WOW - those are gorgeous turle and urchin collaborations, Wicked! And your work is always impressive, Hagstrom.
I've been practicing my boro and trying to figure out this whole "striking" concept. These aren't the best examples of my colour progress but I wanted to share this design since I really love it!
It's based on a variety of inspiration from making "glasswing" flutter beads in soft glass, then making a similar toggle in boro for a lady who decorates purses. I then forgot about it for about a year until I saw a singer with a crescent of contrasting undershirt showing at her neckline and thought how awesome that would look as a necklace. It reminded me of some kind of historical neckwear but I couldn't remember what until I did an internet search. Then I found it: a gorget, a piece of medieval plate armour for the neck that gradually became more of a decorative rank marking and eventually a trade item in the New World.
I thought that glass would be an interesting medium for "armour", and these are some of the results thus far!
Aurora Gorget
Blue Gorget
Amber Gorget
Currents Gorget
