I recently donated these two pendants to the charity silent auction at my office. I’m happy to say both went to the same home. Both pendants were wired on sterling silver and came with 18″ sterling silver snake chains.
Spring Rain Pendant: Approx. 2.25″
The pendant is made of opaque and transparent light blue glass, wrapped in pure silver, then lightly sprinkled with several shades of frit (tiny glass chips). The opaque blue base is slightly reduced to bring out the streaks of red copper within the glass.
Autumn Leaves Pendant: Approx. 2.5″
The pendant is made of a white base of glass sprinkled with several shades of powdered enamel and frit. The tree trunk is made from a tri-colour latticino (twisted glass cane).
All on sterling silver wire with a sterling snake chain. Each bead averages approx. 1.5-2.5″ in length:
View from the front:
Spring Garden Goddess was created from a base of turquoise opaque glass. She was then lightly reduced to bring out the copper trails and sprinkled with a blend of pastel pink, yellow and white frit (tiny glass chips). She seems to have just returned from lying in a field of wildflowers.
Lime Fizz Goddess was created from a base of juicy lime green opaque glass. She was then lightly sprinkled with tiny turquoise flowers and a deep purple frit. The tiny bits of purple and blue create the effect of dancing in flower gardens.
Ocean Mist Goddess was created from a base of white opaque glass. Her thighs were encased in deep blue, before being lightly sprinkled with periwinkle frit. The periwinkle reacts with the white to create a soft, smoky mist over her torso.
Purplicious Goddess was created from a base of opaque glass. She was then rolled in a deep purple glass powder before being sprinkled with a frit blend of pink, purple and white. The powder and frits intermingle to give her a soft, dreamy effect.
View from the back: 
Results from my last few torch sessions:
The four goddesses are sold (custom order).
From left to right:
From left to right:
Last night i bought another camera.
Yes, again. I think i’ve taken more than 200 bead pictures over the past couple weeks but barely 10 are usable. The rest are all blurry or grainy when cropped, etc., etc… Thank goodness it’s all digital. Can you imagine going through this process with film??? cha-ching!! Oh well, at least I’ve finally figured out how to use a tripod and Photoshop.
I returned the 5MP camera from a couple weeks ago and moved up to a 7MP model with a 5cm macro focus. I’m hoping this new camera improves things… up to this point I’ve been a simple point and shoot photographer with little patience for fiddling with camera details.
I have new respect for all those bead artists who consistently produce stunningingly clear photos of their glass art – who knew taking pics of itty-bitty beads would be so flippin’ hard???
If anyone has any tips to advance this process, they’d be much appreciated. Cuz frankly, i’d rather spend my spare time making beads.
Evelyn Duberry - Glass Artist 
