The enduring pleasure of White glass

Typically “much less” is simply sufficient.  Particularly in relation to color. This little weblog is concerning the pleasure of white glass and the various methods I’m utilizing it in the meanwhile.  You possibly can order  any of those items in any of my “regular” sizes.  Simply let me know.

River Marne

My favorite all white glass design is one which takes a number of affected person work to supply however I like the result so I preserve making it.  Right here goes: the design is named RIVER MARNE.  Its in France.

The Celts of Gaul worshipped a goddess often called Dea Matrona (the “divine mom goddess”) who was related to the River Marne.  The Marne was navigable as a free-flowing river till the nineteenth century. It had one gated 500 m shortcut, the Canal de Cornillon in Meaux, which was inbuilt 1235, which is the oldest canal in France.

In World Struggle I, the Marne was the scene of two notable battles. Within the First Battle of the Marne (September 1914), the navy governor of Paris, Basic Joseph Gallieni, took the initiative in driving the Germans again from the capital, rendering their complete ar-plan inoperative. Within the Second Battle of the Marne (July-August 1918), the final main German offensive on the Western Entrance was defeated by an Allied counter-attack, main ultimately to the Armistice.  That is fascinating – however not why I’ve a bit of glass known as RIVER MARNE!

With a really pricey good friend who has now sadly handed away, we had been driving from Bayeux in Normandy to Paris to see Disneyland and stopped for the evening at a lodge that was proper on the sting of the River Marne.

I’d accomplished a little bit of touring, however as a woman from Adelaide, (a desert metropolis!), it was very chilly and I’d by no means seen ice flowing down a river earlier than.

I used to be mesmerized and terrified on the similar time.  The velocity of the water was astonishing and the dimensions of the ice was shocking.

There are many ridiculously enjoyable tales from this in a single day keep however one enduring reminiscence was the blocks of ice storming down the river.  I discovered this video on a information website of ice flowing quick down a river in Missouri – the Marne regarded very like this that evening. Frequent in North America, not so widespread in Paris!

So in fact as I’m all the time impressed by nature I used to be all the time going to make a bit of glass with common however irregular items of white on a mattress of clear glass, wasn’t I?  Right here’s how I did it.

I began with graph paper, I’ve beloved taking part in with graph paper since faculty, and it’s very useful when making intricate designs!  I begin with some paper glue (like Elmers) and buy a bundle of white stringers and lie them on the graph paper and tack fuse them and reduce all of them into 2cm strips.  You possibly can see some outcomes under with black stringers on clear glass.  (Its simpler to see black on clear which is why I’m exhibiting you this right here.)  Stringers of all kinds are all the time accessible to college students for incorporate into their designs.  They’re in a field within the studio marked “half sheets” – its stuffed with surprises for you anytime you wish to discover one thing uncommon!

So anyhow, I do that with white stringers after which add it to the centre of my RIVER MARNE design.  I’ve made it in dozens of various styles and sizes and I’m comfortable to make one for a particular present for you anytime.  Beneath you may see among the completed items utilizing this method.

On the left, “Paris Magnificence” is a mix of black and white stringers. It and “London Vogue” and “Snow and Skis” are all the time highly regarded when paired with fashionable, monochromatic kitchens, as is “River Marne”. I believe I’ll be making these designs for so long as I make glass!

So again to white glass … effectively, creating opaque white glass is definitely an historic artwork, since vessels had been made as early as 1500 B.C. in Egypt. Sure, white has been a well-liked color for glass for hundreds of years! The favored time period “milk glass” virtually all the time refers back to the opaque white glass that was widespread from round 1835 via to the Nineteen Eighties in America and England. Newbie collectors of older glass gravitate to exploit glass as a result of it’s stunning, comparatively straightforward to search out, and really reasonably priced.

“Milk glass” could possibly be blown or moulded.

These days I’m able to purchase giant sheets of glass that’s largely clear with some whispy threads of opaque white on it.

I simply adore it and so do my prospects.  I assumed you’d prefer to see some items I’ve made utilizing this fabulous “whispy white”.

You possibly can see half a sheet of this wonderful whispy white glass under. It’s not low cost, however the outcomes are very good. It’s nice by itself or together with white stringers. Beneath the half sheet you may see quite a lot of designs utilizing this glass.

Over time I’ve made different designs, in fact in all white,  I had one known as Weddell Sea, I haven’t made that for ages.  WHITE LINEN (far left, under) can also be perennially widespread.

I made one piece the place I reduce whispy white glass into strips which can be 1cm broad and laid them on their facet and fused them.  Checkout the outcome within the center under.  Let me know if you wish to do this approach, its known as ‘STRIP CUT’,  and you are able to do it with any of the glass right here or I could make a bit for you. PICK UP STICKS is all the time a buyer favorite. It used to promote particularly effectively at craft markets for some purpose, once I used to do these.

After all you may add one component to white and in addition create one thing actually great.  The woven platter you see above is a Bespoke Order for a buyer in New Zealand utilizing largely clear glass and white whispy with a contact of a greeny glass we name “Bitter Apple”.  Bitter Apple is definitely a white base of glass with moss inexperienced swirled via it by the glass chemist who makes the glass.  Let me know if you wish to see extra artwork made with Bitter Apple, I’d be comfortable to point out it to you. The consumer completely raved about this design, it was precisely what she had envisaged. If you happen to ever desire a particular piece designed so that you can go well with your property’s decor simply head right here: jenieyolland.com/contact-us

White glass can also be completely my favorite for my SPLAT CLOCKS, and splat coaster units  – you may see some under.  These have been safely posted all around the planet and are beloved by individuals in every single place.

So now you recognize the names of those totally different white glass artwork items you may simply organize them from me, or come into my Richmond Studio (by appointment) and create one your self.

Do get in contact – It’ll be enjoyable.

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