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The process of glass bead making also known as Lampworked beads, involves a torch, a mandrel, glass rods, various shaping tools, a kiln and an artist that is not flame shy. I use a Nortel Major Burner torch when making Boro glass beads and sculptures and a Carlile Mini CC torch when using soft glass such as Effetre (Moretti), Vetrofond (Murano) and Lausha glass rods, a Sundance made multi parts kiln, with a programmable digital controller connected to it. My beads are placed into the kiln as soon as I finish making them. They are annealed for a minimum of 1 hour after the last bead of the day is finished. Annealing makes the glass bead more resistant to impact, by stabilizing the molecules in the glass. Once the beads are removed from the mandrels, they are cleaned, reamed to eliminate any sharp edges and inspected for any flaws. I enjoy making any style of beads but beads made using glass reaction
that gives a very organic look and florals are my favorites.
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