First Fish

My first try at a fish, he cracked a couple times while making. And the fin broke off when I put it in the water. The tail broke off when I tried to take it off of the mandrel. I am pretty sure that I was not getting my glass hot enough- every time I tried to wrap it around I was pulling it around instead. Will try with hotter glass next time.

A few new tools

Phillips Didy safety glasses and a few hand tools

Frit bead

Day 2 - bead rolled in some homeade frit (crushed glass) 

First bead

Still setting things up, but here is my first bead- two colors, practicing the wrap

New Tools

Harbor Freight was a gold mine-

4 pack various dental picks stainless steel $2.99

6 pack stainless steel pliers various heads $6.99

10 inch long ss needle nose pliers $4.99

6 pack double sided stainless steel carving kit $3.99

6 pack multi use tweezer kit $3.99

Wow

Davardi Glass

I have heard mixed things about davardi glass - so far the bigger ones have popped on me, but the smaller ones are fine. Although I am going very slow because I am still nervous around the flame :)

Studio Shot