Messier 83 - Spiral Galaxy

There are so many beautiful photographs of space and the inspiration for this bowl came from one of the Hubble telescope's photographs of Messier 83, a Spiral Galaxy. I changed up the color scheme and went for brighter colors than the original Hubble photo (it was mainly gray with a little bit of red and white). The thing that really intrigued me was the spiral. I wanted a graceful spiral and put my on 'spin' on it...so to speak. :D

For this piece I used a combination of various frit sizes, from coarse to medium to fine, trying to come up with the effect of the stars in this galaxy. At the end, I even added a little dichroic frit to create some sparkle, like a twinkling star. Unfortunately, that does not show up as well in this photo as it does in person.

This is one of the three entries I have for the Palmer Lake Fine Art Show coming up in another week. I have a pendant and earring set I need to finish wire wrapping that will also go in the show (along with Window to Another World).

Mystic Pools

Another pair of earrings! I'm very happy with the wire design in this pair. I think I've found a style that I'll want to incorporate in others.

I used Wasser glass to make this pair and they have a great turquoise with copper look. I added a piece of dichroic frit to the center and as the glass fused, the wasser glass tends to envelope the frit. It takes on a lot of depth when this happens and I just love the look. They reminded me of Mystic Pools, so that's how they got their name.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Loving Heart ~ Symbols of Love

I think I have started to loose count, but I believe this is #5 in my series, Symbols of Love. I call this one, Loving Heart. It's the first one I wire wrapped. I used square instead of round wire this time. Experimenting, part of my creative process. It has a few pieces of dichroic frit and I love the effect. This one goes in my personal collection.