Creating our own art glass beads gives us an added dimension in the jewellery that we can make.

 We generally use Murrano or Effetre Italian glass, however other manufacturers are starting to produce some stunning colours. The glass comes in rods (approximately the thickness of a pencil) in a huge array of colours.

Each bead is individually made using a process known as lampworking. This involves melting the glass in a gas/oxygen flame at high temperature and using the nature of the glass itself to create the interesting patterens and shapes as in the beads you see on this page. It can take anything between 5 minutes and an hour to make a bead, which can have many layers.

A steady hand and hours of practice are required!

Once the bead has been formed we aneal it in a kiln to ensure its strength.