Showing posts with label vetrofond. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vetrofond. Show all posts

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Our New Glass Creations!!

African Baobab Tree Bead (Front view)
Lampwork focal or pendant bead
featuring an intricate African Baobab tree
design on front and back.
Italian Effetre and Vetrofond glass.
Decorated with stringer, dot work, and marvering.

Quince Fruit Tree Blossom Bead Set
Lampwork branches
of beautiful fruit tree blossoms on a soft backdrop.
Italian Effetre and Vetrofond glass.
Decorated with stringer, dot work, and marvering.

Island Medicine Man Mask Lampwork Bead Set
A fun and intriguing face mask focal or pendant bead
with matching complimentary beads.

Italian Effetre and Vetrofond glass.
Designed by marvering, masking, stringer, and dot work.



Poison Arrow Dart Frog and Baby Tadpole Lampwork Pendant
A glass sculpture pendant of a poison arrow dart frog
carrying her young tadpole.

The base leaf is Italian Effetre petroleum green,
pea green, and light transparent teal,
and decorated with Italian Vetrofond pale blue transparent rain drops.

The frog is a combination of discontinued
US ASK scarlet dreams and Vetrofond black.
The tadpole is Effetre intense black.

This sculpted piece was inspired by:
Anny's Pal's flickr photograph "Poison Dart Frog CostaRica"

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Fun & Fanciful Creature Pendants!!!


Charlie Chameleon Lampwork Focal


On a cylinder of Italian Vetrofond Ivory creme and Italian Efftre Periwinkle blue-purple, decorated with a branch and petroleum green leaves, this yellow, brown, and turquoise spotted Nile green chameleon lizard with conical eyes sits patiently awaiting a snack.









For a beautiful necklace, turn Charlie into a beautiful focal and combine with our Cream and Periwinkle bead set listing.



Freddie Frog Silvered Lampwork Focal


On a cone of Italian Vetrofond Ivory creme and Ochre green-yellow glass with Effetre Petroleum Green lily pad designs, this Black spotted, Silvered Ivory frog with beautiful green toes sits awaiting a snack.









For a beautiful necklace, turn Freddy into a beautiful focal and combine with our Cream and Ochre bead set listing.







Sammy Salamander Lampwork Focal



On a cylinder of swirled Italian Effetre Bright Red, Petroleum Green, and Dark Blue Cobalt Transparent, this Coral spotted Black Salamander lizard with green eyes sits patiently awaiting a snack.









For a beautiful necklace, turn Sammy into a beautiful focal and combine with our Green and Red swirled bead set listing.

Monday, June 30, 2008

Nudibranch Lampwork Pendant Gallery 1




The first lampwork nudibranch in this sculpture pendant series is a blended base of silvered Vetrofond Dark Ivory, Vetrofond Dark Avocado Marble odd, Effetre Red Roof Tile, and Effetre Light Amber.

The nudibranch is made of Vetrofond Black with Effetre Intense Black and Effetre Clear, and detailed with stringer of Effetre White encased in Effetre Dark Aqua tranparent, and twistie of Effetre Intense black, Effetre Dark Turquoise, and Effetre Clear.

The coral is Effetre Dark Red and Vetrofond Bloody Mary odd, and the sea squirts are Effetre Light Green Transparent with Effetre Grass Green Opalino centers, and Effetre Petroleum Green highlights.

Inspired by Anthony Wooldridge's "Nudibranch 3" Photo.






The second nudibranch in this lampwork pendant series is on a blended base of silvered Vetrofond Dark Ivory, Vetrofond Orange Dreamsicle odd, Effetre Red Roof Tile, Effetre Light Amber, and Vetrofond Bloody Mary odd.

The nudibranch is Vetrofond Black and Effetre Intense Black, with custom mixed accent glass.

The red coral is Effetre Dark Red and Vetrofond Bloody Mary odd. The yellow coral is Effetre Light Yellow. The Anenomes are Effetre White with Effetre Dark Teal Transparent accents.

This lampwork sculpture was inspired by gt60k's photo "Nudibranchs".






The third nudibranch in this lampwork pendant series is on a blended base of silvered Vetrofond Dark Ivory, Vetrofond Mighty Azuritey odd, Effetre Gray, Effetre Intense Black, Vetrofond Lime Sweet odd, and Vetrofond Smoke Rings odd.

The nudibranch is Effetre Anise White and Effetre White, with Effetre Orange, Effetre Transparent, and Vetrofond Red Transparent accent stringer.

The red coral is Effetre Dark Red and Effetre Light Yellow, and Effetre Transparent. The blue anenome is Effetre Pale Blue Transparent, Effetre Cobalt Transparent, and Effetre Cobalt twistie. The sea squirts are Effetre Petroleum Green and Effetre Dark Cobalt.

This lampwork sculpture was inspired by Colin Zylka's photo "Nudibranchs, Lembeh Straits, Indonesia".

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Copper and Lampwork Jewelry Gallery



A Sunny Day on a Greek Isle Necklace

This first piece features Italian Vetrofond lampwork beads and Czech glass beads on custom worked copper links. The soft colors of the beads accent the delicate appearance of this 22in. necklace. Colors include Lichen, Smoke Rings, and Bloody Mary.




Splashes of Pink on a Blue Day Bracelet (front)

This bracelet is a playful and eyecatching combination of bright Rubino pink and Pajama blue lampwork beads on custom copper work. Eyecatching fun for casual day and evening wear. The lampwork is Italian Effetre and Vetrofond using encasing, plunged bubbles, and stacked-dot work.

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Welcome to Hawley Studios!!

This is the place where imagination and fire collide! Wherever our imagination and creativity take us, that is where we go! The sky is the limit......

20 years together has caused this married couple to play with fire, hammer and grind metal, and design guns and knives! LOL!! Welcome to our world of marital bliss!!

Enter in to experience creations of glass, polymer, silver, metal... whatever we can get our hands on! :D

Hawley Studios is family owned. We specialize in lampworking, fusing, slumping, jewelry, metal work, custom knife making, and custom gunsmithing.

Proud Members of:

* Etsy Christian Artists Street Team (CAST)
* Creative Glass Guild of Esty (CGGE)
* Etsy Lampwork Etc. Street Team (LEST)
* Self Representing Artists- lampworking (SRA #H109)

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