Showing posts with label murrine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label murrine. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Using Murrine

I've been using some of those murrine in my ocean (& other) beads lately.




There's a photo in an earlier post of these starburst murrini. They get poked in the center as they're melted in, to bring the stripes together in a starburst pattern. These warm tones (yellow, orange & red) don't seem to like to be exposed to silver.






Flower murrine. These ones aren't poked, & I melt them in slowly & flatten them gently to prevent distortion.








These pale lavender murrini play nicely with the silver leaf used in the background.


Sunday, November 1, 2009

Bead Appreciation: Ayako Hattori



This morning I've been admiring the admiring the work of Ayako Hattori. Her murrine flowers are amazing. Such precise detail & symmetry. Her beads are classic tonbo-dama, perfectly executed with the soft leaded glass.


Browsing her gallery is inspiring. I want to try (really simplified) versions of these flowers in Bullseye.

Don't miss these marbles, either. This chick is good!