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Title: Hazel Bridges paperweight made at Bath Aqua glass
Post by: glasseyed on September 10, 2010, 10:18:10 PM

Off to blow glass tomorrow at Bath Aqua glass,there's a first time for everything :chky:

Title: Re: Hazel Bridges paperweight made at Bath Aqua glass
Post by: glasseyed on September 11, 2010, 09:44:06 PM

I got to play Gaffer and make a swirl paperweight  :rah:

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/EnglishPorcelain/20100911?feat=directlink


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfIIMmv_u3E

Great fun but I can't show you the finished item until it's had time to anneal so I will post a picture when I pick up the finished article.

A very tired Hazel  :phew:

Title: Re: Hazel Bridges paperweight made at Bath Aqua glass
Post by: Anne on September 11, 2010, 10:28:28 PM

Wonderful, Hazel, I'd love to try this but I'm not sure I'd manage it! ;D  When do you pick up your paperweight?

Title: Re: Hazel Bridges paperweight made at Bath Aqua glass
Post by: Lily of the Valley on September 11, 2010, 11:22:08 PM

It's not easy to do .... all that rolling, turning, gathering, heating, cooling, shaping, ......... !!!  It really is an up-close-and-personal experience that leaves you in awe as to just how talented glass artists have be to create their wonderful works of art.  I'm so glad you had a good time and am looking forward to seeing your finished work of art.  Maybe they will etch the date and your initials or ??? on the bottom!

Glad you had a good time! ....... Lily  :clap:

Thanks for sharing all your photos too! :kissy:

 

Title: Re: Hazel Bridges paperweight made at Bath Aqua glass
Post by: Max on September 12, 2010, 09:39:38 AM

Nice pics...looking forward to seeing the paperweight!  ...don't forget to sign it!   :D

Title: Re: Hazel Bridges paperweight made at Bath Aqua glass
Post by: glasseyed on September 16, 2010, 05:58:54 PM

Here are the pictures of the finished product  :rah:

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/EnglishPorcelain/MyPaperweightMadeAtBathAquaGlass?feat=directlink

I'm really pleased with my day out (note to self more birthdays to schedule)  :24:

Hazel

Title: Re: Hazel Bridges paperweight made at Bath Aqua glass
Post by: johnphilip on September 16, 2010, 06:21:14 PM

My God Hazel thats brill , eat ur heart out Sam Herman ,  are you taking commisions yet Hazel
joking aside thats great

Title: Re: Hazel Bridges paperweight made at Bath Aqua glass
Post by: glasseyed on September 16, 2010, 07:02:44 PM

Thanks, it was a great experience and I would recommend all collectors to have a go. It certainly made me appreciate the skill and physical effort required to produce a hand made item.

Hazel

Title: Re: Hazel Bridges paperweight made at Bath Aqua glass
Post by: Anne on September 16, 2010, 11:38:38 PM

Oooohhhh that *is* nice Hazel, well done you!  :hiclp:

I'm quite  :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:  now!!!

Title: Re: Hazel Bridges paperweight made at Bath Aqua glass
Post by: Lily of the Valley on September 17, 2010, 01:49:03 AM

Congratulations, Hazel, your paperweight creation is really lovely!  It would stop me in my tracks if I had spotted it in a gallery.  I love the colors!  You should be so very pleased indeed with your beautiful piece of eye candy!

Very well done ....... Lily :hiclp: :hiclp: :hiclp:

Title: Re: Hazel Bridges paperweight made at Bath Aqua glass
Post by: glasseyed on September 17, 2010, 06:34:59 AM

Thanks for your kind comments, they were rather surprised at the studio (they told my friend when he collected it for  me) at my choice of colours   :pb: but I'm very happy with the result  :rah:

Hazel

Title: Re: Hazel Bridges paperweight made at Bath Aqua glass
Post by: chopin-liszt on September 17, 2010, 04:54:06 PM

The studio should be taking you on as artistic director if they thought your colours were strange - they work together beautifully, you clearly know better than they do!
it's lovely, all warm and glowing happy colours .

(despite the inclusion of eeeek .......... pink )  >:D