Glass Jellyfish Pendants

[GlassPeace]

Hi everyone! Amir (my partner in life and glass) made some jellyfish pendants I wanted to share with community.
These guys are pretty big! About 60mm long (including the loop) and 25mm wide.
They're made on a oxygen and propane torch using tubes and rods of borosilicate glass. They take about 30 minutes from start to finish, then are set a kiln to cool slowly. If anyone has any questions about how they are made, feel free!

[Puppy_girl]

wow, those are all so pretty!!

[KharmicCurse]

Those are gorgeous! I especially like the second one, with the intertwined tentacles.

[waterbaby]

So beautiful -- and I love how he's made it look like there's water inside!

[mrsflibble]

WANT,

[craftylittlemonkey]

LOVE the swirly tentacled one, very nice!

[GlassPeace]

Thanks everyone!

[dreadfullydivine]

Beautful! The look as if they are suspended in a drop of water.

[lylacfey]

Breathtaking beautiful. I literally gasped when I saw them. I don't have a favorite. I love them all.

[HSG]

The thing that gets me about these is the amount of colors in them. So pretty.

[EZELWire]

They're all so amazing!

[chattyKathi]

I never knew Jellyfish could be so beautiful!

[mermaiderin]

so beautiful! jellyfish are one of my favorite animals.

[MissingWillow]

Wow... just beautiful!

[sarahj2001]

Wow!  These are really pretty

[Phizzychick]

Wow! They are all so pretty! I love that they really look like they're just swishing along in there.

[yoopidou]

Great job.

There is a place on Maui were they make glass jellyfishes but much bigger( about 20 cm, 10 inches) but they don't have these beautiful colors. I'm not a big fan of real jelly fishes but I like the 3D aspect and the colors of these art pieces.

[yoopidou]

This convinces me I have to switch from soft glass to borosilicate. Borosilicate seems to allow to work on bigger pieces without constantly maintaining the heat to avoid thermal breaks. Would my oxygen-propan with a head about 1/2 inch size be enough? Any advice would be welcome( books, websites, tutorials, web store...). Thanks.

[GlassPeace]

Hi,

For borosilicate you need a really hot flame, the hotter the better.  The boro glass does give you more time to work between heats, but it is still really important to keep it nice and hot so it doesn't crack. I would suggest getting your hands on the "contemporary lampworking" book set if you can. Some good websites to check out are www.lampworktutoria ls.com , www.lampworketc.com, the flow magazine has some free tutorials on their website.  There are other forums as well, the melting pot is a good one.  If you browse around those sites there'll be some good stuff to get you started.  We've made a couple tutorials, one for our flower pendants on www.glassflowerpend ants.com and if you look on our website http://www.glasspeace.com/glass-pendants/glass-mushroom-pendants  there's a link there to a video I made on how to make a glass mushroom bead.  Youtube is also good to browse around for tutorials.  Good luck with the boro, if you've got any more questions let us know!

Peace,

Amir Shawn

[yoopidou]

Thank you so much for all the information. You're the best and the most helpful!

[madhatterdesign]

Wow, these are amazing.

[speedingpullet]

Beautiful work!

I wish I had the setup for boro.... {wistful sigh}.

I guess for the moment I'll have to carry on with soda lime! One day....

[mthrasher138]

So pretty!

[talented20]

wow they are sooooooooo pretty i loved them
just like a real jellyfish imprisoned in glass

[Bendog]

These are incredible - very pretty and each one unique. I love them all.

[Craftica]

Love them. I love glass, it is like 'caught light'.

[HSG]

Love them. I love glass, it is like 'caught light'.

That is such a great way to describe glass.

[foreverandalways]

Gorgeous! These really make me want to branch out from fused glass into other areas of glasswork!