New Glass - Dig it

[Fruitbat]

Not a collector but I found this piece at my local shop and it stood out.

 

[DSB65]

Looks good......

 

[Metasynth]

Pretty ill......

 

[VLRD.Kush]

I fckin love it. Never seen a sandblasted piece like that

 

[Fruitbat]

Me too. That's what drew me to it. It reminds me of old Art Nouveau glass. I love the colors and subtle pin-stripping.

I wish I could remember the woman's name who makes them. There were three pieces of hers next to each other. Each one was
lovely.

 

[dirtsurfr]

Nice piece, is it easy to clean?

 

[researchkitty]

Thats super clean! Really nice work, nice pickup!

 

[Fruitbat]

@ResearchKitty - Thanks! Yeah, I really like her work. I guess she was a leatherworker or something so she comes at it from a slightly different perspective.

@dirtsurfr - I haven't cleaned it yet so dunno if it is easy or not (I'm a pretty light toker). Generally I just plop mine in boiling water and bingo...clean. I imagine this one will be the same.

 

[researchkitty]

It should be super easy to clean! A little iso will go a long way. The texture is from the removal of glass, not the addition of a layer, so you wont be "rubbing away" all the beauty of that piece. Clean it and treat it like any other!

 

[dirtsurfr]

Looks like they just sand blasted it, I like the texture.
What do you have going researchkitty

 

[researchkitty]

Looks like they just sand blasted it, I like the texture.
What do you have going researchkitty

Sand Blasted it is indeed! Of course, its not "sand" really, though, its aluminum oxide.

What do you mean what do I have going? I got lost there.

 

[dirtsurfr]

I like to see whatspoons you have done, some day I'll get me one.

 

[Fruitbat]

Well...I couldn't resist and picked up another piece by the same person. Her name is Zara...you can find her other work on GrassCity and Everyonedoesit.

 

[VLRD.Kush]

Definitely some neat work. Is it fumed or just colored glass?

 

[researchkitty]

Definitely some neat work. Is it fumed or just colored glass?

That is "hand made" Serendipity (Northstar Amber Purple over Northstar Star White), with white dots, then sandblasted. Since Amber Purple *is* a striking color (aka has metals in it!), the piece will fume itself inside and out while you make it. You'll notice a lot of my oil dome / slide have "fumey" looking joints, thats all the metal in the color vaporizing out and hitting the warm joint and sticking! The reason we know its hand made Serendipity versus pre-made crucible double dipped tube is because of the lines down it. Dipped tube wont have the lines, vac stac tube will.

 

[Gastanker]

Very very pretty pipes.

 

[Fruitbat]

Thanks for the breakdown RK. Good to know.