Go Ducks!

I am pleased to offer you Oregon Duck fans a stylish way to show your team pride.....one of a kind lampwork earrings in your team colors. Earrings feature sterling silver findings and glass manufactured by Bullseye Glass in Portland, then torched by me in my garage studio.

Please email me at latenightlampworks@gmail.com if you are interested.

Silvered beads for December

These beads all were made using silver leaf. I used silvered glass to make dots, bumps or stripes on black or brown beads.

Christmas Earrings and Pendants

Here are my Christmas beads for this year. I am enjoying making the snowballs, each is just a little different and they really catch the light and sparkle.

November 21st Scappoose Dance Team Competition

I will be a vendor at the Scappoose High School Dance Team Competition. I will be featuring earrings and cell phone charms crafted with my hand-torched beads designed in school colors. I can custom make any color combinations!

SUSHI!

Ok- I had too much fun making these. The yellow is my daughter's favorite-tamago. The reddish would be one of my favorites-tuna. I think I will be making some California Rolls next!

Bracelets

I have fun doing a series of beads on a color scheme. Sometimes I just string them on stretchy beading cord with a few spacers or swarovski crystals between them.

Pendants

Here are some pendants. I have fun making focal beads for pendants. I don't have to worry about making a match like with earring pairs.

Halloween Beads

Here are some designs for Halloween.

What is lampworking?

Lampworking is a style of glassworking. I begin with glass rods made by Bullseye Glass located in Portland. I melt the rods in a flame from my oxygen/propane torch. When the glass becomes molten, like thick honey, I wrap it around steel mandrels. Then I shape them in the flame of the torch. Sometimes I think it feels like melting a marshmallow in a campfire. Then when the bead is just right, I put it in a digitally controlled kiln that anneals them overnight. Annealing is the process of slowly cooling glass that has been worked with so that it will be durable. In the morning I check my creations...it is always fun to see how they look.