Showing posts with label flamework. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flamework. Show all posts

Friday, April 5, 2013

The Art of Recycling

Please let me introduce you to Ivan Bestari Minar Pradipta - Glass Artist from Indonesia


Recycled glass flameworking became my style, became my way to express my mind and what I felt, to transfer my imagination within process of metamorphic from waste into artwork in the burning flame.

gallery at glassartist.org [link]
Facebook page [link]

Current Residence: Jogja, Indonesia

 

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Axolotl Pendant - commissioned work



flameworked softglass

This axolotl pendant is one of my commissions, but if you have fallen in love with this little cutie, you can here also take a commission and tell me what color (it can have more than one mixed and marbleized in body and plants) you would like. So you will get your stunning OoAK jewelry.

length of pendant: 1.97 - 2.36 inches

Etsy-Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CaraMagicGlass
Blog: http://magic-glassart.blogspot.de/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Chrom3oxid

 

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Giveaway - March 2013

This month you will have the opportunity to win one of these amazing little horses as a commission in your favorite colors and style:



All you have to do, is to visit my facebook fanpage and share this photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=549373011751337&set=a.549372845084687.1073741828.113426478679328&type=1&theater or, in case you don´t use facebook, share this post on your own blog or social media and in either case, please leave a comment, so that I can keep track on who shared.

On March 31, 2013, I will take all your names in a jar and pick a winner.
The winner will get one of these little horse pendants as a commission or a voucher of similiar value for my shop.



Thank you all ♥ and good luck
Glasmagie  

If you  want to commission one straight away, please visit my Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/listing/126692129/flameworked-glass-horse-pendant?

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Flameworking a Flower - Step by Step Tutorial

The Glass Horse Pendant Tutorial




I love to create this very litte horse pendants but they are a formidable challenge
and so I am able to do not more than one or two of them on one day. Then I have to go back to other sculptures and figurines because my eyes are to tired then for a third.

I will list some of my recently created horse pendants within the next days, but if you have fallen in love with these little beauties, you can here also take a commission and tell me what color (it can have more than one mixed and marbleized in body and mane) or what posture it shall have (in this case, please send me a photo). So you will get your stunning OoAK jewelry.

Please note this:
Glass can break but normally not while you wear it, because ist ist not nearly as fragile as it seems and your soft skin will also protect it. But it will not resist falling on hard ground or any grinding (so please keep it seperate from stone- and metalljewelry.

If you keep this in mind, your little horse has a very good prospect of getting very, very old.

length of pendant: 0.7 - 1 inches (nostrils to tip of the tail)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/126692129/flameworked-glass-horse-pendant?

Saturday, March 2, 2013

How to make a Dinosaur - Video Tutorial



I am working on some new tutorials but I lack some equipment. My videos so far are made with a canon powershot camera and are not nearly as detailed as I wish them to be. I will upload here what I have done so far and if you are interessted in helping me, I would appreciate a little donation for some better equipment and more time on this subject, like written tutorials and undertitles in the videos.

Please contact me if you have any questions on "how to do flamework". I will answer. :-)

Unicorn of the Sea


The Unicorn of the Sea is a new Pendant from my  - Underwater Love -  Series. Since I am back on Etsy again, you will find some more of these from time to time within the next few weeks.

Tutorials

I am working on some new tutorials but I lack some equipment. My videos so far are made with a canon powershot camera and are not nearly as detailed as I wish them to be. I will upload here what I have done so far and if you are interessted in helping me, I would appreciate a little donation for some better equipment and more time on this subject, like written tutorials and undertitles in the videos.

Please contact me if you have any questions on "how to do flamework". I will answer. :-)
And here we go....









Monday, June 14, 2010

And this will be your next task for the June - Giveaway

Hello my friends. I am sorry I let you wait. 

But I was so tired for the last days and there is always so much to do... You choose one of my favourites, the little Dragon under the Leave. Its not only a special love I feel for this one, there is a special story too. But before I will tell you, there is a new challenge to enter and one little Dragon to win.



Challenge: 
Write a story or a poem, make a sculpture, paint a picture or leave a comment, saying what you would do, if you where a dragon for one day...

Have fun and post it here. 
If you choose a picture or a sculpture, send it please to Glasmagie@gmx.com. I will load it up for you.
The challenge ends ad midnight on June 30th. Then you all can vote for the winning post till the 10th of July.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Fairytale Earrings made of Glass - get them for free!


Do you love them as much as I do? 
For a short time, you can get a pair for free when you buy anything from my shop. 
All you have to do is to post in this thread: 
after your shopping.


Sunday, May 23, 2010

Vote for Wormy´s best Story!

On a rainy sunday on may 9th, Wormy asked his fans to write him a story, people would love, so he shall never be a nobody again. Here are the contributions. Till May 31th you can vote for your favourite. The winner will get these unique handcrafted glass pendant with silverchain, one of the Voters the next feature on this blog for his/her website, blog, shop or whatever he/she choose and Wormy his forever home to live. :-)



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Sherrie:

I am a worm. Everyone thinks worms are gross, but I am here to tell you it just isn't so! Worms are very hardworking and noble creatures - Just think! Without worms, water wouldn't drain from the fields, rotten plants and animals wouldn't decompose.. And, I make sure your apples are the very best by testing them before you even buy them!
I am a very smart worm, too! I have two brains. Think thats crazy? Earthworms are the most loving creatures on Earth! Know why? They have five hearts!
Even though you think I am slimy and gross, I am wonderful, necessary, and fascinating.

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happyfox

Once I lived life as a free worm, leaving my casts upon lawns across the land, until that fateful day. It was very early - the best times for worms, as you well know - when I slithered forth, only to be snatched up by a shimmering blue dragon. I was carried across the forests and castles of Germany to be deposited unceremoniously on a workbench. "Ah, another a fine specimen," came that cold, crystal voice, and here I am, forever entombed in my inedible apple.

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Jen

This article is printed with permission from Worm's Life magazine:


THE EARLY WORM GETS THE APPLE


With the worm estate market booming, it can be heartwrenching when your bid isn't accepted by a seller. Not so in this case. Earl Y. Worm is one of the happiest Earthworms around.

Earl's been trying to find himself a new home for months now. Tired of living in his Mom and Dad's small 2 bedroom dirt condo, he wanted to do the adult thing and buy his own home. Renting was not something he wanted to do. "I told my parents that I wanted to be my own worm but wanted the responsibility of owning my own place.", Earl told Worm's Life.

With the help of one of the area's most prominent worm estate agents, Inch W. Orm, Earl was able to make his dream come true. "This apple had only been on the market for maybe 15 minutes when I got in touch with Earl. We were very lucky.", Mr. Orm explained. "This market is crazy and for a single worm trying to buy a home, it's not easy let me tell you."

In this case, the "Early Worm" got the Apple. Earl, with Mr. Orm's help, put up an offer that can only be described as amazing. Since the Apple has not gone to settlement at the time of this article being written, we cannot give all of the details. But, let's just say that this Apple is still on the tree and is going to stay there, in great condition, for a long long time. "Of course, there's always the chance of human destruction, but I've got good insurance coverage if that happens. I'm the happiest worm around!" Yes, Earl Y.Worm, you are the happest worm around.

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A Clockwork Porridge

Hello. My name is wormy. I am 62 years old, but I look 4 and that is why I am still going strong. I have seen my fair share of apples and would like to tell you about my favorite apple.

The granny smith in the summer of love: It was the summer of '69 and I was happily rising with the sun on a tree on Max Yasgur's farm. I was suddenly startled by the music of Ritchie Havens playing in the distance. I poked my head out of the apple to see what was happening. Hundreds of thousands of kids were gathered on my farm. I felt a jostling and was no sooner plucked from the tree. I was so afraid as somebody's mouth began crunching away at my house. Just before they reached little old me, they tossed my apple over by a rock. A dog then picked me up and carried me around protectively for what seemed like days. Anyway...when I came out of that apple, it was dark and starry. I wriggled my way through the grass for a few hours until I found a cozy new apple that was big square and black with a bunch of holes in it. As the sun rose, I heard "Hey Joe" playing in the background as I was wheeled off in my new home into an equipment truck. It turns out that my new home was an amp that belonged to Pete Townshend from The Who. Pete was okay, but I really hit it off with Roger Daltrey. We are now best friends and work together promoting healthy eating habits across America. I love what I do...and yes, I do enjoy the perks of a brand new apple home of my very own ever day in the comfort of Roger's recording studio.

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Howling Caterpillars

Hi...I'm Wormy and I'm a worm. Some people think that worms are icky, but I'm not...I brush my teeth, take a shower and have supper like everyone else. I just live in an apple. The Granny Smith that you see me in, is a condo I bought...I tried a Macintosh and both types of Deliciouses, and even a Gala...they had too many parties at the Gala... The Mac was too modern for my taste...and I wasn't keen on the colour scheme of the Deliciouses...Green's so much more me... I like to sit and read and watch Nature outside my apple...I just have to be careful when there's birds around...I can't be early... But other than that I'm a cool person for a worm...

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Katie

He looks across the land from far up in a tree, taking in the sights that seemed too grand to be true from the ground. At home in his apple he can see the High Elves roaming, casting spells and walking onward, bow and arrow in hand. The falcons, as they soar along with their owners, unnoticing of him in his home, a little green apple. He sighs, for at one time, he would have to escape from their prying eyes. Everything was safe now. Until... The day the elves had picked an apple from the tree. Sir Worm was sleeping as it happened, dreaming that he was falling. He woke up in a basket of other apples; unable to find his safe haven, his small, green apple. After the moment of sadness passed, a shadow blocked the sun from his vision. Another apple was set to fall right on top of him! Quickly, Sir worm scurried away to the edge of the basket, heart pounding as the beautiful elven mages collected apples with magic to bring with them on their journey. Hands prodded and poked and tossed apples here or there, and Sir Worm no longer could see his way from danger. It was nearing the end of the basket, nowhere to hide... Until! He found it! The front door of his home. As fast as he could, he made it, just as the apple was picked up again. Beautiful, Blue eyes in pale skin stared right into his eyes. A moment's silence. The Elf girl had seen him. And then... A SHRIEK of fear, and the sensation of flying. Shouts and questions, then laughing. "Just a worm!" They exclaimed. Pfft. Just a worm. Dusting himself off, Sir worm, still latched to his home, tunneled inside again. Though his home was on the ground again, at least in here he was safe. No Falcon, or even Elf, would want an apple where a worm resides. To this thought, Sir Worm sighed, and settled down to retrieve the sleep he had lost in the calm chaos.

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Aestraea

It was a normal, rainy spring day, and Carl the worm was once again looking for a new home. Carl hated spring. Springtime meant lots of rain, and rain meant lots of water flooding his underground home. The rain would force Carl to leave his nice, comfy burrow because the water would make it cave in, and he would have to make another new home afterward. So, for the second time in the same week, Carl glided along, looking for a dry place to dig his new house. Just then, Carl saw something green from the corner of his eye. He slithered closer for a look, and realized that the shiny, green sphere on the ground was an apple. Carl was amazed at his discovery- he had often heard from other worms of the legendary apple, one of the most wonderful places a worm could live in. After all, what other home could you also eat out of? And to think that nobody else had claimed this beauty! Carl eagerly dug into the apple and burrowed his way in, making himself at home. Finally, he had found a home to live in that won’t be washed away by that annoying rain again.

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Very important! Please leave a comment after your vote if you wish to take part in the feature. The voting is anonymus so even I cannot see, who voted.

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Monday, May 17, 2010

Do you know Elephant Island?


Never heard of Elephant Island? No wonder so far. Its one of these small Islands no satellite system will ever scan or recognise as important to humanity.

Only a few humans ever found out it even existed. To be precise its more kind of island chain, inhabitated by very small colorful elephants and palm trees the size of a matchstick.
The small elephants have nearly no natural enemies and so they live peacefully from the few palm leaves and fruits their islands provide, swim from island to island, visiting each other.

Life Is Beautiful. :-)


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All handmade with softglass from Lauscha and Murano entirely by me.

Height about 1.18 inch.

The little elephant is free to go wherever its heart calls him and neither glued nor molten to the island.

You can also choose your favourite colors and mail me your wishes.

~Please regard, that all my work is handmade and unique, so there can be little variations in color and shape~



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Saturday, May 15, 2010

Hello Spring, hello Summer!!! --- Etsy Giveaway

Its time. House is cleaned, winterclothes packed away, my feet are bare. All plants standing outside, even at night. There is only one thing left. Decoration. I love it colorful and bright.


So I started making these butterflies a few years ago and since then they have travelled through the whole wide world. In 2004, I was in Switzerland nearly all summer celebrating a Butterfly-Festival in Brugg while working in the showroom of a gallery.


 The entire town was decorated with butterflies and I made no other glass figurines for many weeks. It was a great time and so they are kind of  favourites to me now.
You can win the butterfly in the picture by following this blog and leaving a comment.



Happy butterfly made from freeformed glass with one little hook at the end of one wing to hang them up in the air. Made with love to greet spring and summer and to bring you joy.

freeformed from a masterglassblower (me :-)) in a flame, original thuringian glassart

every single piece is unique,
overall length: about 3.94 inches


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Monday, May 10, 2010

Glass figurine jewelry - Little Horse - pendant



Made like all my other sculptures freeformed in a flame (a very little flame this time) with softglass from Lauscha and Murano.
The little horse is a pendant and about only 0.7 inch long.

IMPORTANT: the horses in the two pictures are already sold, but its such a time consuming an difficult thing for me to make an photo of every single object, that I decided to use these two as proxy for all the other horse pendants I make

You can of course choose your favourite colors and mail me your wishes or you can let me surprise you.
EVERY single horse is unique in color, movement and shape.
Delivery without the silverchain, but with a single sterling silver ring.

$40.00 USD

Item ships from Germany worldwide for $ 8.00 USD
every further item ships for free


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