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Title: Robins Egg
Artist: AJGlass
Image created by: AJGlass using an Epson Perfection 1200U scanner and PhotoShop.
Medium: Glass
Type: Soft Glass (this means it’s not borosilicate)
Description: Glass Bead
Details: The dime is provided for scale of the glass bead. Opaque sky blue glass and silver blue frit were used to create this bead. All AJGlass beads have been properly annealed. Due to the differences in monitor settings, the colors of this bead may look slightly lighter, slightly darker, or otherwise different on your monitor than the bead itself. The “white lines” on this bead are light reflections. The dime is not for sale.

Status: For Sale.
Item: One handmade, sky blue glass bead with silver blue frit.
Price: $20.00 + $4 S&H (or $5 S&H outside of the continental United States).
Contact: Please note me if you are interested in purchasing this bead.
Payment: PayPal. Other payment options may also be accepted.
Shipping: I ship beads via US Post in packaging suitable for glass beads.
Delivery: Please allow one week for delivery, longer for international orders. Weather permitting, I try and ship the following business day after payment has been received and cleared. Beads will be shipped with delivery confirmation when possible.

Discussion: I think that this bead would make for an interesting addition to a necklace and that it would also make a unique subject for a wire wrapping project. This bead is a bit small to be a focal bead, so it should probably be strung with other interesting beads or a number of spacer beads. Please understand that this bead is created from glass, and like all glass it can chip or break if dropped/thrown/crushed or otherwise abused. This bead is NOT suitable for small children, and is NOT edible. It may pose a choking hazard if swallowed.

Creation: To create this bead, sky blue glass was melted and wound onto a bead-release coated mandrel and formed into a round bead. The round glass bead was then rolled upon a graphite marver to create a stiff cylindrical shape. Next, the cylinder was reheated in the flame until it became tacky. It was then rolled in silver blue frit which was then melted into the sky blue glass. The cylinder was again reheated in the flame until soft and then the metal handle of a tungsten pick was pressed into it – creating a valley. The valley was carefully heated in the flame to remove chill marks left by the metal handle. Finally, a molten ball of sky blue glass was dropped into the valley where it fused and solidified. This bead was then placed directly into a kiln to be annealed.

Further comment: This bead is completely covered in frit which gives it a very cool spotted appearance. The sky blue “egg” is permanently fused to the body of this piece. I think that the “egg” contrasts nicely with the spotted bead that it’s attached to. I am pleased to be able offer this bead for sale online. Note me if you are interested in purchasing it.

Guarantee: I will do everything that I can to make sure that you are satisfied with your purchase. So if you are not satisfied with this bead for any reason, please return it prepaid in its original condition and in its original packaging for a full refund. Shipping costs are the responsibility of the purchaser. Please request return authorization in advance.

Legal: Copyright © Aaron J. Greenblatt. All rights reserved. Commercial use prohibited. This image and commentary may not be used for any reason without the expressed written consent of Aaron J. Greenblatt.


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