Northland Exposure Artists' Gallery ~ Cecilia Labora


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Cecilia Labora
Artist's Studio info@clabora.com Website www.clabora.com Flameworked Glass Jewelry / Glass Art About Lampwork Glass Beads Lampwork (or Flameworked) glass bead making is an ancient art that has been practiced for more than 3,000 years. This ancient process originally used oil lamp or wax to melt the glass hence the name lampworking. Today's bead makers have replaced the oil lamp with the torch. Each bead is created by melting glass with a torch to a temperature of about 1700 degrees. Once the glass becomes molten it is wrapped around a stainless steel rod and manipulated to achieve the desired look. There are a multitude of techniques that can be used. Once the desired design has been achieved the bead is placed in a kiln where it is allowed to cool gradually. Materials When making beads I work both with soda-lime and borosilicate glass. Depending on the look that I am after I may also use metal foils, enamels, dichroic glass and/or glass frit to achieve interesting effects. I incorporate my hand made glass beads along with fresh water pearls, natural stones, sterling silver and brilliant cut crystal to make unique pieces of jewelry. About My Work My beads range in color and style from colorful and funky to more organic neutral tones with classic designs. My jewelry pieces are mostly one of a kind, hand-fabricated using the highest quality materials and workmanship. When a design is repeated, it will have subtle differences by the nature of the hand made glass beads. My jewelry designs may include chain, wire and/or metal work. My focus is to make beads that will be complemented by natural stones and/or pearls in a unique piece of jewelry. Key Exhibitions Art in the Park 2004/2005/2006 http://www.lawrenceartguild.org TowN ArT ShoW 2005/2006 http://www.townart.org Art Westport 2004/2005/2006 http://www.artwestport.net/ Hidden Glen Arts Festival 2004/2005/2006 http://www.hiddenglen.org Art@Park 2004/2005/2006 http://www.park.edu/artatpark Education Doug Remschneider - Borosilicate glass - Nov 03 Kristen Frantzen Orr - Florals - Jun 04 Lauri Copeland - Borosilicate glass - Aug 04 Jim Smircich - Shapes and heat control - Nov 04 Stephanie Sersich - Disks and off mandrel - Jan 05 Michael Barley - Organic / Large forms - Mar 05 Jesse Kohl August - Borosilicate tube work - Aug 05 Tom and Sage Holland - Ancient decorating techniques - Apr 06 Jennifer Geldard - Shards, Enamels and Metals - Jul 06 Patti Cahill - Intricate design in glass - Sep 06 Membership International Society of Glass Bead Makers Best of Missouri Hands Northland Exposure Artists' Gallery	Sample of Artwork Images shown below are the copyrighted work of the artist and may not be reproduced. See Terms of Website Use. Click on each small picture to see a larger image.
	Silver Swirl with Pearls Necklace Pearls, Chalcopyrite and Silver Swirl Focal Necklace Turquoise Swirl Cuff Sterling silver with hand made glass bead. Signature piece. Raku Wire Bracelet Hand Made glass beads with hand made sterling silver chain. Pink Borosilicate Beads Bracelet Pink borosilicate beads, fresh water pearls, Swarovki crystals and Thai silver flowers.	Silver Swirl Pendant with Seed Beads Silver Swirl Pendant Metallic Sheen Bracelet Hand Made glass beads with sterling silver. Pink & Black Bracelet Pink and Black hand made beads, Swarovsky crystals and sterling silver. Flower Pendant Hand made glass bead pendant