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Old 2010-08-24, 10:06pm
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I got a rod of DH Gaia today from a local glass shop and I can't get anything other than transparent green
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Old 2010-08-24, 11:47pm
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Gaia is very easy to handle, just turn down your oxygen and reduce it.
Let your bead cool a bit and then briefly wave thru the reduction flame.
It turns quickly back to transparent, if you again heat it up too much.





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Old 2010-08-24, 11:48pm
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Reduce it and encase it. Try using it over a dark color and encase it. It's one of those that likes to be encased.
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Old 2010-08-25, 6:44am
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Elke, those are gorgeous!

Kevan, you must have some sort of magic mojo with it. I remember a thread from a year ago or so where people were having trouble keeping the reduction while encasing it, and I still can't keep a decent reduction on it after encasing.

I've found that if it's reduced while still warm you can get better colours out of it; at least that's the case for me.

I absolutely love Gaia. I did some nice scroll beads and was going to load the pics this morning but the camera battery died before I could. When it's recharged I'll come back with a pic.
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Old 2010-08-25, 6:50am
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My recent batch of Gaia won't reduce worth a darn either. The old stuff was SUPER EASY to reduce. I haven't changed torches or anything either.
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Old 2010-08-25, 7:53am
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Thank you Angie for the compliment.
Same experience to me with encased Gaia.....no luck to keep the nice reduction!
Just works for dots, if encased very cool.
I've older and newer batches which reduces all the same way.

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Old 2010-08-25, 12:24pm
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It doesn't keep the shine like triton will, but it keeps the colors. Kind of like clio does or psyche. Or Olympia Rain.
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Old 2010-08-25, 4:17pm
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I'm still drooling over the fact that you have a local glass shop! Ours just has window panes! LOVE Gaia. Never encased it though. Will need to try now!
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Old 2010-08-25, 4:37pm
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Now watch it have been some fluke and everyone will try it and curse me when it doesn't work.lol I dont' have a picture.
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Old 2010-08-25, 6:58pm
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I got color today!
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Old 2010-08-25, 7:08pm
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Pics please!!

Here's one that came out of the kiln a couple of days ago:

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I love the blue in the reduction.

Kevan, I still say you got some sort of super-duper magic mojo. The colour is the first thing that flees when I encase Gaia! Other people mentioned that in the "encasing Gaia" thread from way-back-when. I wanna see pics toooooo! I think it's such a beautiful colour, and it would look even better encased IF I COULD DO IT!

Now watch, I ended up jinxing you and you won't be able to do it anymore either.
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Well that's just really pretty, Angie. I need to try that, that's super nice.
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Old 2010-08-25, 8:04pm
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Thank you very much! I'm finally starting to get stringer control.

Seriously, I'm dying to see what you can do with Gaia. I remember when I was fairly new here, and there was a thread about Pandora. You showed the most amazing goddess made from Pandora, and I ran out and bought a bunch. As you can probably guess, NOTHING I made came even close to your results with Pandora.

You have a real knack for silver glass -- well, ANY glass, honestly, but especially silver glass.
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I'm in the camp of not encasing Gaia. I have rarely had any luck doing this and have ended up with an encased green transparent.
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I'm in the camp of not encasing Gaia. I have rarely had any luck doing this and have ended up with an encased green transparent.
I'm camping with you Carolyn. After enough tries, I gave up and decided to be happy with how great it looks reduced.
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Old 2010-08-25, 11:20pm
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Angie.........beautiful round bead and great color.

Found a pic. of an encased Gaia lentil.
Just some hints of shimmer left and therfor the glass is too expensive.



But works better on thicker encased dots.



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Old 2010-08-25, 11:52pm
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Angie, you are too kind.

I think I made a goddess out of it once, but not encased. Let me look.


I think this is Gaia, isn't it? Maybe I'm thinking of encasing Miro? Now I'm not sure if this is Gaia or Miro. What do you think?

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Old 2010-08-26, 8:37am
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Thank you Elke! Clearly Gaia likes you as well. Even encased, it looks luscious.

Kevan, that is absolutely stunning. I haven't tried Miro so I don't know -- is it a Precision colour, or TAG, or...? Whatever it is, if it does that, I want some!
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Old 2010-08-26, 10:01pm
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I am having about a 50% success rate. I will post pics tomorrow when I get up.
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Old 2010-08-27, 3:53pm
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I think it's the heat after encasing that it doesn't care for. Triton is the only one that I can really super heat and not loose the metallic sheen.
If you are just using the clear to cover dots and you don't heat too much you might be ok.
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Old 2010-08-27, 7:14pm
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Mixed gaia with Tag Taxo. Not too complex..Sort of oceanic.
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Old 2010-08-27, 10:11pm
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Im using a hothead and my Gaia just looks apple green. Pretty though.Can I get the colors without oxy? Im very new to the silver glass.
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Old 2010-08-27, 11:34pm
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my next thing to try... looks like it is going to be ivory and gaia! Thank you both for sharing them!
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Old 2010-08-28, 6:35am
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Liquidjewel, I'm not sure how well it works on a hothead. Gaia is a reducing glass so really, the oxy shouldn't matter, so give it a shot.

While the Gaia is still warm, use something to cover the holes on your HH; some people use a thick leather glove, some people use foil. This will give a pure reduction flame. Slowly roll the bead through this flame and remove. Hopefully you'll get some reduction on it.
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Old 2010-08-29, 1:01am
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Well crap I busted the gorgeous bead I made with Gaia and Sangre.Gonna make more tomorrow on both the Cricket and my hothead and see what happens
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Old 2010-08-29, 9:59am
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I don't encase gaia either - I just reduce and leave it.



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Old 2010-08-29, 10:05am
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Pam, those are wonderful! I especially love the top one.
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Old 2010-08-29, 10:06am
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thanks Angie! I think I have to pull the gaia back out next time I'm out there, I'd forgotten about it!
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Old 2010-08-29, 10:13am
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Wow Pam! Love those, if you dont mind me asking what is the red color in your flowers on top and the stringer color on the one on bottom? They are absolutely gorgeous!!! The beads I mean...
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Old 2010-08-29, 10:18am
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I honestly don't know. I think the red one is a coral or maybe even poppy. the bottom yellow string I *think* is sunshine yellow. But it might not be as that usually goes orange, doesn't it. I don't think it's opal yellow...
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