Ahem. Sorry, that's the sound of me getting back into lampworking. Thanks to the lovely June of Beaujolais Beads I had my first play with the torch for around 6-8 months, as well as a go with some presses. It's really strange but my first beads after the break weren't absolutely hideous - you'd definitely recognize them as beads, albeit plain ones - but the session I did solo right after that I produced some strange undersea creatures, and wads of chewing gum on mandrels. After a few hours of cursing the torch I went back to it in the evening (it's easier to see the flame) and finally made one or two beads that I'm pleased with (in the sense that at least they're not hideous *G*). Why yes, I do have a picture:
And because I'm determined to take you on every step of my lampworking journey (STOP RUNNING AWAY) here is the undersea creature I made (totally on purpose of course):
I love the undersea bead, and the others are impressively round! I'd still love to try lampworking, but I suppose those perfect beads in my head will always stay that way instead of the bead poo I'd be bound to create! :)
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