Category: glass chemistry
FollowVal Cox – New Frit Blends Coming Soon!
http://www.valcoxfrit.com/ – these blends should be available within the next week or two! Stay tuned. I cannot wait to get working with these beautiful new blends.
Val Cox Frit New Blends Part 2
This week I’ve been making encased sets using the new blends – and loving the results!
Go buy the blends here – at ValCoxFrit.com!
Check out my Etsy shops for ready to ship and made to order spacers as seen below…
http://lampworkbyamy.etsy.com/
http://madeforyoulampwork.etsy.com/
New Val Cox Frit Colours!
Well, here is something to get excited about – a whole new set of blends from Val Cox Frit! I just got mine last week so all I have had time to do so far is spacers, but I am absolutely loving each and every one of these blends, and I can’t wait to see more of them… when I get caught up on my orders I will be doing a ton more experimenting!
Go buy the blends here – at ValCoxFrit.com!
Check out my Etsy shops for ready to ship and made to order spacers as seen below…
http://lampworkbyamy.etsy.com/
http://madeforyoulampwork.etsy.com/
Val Cox Rio Nights
Here is a frit blend that is NOT a new one… but new to me (or rather, I hadn’t had much time to play with it). Here are some preliminary results. I really love the rich contrasting colours in this blend.
“Copper goldstone adds sparkle to this lively multi-colored blend that shifts between rich blues and pinks in delightful–and somewhat unpredictable–ways. This blend works best without silver foil.”
Buy this frit blend at ValCoxFrit.com!
Beads & Info by Amy Hall
Val Cox Rio Nights swirled in Kugler K100 clear (spacer beads)
Val Cox Rio Nights swirled in Kugler K100 clear (big hole beads)
Val Cox Rio Nights encased in Kugler K100 clear
Back to School & Pink Incantation
It’s September again, and all over the place there are kids going back to school (well, not here in BC, but that’s another story). University and college students are starting new courses, moms (well, some of them) are finding a bit more time on their hands. Back to school time is one of my favorite times of year. I love it when seasons change – and my two favorites are Summer turning into Fall, and Winter into Spring. Well right now we are on the tail end of a beautiful Summer, with just a hint of Fall. There’s that little bit of crispness in the air, it’s not quite so stiflingly hot, and we’ve had some rain. I’m not quite into Boot time but starting to think about wearing leggings again. Boots and leggings and sweaters are some of my favorite things… but that’s a bit of a digression from glass…
Anyhow, I think what I like about Fall is the feeling of new beginnings and new possibilities.
I have a new Etsy shop that I’m promoting. It is a Made to Order catalogue of all of my designs (or at least, the ones I am able and willing to reproduce). I still have loads to add to this store from my current “catalogue” and am always adding new designs as well, but it’s starting to become fairly fleshed out already, so please go visit! For 10% off at checkout, use coupon code TGL10PERCENT.
I want to share today some preliminary results another of Val Cox Frit’s new blends – this one is called Pink Incantation. “A richly layered blend of pinks, peaches, willow-green and cranberry. Fuss free. Lovely with silver.” I loved the kind of old fashioned feeling of this blend. It is sort of girly and a bit dainty. Very pretty.
Val Cox Pink Incantation swirled in Kugler K100 clear (spacers)
Val Cox Pink Incantation swirled in Kugler K100 clear (Big Hole/Charm Bracelet Beads)
Val Cox Pink Incantation swirled in and speckled on Kugler K100 clear
Val Cox Pink Incantation encased in Kugler K100 clear
Val Cox Pink Incantation with Moretti 219 Pastel Copper Green
Val Cox Pink Incantation with Moretti 266 Opal Yellow
Val Cox Pink Incantation with Moretti 680 Green Tea
Val Cox Pink Incantation with Moretti 031 Transparent Pale Emerald Green
Val Cox Pink Incantation with Moretti 204 Pastel White
Val Cox Pink Incantation with Vetrofond 955 Seashell Swirl Special Odd
Val Cox Laurasia
Lampwork Colour Guide -> Frit Blends -> Laurasia
Laurasia
Buy this frit at ValcoxFrit.com
“A rich warm blend of six pink opaques and a touch of Iris Gold. Work cool to retain the pink tones. Work longer to create a golden boro effect. Love, love, love this one!”
Beads & Info by Amy Hall
This one was a bit of a surprise – the Iris Gold in it really behaves differently depending on how it is worked. For me it seemed to strike in the kiln, because my paddle tests didn’t come out the same way the beads did. The colours I got out of this blend were fantastic though. Beautiful and warm.
Val Cox Laurasia encased in Kugler K100 clear
Val Cox Laurasia encased in Kugler K100 clear with silver foil
Val Cox Laurasia swirled and encased in Kugler K100 clear
Val Cox Laurasia swirled in Moretti 004 Transparent Clear
Val Cox Laurasia on Moretti 067 Rose Quartz
Val Cox Laurasia on Moretti 204 Pastel White
Val Cox Laurasia on Moretti 219 Pastel Copper Green
Val Cox Laurasia on Vetrofond 955 Seashell Swirl Special Odd
Val Cox Laurasia on Moretti 266 Opal Yellow
Val Cox Rise n Shine
Another of Val Cox Frit’s new blends – an amazing orange called “Rise n Shine.”
Lampwork Colour Guide -> Frit Blends -> Rise n Shine
Rise n Shine
Buy this frit at ValcoxFrit.com
A lively blend of transparents and opaques that range in the yellow to orange range. The transparent yellows give the impression of radiating light from within when combined with clear.
Val Cox Rise n Shine encased in Kugler K100 Clear
NOTE ABOUT ORANGE
The yellow and orange colors do not contain lead, which normally makes furnace glass more adaptive in coe. If you are working with Effetre (104coe) or Bullseye (90coe), work this blend on the surface, instead of encasing, to avoid cracking issues.
Orange will become black where it comes in contact with silver foil or a base glass containing silver, such as Effetre Ivory.
Amy’s Notes:
While orange/yellow are not the most versatile colours, these are some of the prettiest combination I’ve seen. They won’t go with a lot of other glasses because the chemistry to make orange/yellow tends to react with almost everything else. But nonetheless, I found some very pretty colour combos, and absolutely LOVED this blend when used with plain old clear.
From my paddle tests, you can see that the addition of silver foil can create some very interesting reactions with this blend, which may or may not be what you’re looking for.
- K100 Clear, No Silver
- K100 Clear, Silver Foil
Val Cox Rise n Shine swirled and encased in Kugler K100 clear
Val Cox Rise n Shine swirled in and speckled on Kugler K100 clear.
Val Cox Rise n Shine swirled in Kugler K100 clear.
Val Cox Rise n Shine on Moretti 008 Transparent Pale Amber
Val Cox Rise n Shine on Moretti 204 Pastel White
Here are a few more paddle tests as well:
- Rise n Shine on 232 Lt Turquoise
- Rise n Shine on 266 Opal Yellow
- Rise n Shine on 404 Lemon Yellow
Val Cox Martinique
Another of the new Val Cox blends – “Martinique.”
Lampwork Colour Guide -> Frit Blends -> Val Cox Martinique
This frit, sold by Val Cox, “balances several warm and cool toned opaques to create a highly versatile blend good for all seasons. Fuss free.”
Val Cox Martinique encased in Kugler K100 Clear
Val Cox Martinique encased in Kugler K100 Clear
Val Cox Martinique on Moretti 204 Pastel White
Val Cox Martinique on Moretti 031 Transparent Pale Emerald
Val Cox Martinique on Moretti 219 Pastel Copper Green and Moretti 068 Transparent Pale Rose with silvered ivory
Val Cox Martinique on Moretti 266 Opal Yellow and Moretti 073 Pale Green Apple
Val Cox Martinique on Moretti 031 Transparent Pale Emerald and Vetrofond 955 Seashell Swirl Special Odd
Val Cox Lemuria
Lampwork Colour Guide -> Frit Blends -> Val Cox Lemuria
It’s Friday night and what am I up to? Definitely not out partying. I thought I’d share one of the new blends from Val Cox Frit. This blue-green beauty is called Lemuria.
A tone-on-tone transparent blend between emerald green and aqua blue. Not fussy.
To enhance the blue tones, add Catalina Blue or Oriental Blue. For some sparkle, add Aventurine Green.
Buy this frit blend at ValCoxFrit.com
Amy’s Notes:
This blend was a wonderful surprise. I am usually not much of a green person, but blue-green and teal are some of my favorites. I got some gorgeous beads out of Lemuria and I absolutely fell in love with it. I think you will too!
Val Cox Lemuria encased in Kugler K100 clear
Val Cox Lemuria encased in Kugler K100 clear
Val Cox Lemuria swirled and encased in Kugler K100 clear
Val Cox Lemuria swirled and encased in Kugler K100 clear
Val Cox Lemuria and Aventurine Green encased in Kugler K100 clear
Val Cox Lemuria on Moretti 031 Transparent Pale Emerald Green
Val Cox Lemuria swirled in Moretti 204 Pastel White
Val Cox Lemuria swirled in Moretti 232 Pastel Light Turquoise
Val Cox Lemuria swirled in Kugler K100 clear
Val Cox Lemuria on Moretti 204 Pastel White
Val Cox Lemuria on Moretti 219 Pastel Copper Green
Val Cox Lemuria on Moretti 232 Pastel Light Turquoise
Val Cox Lemuria on Moretti 680 Green Tea