Welcome to my website! At this site you will find beautiful lamp workjewelry, lamp work beads, and a list of my show dates.

What is lamp work jewelry you ask? Lampworking is the craft/art of makingglass beads by hand. Over two thousand years ago the Romans created thistechnique, using oil lamps to melt glass- hence the name lamp work.

Today, we use a little more technology, with a fixed oxygen - propane torch. Glassrods are heated to a temperature of 2000 degrees and then are shapedaround a metal rod to create the bead. This is a time consuming process ofsteady hand and precision. Glass tends to have a mind of its own! Sotaming it is a real accomplishment! Different colors of glass are thenadded to the base bead, to create the final product. Other elements that Iincorporate into my beads are fine silver, gold and copper, coloredenamels, reduction frits, and some semi- precious stones. The beads arethen kiln- annealed ( between 950 and 975 degrees Fahrenheit) this processstrengthens the bead, and makes them incredibly durable. Then each bead isinspected under a magnifier, and thoroughly cleaned.

I hope you like what you see, and chose to add some of my lovelies to yourcollection. And remember, I you don't see anything that strikes your fancy,I also do custom work! Just contact me via email.

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