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A Dichroic LIghtning Bead Demo with Patricia Frantz

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:59:55 -0400

Some folks are a bit intimidated by working with dichro. Don’t be! Pat Frantz gives clear and concise tips on how to succeed and add sparkle to your work. In this video tutorial Pat shows you how to create her lightning tabular, which combines dichroic and goldstone.

One of the things I notice about the way Pat works is that she keeps things relatively cool. This allows her to maintain control over the process.

This is an excerpt from our “Making Dichroic Beads” DVD. In addition to the Lightning Tab, in this DVD she also demonstrates the fabrication of:
A Basic Dichroic Bead
2-Tone Bicone Bead
Patchwork Bead
Twisted Melon Drop Bead
Psychedelic Core Pattern Bead
Multi-Colored Watercolor Bead
Black Cherry Bicone Bead

So if you’d like to learn more on how to have fun with dichro, get the DVD!
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Pati Walton Makes a Turtle Button

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:12:53 -0500

Here’s your opportunity to see Pati Walton at work. She’s making a turtle button with a metal shank. I love glass buttons, and I hope you will too!

This demo is an excerpt from our DVD “The Aquarium Bead”. After making an amazing miniature marine scene, she decided to add in this short button demo.

Hope you like it!

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Phenomenal Dichro Fish with Milon

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:03:35 -0500

Using tubing encasement and a strip of dichro, Milon Townsend demonstrates a great way to fabricate flameworked fish. A colored glass rod is popped into a small clear tube. They are melted together, and then the dichroic strip is applied on top of the tubing. This protects reactive colors from the heat of the flame so that consistent color is maintained throughout the piece. This little lesson is an excerpt from our very first video, "Teamwork, Technology & Scale". To this day, I still think that this DVD illustrates the largest variety of techniques, as well as letting you get to know the artist himself.

If you would like to purchase the DVD, it's available on Milon's site: www.thebluemoonpress.com or you can get it from me at www.firelady.com.

john Olson Makes an Inside-Out Bead

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:09:51 -0500

Inside-Out beads are created with boro tubing, fuming, and interior decoration. Artist John Olson creates a surrealistic and unique bead. This demo was filmed at the ISGB Gathering in Lowell, Mass. It's an excerpt from the DVD "The Gathering: Highlights in Glass Beadmaking", which can be purchased at http://www.firelady.com.

To see more of John's work, go to: http://patiwalton.com/pages/johnsgallery.php. To find out more about the ISGB (International Society of Glass Beadmakers) go to:
http://www.isgb.org

Heather Trimlett Makes a Fancy Ribbon Cane

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:52:35 -0500

Heather Trimlett demonstrates how to make a fancy ribbon cane. You'll see how she plans and creates a beautiful twisted cane created with Italian soft glass rods, and encased with hand-pulled Lauscha clear. Filmed in Lowell, Mass. at the ISGB Gathering.

This is an excerpt from "The Gathering: Highlights in Glass Beadmaking" DVD. Want to see more? The DVD is for sale at www.firelady.com. $5 from every sale is donated to the International Society of Glass Beadmakers. If you want to learn more about the ISGB, go to www.isgb.org. You can find Heather's finished artwork at: www.heathertrimlett.com..

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Sugarplum Slideshow

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:42:13 -0500

I could never put all of the ornaments that we received up on the website! Many of them are sold only in our Christmas Ornament Assortments and can’t be purchased individually. Here’s a little “Sugarplum Slideshow” to give you a small sampling of some of the 2009 Haberland Collection.

These ornaments are IN STOCK NOW and READY TO SHIP!

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Christmas Ornament Demo, Old World Style

Wed, 9 Dec 2009 12:57:16 -0500

I made this one-minute demo movie as kind of a “Merry Christmas” movie for my customers...but it showed so much technique in such a short time that I decided it had a place in our “Movies” blog.

Here you’ll see Michael Haberland, ornament maker extraordinaire, creating one of his “Wise Old Owls”.

First, he heats a bit of tubing, then blows into a two-part mold. After the ornament has cooled, it is hand silvered, using silver nitrate and a reducing agent, which are combined to precipitate silver onto the inner wall of the ornament. This is the same way mirror is made.

We love to support Michael in his efforts to carry on the centuries old Lauschan ornament style.

See more of his work at: http://www.firelady.com/products.asp?cat=15

How to Work Oxidizing & Reducing Borosilicate Colors

Wed, 3 Jun 2009 17:49:29 -0400

Want to take the mystery out of working with boro? Milon Townsend shares his expertise, simplifying the process for you.

Using Northstar’s “Aurora”, in this tutorial Milon illustrates the different color effects which can be created by simply changing the atmosphere of your torch flame.

This is an excerpt from “An Introduction to Using Borocolour”, which is the first DVD in our “Focus on Flamework Series”. If you want to learn more, you might benefit from purchasing the DVD. Here, Milon will show you how to categorize boro colors so that you'll recognize which colors are affected by temperature and flame setting, which need encasing, etc. You'll develop your own working methods based on his insights. In a short time you'll be able to repeat and control the color effects that make working Northstar Borocolour so rewarding.

DVD comes with a FREE 16 page booklet!

Enjoy this Mini Movie!

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Gold Fuming Tutorial Now Available in RUSSIAN!

Thu, 9 Apr 2009 14:36:34 -0400

When Lisa St. Martin & I were made aware that there was a core community of beadmakers in Russia, and that they were searching in vain for educational and tutorial information in their native tongue....we decided to take the matter to heart and remedy the situation tout de suite. And so we did!

We engaged Ms. Reghina Allen, a Russian beadmaker residing in the States, to do some translation work for us. Also voiceover.

We recorded a phone conversation where she read the Russian translation of our existing gold fuming tutorial, and then I re-edited the segment, and added some Russian style music in there as well. In addition, she and Lisa are working on another, written tutorial.

So hail, Mother Russia!
And without further ado....listen to it in Russian. It sounds so cool!

Shane Fero/fire In Flight/Intro by Paul Stankard tutorial on Pulling points

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:06:21 -0400

Shane Fero is a mystical man of fire, and a flameworking legend!

We are proud to announce the release of our newest DVD, “Fire in Flight” which features Shane and the creation of a surrealistic yellow finch.

This movie snippet is a short excerpt from the DVD. It begins with an insightful introduction by Paul Stankard, who shares his thoughts on Shane and his generous contributions to the glass community, including his long-term stint as the President of the Glass Art Society, as well as his unselfish involvement with the Penland School of Crafts.

You’ll see a broad variety of Shane’s work, and then enjoy a short tutorial on how to pull good points, an essential skill for blown work.

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See the work of SHANE FERO
See the work of PAUL STANKARD

Tiger Shark Demo

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:59:43 -0500

I wish they hadn’t discontinued the Tiger Shark, it’s a great torch. And there’s only ONE LEFT....It’s not up on the website.....if you want it, you’ll have to email me!

Here’s a tutorial of The Tiger Shark in action!

Shows many different flame settings and what they should be used for. Neutral, oxidizing flame, good lip wrap setting, settings for tubing, etc.

Great tutorial by Micah Evans. Lucky folks in Austin! They’ve got him now.
Micah.....Miami misses you, dammit!

Play With Silver Clay: Chinese Lantern Tutorial

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:57:37 -0500

Silver clay is an excellent addition to your repertoire! Combining dichroic, fused or flameworked elements with silver clay is a natural marriage. In this excerpt from our “Exploring Art Clay Silver” DVD, you’ll learn how to make a filigree Chinese Lantern. It’s just the beginning! The full DVD also includes a dichroic fused pendant, braided ring, and leaf pendant.

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Bethlehem Barracuda

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:27:08 -0500

The Barracuda is by far my favorite torch. It’s so playful and powerful....a real tugboat of a torch. It’s just unstoppable. It’s versatility is legend and you get a lot of bang for the buck. Here’s a short movie that illustrates a few torch settings for some of the more common types of projects.

Truthfully, this torch can make some rather hefty items, and my demonstrators were making more diminutive work. I wish I had some footage that shows it’s large end capabilities. Still, you’ll get some good ideas as to what kind of settings to use on this torch. By the way, it’s preferred line pressures are 5 lb. gas & 20 lb. tanked oxygen. You can get by on two concentrators as well. And like all Bethlehem’s, you shouldn’t be hearing a loud torch hiss. These torches are QUIET when the flame is properly mixed. If you hear major hiss......turn down your oxygen and save yourself some money!

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