First, my favorite new color combinations...
Cranberry and greens
Shades of blue, aqua, and plum
Four or five shades of green
Cranberry, orange, and gold
I also started playing with larger designs, to fill up my new kiln. These are a bit over 6" across. First I tried using 1/2" strips...
Deep cobalt and aqua
Deep cranberry with grape streaks
Then I started seeing what I could do with the thinnest strips I could cut, almost down to 1/4". It took a couple tries and I had to change my firing program to get good solid joins, but I finally got what I was shooting for...
Aqua, lime green, and 2 shades of pale blue
Orange streaky glass with rich yellow.
These new radiant stars take a lot longer to cut and I used up a lot more bandaids, but I love the look. I also worked with pale tints of glass for the first time, and found that the paler pieces work really well in dim light situations, either very shady outside, against dark backgrounds, or even inside a dimly lit room. The pale tints, which would wash out in bright light, show up wonderfully in shade or shadow.
I'll have all these pieces and more at Estacada on Saturday, from 10am to 4pm. I'll also have a selection of prints and paintings and photo cards.
I hope to see you there!
