Lampwork Tutorial: Silver Glass Striking, Reducing & Encasing Secrets

[@Yargo73]

thank you! beautiful and interesting useful video! I am only a clayer (I love glass work) but thanks for speaking about learning and breaking rules...every artist should hear these!

[@PatsyEvins]

Coming from a fine art background, I love sharing my art knowledge with others. In all my tutorials I teach not only my art knowledge but how to go within and listen to you spirit. It is the surest path for one to tap into your creative genius. :)

[@constancebrosnan3013]

I really enjoyed that I am trying to learn that reducing thing, I am learning all of it but I love the silver glasses, right now I am just using a hot head torch and map gas I am hooked....lol

[@PatsyEvins]

Constance, you will get a totally different effect with a hothead. Hotheads produce a lot of reduction or soot on the bead. I started with a hothead. In fact, each torch you use will produce a different look. I have a minor burner that gets more reduction than my mini cc burner. This demo was with my min cc. Explore, observe and take notes. :)

[@PatsyEvins]

Hi Katja, glad you're enjoying my video! The silver glass was Nyx by Double Helix that I pulled into a stringer.:)

[@acrylic.paint-pour.clogger]

A great video.... loved your relaxed approach to lampwork -- i.e. learn the rules then break them. What kind of colours did you get with the encased Terra Nova 2. It was hard difficult to see. I'm back to lampwork, after a 2 year hiatus, and am looking for more info on the Double Helix galsses.... I shall sign up for your blog also. Thanks for sharing your info. Gail

[@PatsyEvins]

Gail, I love Terra Nova 2. You can get a rainbow of colors depending on how long you heat it, how many times you heat and cool it, how hot you heat it, where in the flame you heat it. Too long playing in a medium hot flame will get you browns and tans. If you don't like that, super heat it till it's molten and gooey, cool out of the flame and than slowly heat and you should have vivid rainbow colors again. I've been on a hiatus too for about 2 years helping to start an art league in my town and working with young school children and art. It's just a travesty for public schools to drop art!

[@ekoocma]

Very nice, I hope to get to that level eventually.

[@PatsyEvins]

It just takes making lots and lots of beads! Never give up! :)

[@kristinakulberg1703]

You make it look like such fun

[@asaltonji]

Ms.Patsy you are awesome,can you do a video on how to make the doughnut shape beads, that...from a side profile have a star inside of them like cut star fruit?and then the big clear part over it? :D

[@PatsyEvins]

Andrew... can you post a photo?... not sure what you mean.

[@sidd5938]

Thank you. Always been a rule breaker Lol. Best advise ever!

[@PatsyEvins]

Rules are constantly changing...following your heart always leads you down the best path for you! :)

[@temptationusa1612]

Thank you! I learned a lot!!!

[@PatsyEvins]

So glad!! :)

[@nam3263]

Hello Patsy, what is the trick to putting the bead release on in the middle of the mandrel? Just dipping the whole thing in and then wiping the sides?

[@PatsyEvins]

Nam, just dip one end of the mandrel in a water bottle filled with bead release up to where you want the bead release to start...slowly pull out...then remove the unwanted bead release by wiping down to the end of the mandrel with your fingers. A little messy but oh-so worth it. I usually do a bunch at a time.

[@nam3263]

Hi Patsy, Thanks very much for your reply. Regards

[@PatsyEvins]

[Video] + Blog post...How to strike, reduce and encase all on one bead! Be sure to check out my blog post for more tips! patsyevinsstudio.com/double-helix-glass-striking-reducing-encasing/

[@erikpeterson4546]

"I love that word smash. I don't know if it's a word but here in texas it's a word."

[@PatsyEvins]

Smash really expresses the action perfectly. Can't you just f-e-e-l it? I think it's a yummy, fun word to say! LOL!

[@kristinakulberg1703]

Fabulous

[@choschiba]

which "silver glass" did you exactly use at minute 5:06 ?

[@davefawver3639]

Are you using soft glass or borosilicate?

[@PatsyEvins]

Hi Dave, I'm using soft glass, Double Helix. Thanks for watching.