Honeycomb

Well guys, here is my second ever honeycomb attempt that I decided to twist up, and I am actually very happy with it. (The first try was about an inch tall and looks mildly cool but doesn't photograph well.) That creamy mud color started out as green - I must have done something weird with the flame, but I'm okay with how it turned out.


Monday was the first day in a while that I've gotten to torch. I didn't even make it into the studio until 11 pm, and I torched until 3 am (would've gone even later if I hadn't had work in the morning). Even though it was only four hours, I managed to get a few pieces that I'm pretty happy with.

I tried two new techniques - honeycomb and reticello. Both have the potential to look amazing, but my first modest honeycombs look far better than my first reticello, so I will save photos of reticello until I'm not embarrassed to show them. :P

This one is a bubble trap that evidently only worked on half the pendant...

And here is one of the new style flower pendants I've been working on, with pointy petals. Some pretty decent looking ones like this in various colors (white and blue, sandy brown and turquoise, purple and black, etc.) are currently inhabiting the front counter at Archimage.