Boro gallery August 12-19

[Venbead]

Looks like there hasn't been a boro gallery in a while. I'll be a total hog cause I was happy when my kiln opened today.
what's in your kiln?

[dogmaw]

My kiln contains what should be a wonderful piece (it is in my head) but actually looks like a big pile of crap. Yours are pretty!

[Venbead]

thanks Jo

[jana]

Here are my very first attempts at boro, thanks to Nagibeads for her generous gift:

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[Venbead]

very nice jana I like the green inplosion and the blue heart best

[jana]

Thank you....the "green" implostion is actually blue in person and I used Silver Dream or Silver Dance, something like that....I cannot remember what the blue heart is....I just got some of Mr. Smiley's shorts but they are not labeled, so I spent today smashing the ends into paddles so I can see what it will do in the flame....I have sooooo much to learn!

What colors are your hearts?

[glassdog]

Here are two of my latest. The green implosion is 2" tall and the pink one is right at two and a half inches long.
Thanks
Mike

[Mr. Smiley]

I might as well join in. :D

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[jana]

Brent,
I just love your hearts...one of these days I am going to own one, but it always seems like I just have to have this glass or that glass when I have extra money laying around!

Hmmmm....go figure!

Mike,
Stunning colors!

I have much to learn!

[AVCKimberly]

Beautiful work everyone!!

Here is a set from me from this week.

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I call them River Rocks

[pipyr]

Holy cow you guys are awesome! Here is my first contribution to a boro gallery...working on a minor with one 5 lpm oxy con:

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I can't wait to move to my new place and get back on tanked oxy with my new betta...but the minor and oxy con is working for now :)

[glassdog]

I love your creatures pipyr. They look a lot like squid, but I noticed in your auctions, you just called em creatures. What ever they are, I like em. Keep it up and I wanna see what you come up with when you get your tanks.
Thanks
Mike

[pipyr]

Wow, Mike, thanks so much!! You do an incredible job with your sculptures...I've been watching you :twisted: I've got more styles in the works...can't wait to get the tanks :D

I love your creatures pipyr. They look a lot like squid, but I noticed in your auctions, you just called em creatures. What ever they are, I like em. Keep it up and I wanna see what you come up with when you get your tanks.
Thanks
Mike

[Over the Moon]

Nice work everyone!

[e. mort]

Great stuff everyone.

Here is another "Love" pendant from Saturday.

[glassdog]

Love your Love Eric. I have been working on that for a while and havnt quit gotten there yet. Seeing yours though inspires me.
Thanks
Mike

[e. mort]

Hi Mike,

I have a box full of ones that didn't turn out well. Lately, when they don't, I just just rake them and turn them into hearts. :lol:

I tried to make a dog like one of yours last week, and it just looks like something that came out of the dog. :(

[e. mort]

This is my very first Boro Fishy. I used NS Blue Moon Fine Frit over clear. The eyes are GA Silver Strike 5, with dots of NS Onyx - I think. It is a little stiff looking, but overall I like the way it turned out.

Eric

[Ro]

great fish! is the love pendant tubing?
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[e. mort]

Nope, no tubing. I have tried to make some that way, but they haven't turned out very well. I also tried to do an open tube implosion the other day, but it fumed up the inside of the tube while I was imploding it, and looked really ugly when it was finished. I am going to continue working with the "bubble" type tube implosion though as you can get a lot more letters inside that way.

Eric

[pipyr]

Nice job on the fish, eric! I really need to get myself some frit!!

[Venbead]

frit?... did you say frit? I have frit!!!

[Over the Moon]

Oh Paula's got FABULOUS frit!

[Venbead]

;) thanks Val

[pipyr]

frit?... did you say frit? I have frit!!!

No! STOP!! LOL...I can't spend ANYTHING until I sell a few more pieces...I just recently got an electroforming set-up, see?

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I REALLY want some of your frit, paula, (believe me, I've been drooling!) but I'm just gonna have to wait! Do your colors still work well together without being encased? Most of my work is surface and I'd love to see those pretty colors sandblasted! :D

[Venbead]

most of them work great without encasement, Marmalaide skies is one I think should be encased but I'd love to see the others on your creatures!

[boroburner]

Im liking those critters pipyr. Very cool
heres a pair of goblets, a wedding peresnt for some friends

[suzanne]

and here is my humble offering...been playing with the shorts I won from Nagibeads, some really REALLY cool stuff in that box!

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Suzanne

[FlameDancer]

Ooooh Suzanne...those colors rock girl! That pink is to die for:) Great job.