the photograph.

Beautiful hearts Brent! As always. Cant wait to try some.
Here are a couple of sets i made on demand:

very cool bear marcel!

Thank you Voic, i like the roses you makeO:)

I always love your hearts, Brent. Those have a sad air to them even if they are beautiful...almost like broken hearts. I think your concept of making moods of hearts is pretty neat. Dying to see the guarded hearts.

That bear rocks... Try a little thinner layer of AP if it's not that bright IRL. I get them that bright all the time. Just play with thickness of encasement layer. ;)

Super cool dragonflies! :D

Great work guys...Brent the hearts are awesome, they look so sad.

Marcel I love your bears...i notice this ones facing the other direction, and don't kid yourself..i'm sure those colors look even better in real life.

Voic...Nice sets...your rose pendants always come out nice.

Thank you Brent for the tips i am going to try that.

thank you rg9403 for the nice comment.

Smokin HOT! That's the key... leave that initial gather in the flame and let it get WHITE hot and soupy. Lot's of oxy too. Pinks will POP for sure then. ;)

Beeeeautiful start you guys! I like the kind of stonewashed denim look in that first heart Brent.
Sublime hearts, Marcels awesome Bear and the flowers and dragonflies from Voic it's so peacecful in here.

Here's a few of the hollow blown pendants I've been working on.

http://www.evolvingcreations.com/ima...olopendant.jpg

http://www.evolvingcreations.com/ima...olopendant.jpg


http://www.evolvingcreations.com/ima...olopendant.jpg

http://www.evolvingcreations.com/ima...ossholopen.jpg

Some hearts from the kiln
 

Here a a couple of hearts that I worked on yesterday. The tails still give me some trouble, but they are so much fun to work on. Hopefully I will have some new glass waiting for me when I get home from work tomorrow!

great job sherry and nice color too! I have a heart too.

Gosh, did you folks take a class together or something? :lol:

Very nice... make more! Make more! :D

Traverselady...great dog in your avatar picture...I used to have a collie that i loved so much. her name was Sandie. VEry intelligent breed.

Brent - I especially love that first heart. WOW...the emotion in that piece...great job.

Marcel - Super bear...I bet it IS that pretty in person too ;-D

Voic - Your roses are so nice...love that blue. Nice dragon flies.

Beau - Love them all, but that first piece is just da' bomb!!!!

Shelly - Nice hearts! Isn't Brent's class awesome???

Paula - Great job on the heart too. Nice voluptuous lobes ;-D

I'm still obcessed with marbles. I'm not sure why, but I can't quit making them. Here's a few favs.
Clover marble:
http://samandsha.tripod.com/studiolo...overmarble.jpg

Buttercup marble:
http://samandsha.tripod.com/studiolo...rcupmarble.jpg

I guess I do have this pendant that didnt' go round ;-D
http://samandsha.tripod.com/studiolo...lespendant.jpg

All very nice pieces I love the way the hollow tubed beads turn out! I feel inspired to mess with my tubing now. Here are a couple of styles that I am trying to master...

Nice work everyone - here are a couple from me - using all momka glass.

i'm glad it didn't go round, that's wicked cool :)

Good to see your new beads Nancy. Beautiful beads - it's hard to resist the Momkas allure.

Bonny

The long pendant is very nice. The loop is well done and it looks nicely balanced. Mine never end up hanging nicely, which is probably why I don't do them more often. I bet this one well sell quickly for you.

Boro Hearts - Take 1
 

Here is my first attempt at making the boro heart pendants.

I love the colors and really cannot wait to try these again. I've got an idea to adjust how I'm making them a bit.

Let me know what you think!

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I posted this in the reg show and tell the other day but I'm so proud of the shape I'm gonna do it again here. lol. Thank you so much Brent for posting your heat tut on here. :-D

And an implosion

I made this yesterday so I'll put it in the February thread too LOL



and this was my second flower implosion attempt since I got back to the torch a couple of weeks ago



Just received Mr Smiley's DVD today so I look forward to watching it and seeing how I can improve the techniques. Mine are taking over an hour a piece and that gives me arm and backache LOL

There are so many gorgeous things in this post already. I don't know which is my favorite work.

My Mr. Smiley DVD arrived today too. Can't wait to give it a try!

Keep up the great work, Everyone!

Lloyd

some cabs from this week
 

here are a few pieces I made this week.

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