The Joy of Teal

Recently, a customer on Etsy approached us with a special order request for a set of teal soap dishes for her new bathroom. Teal is not a color we would have considered using on our own, but once we started working with it, we quickly fell in love!

It is a luminous color that combines well with other shades. We particularly like how it creates gorgeous marbled effects when raked. Here are some of the pieces we have created recently using teal:

 

Wrap And Rake Video

Here is our first glassblowing video! It shows Tim's signature Wrap'n'Rake technique.

And here is the finished piece:

 

This was a special order for one of our wonderful Etsy customers :)

Retro Plates

Remember the op art and large geometric designs from the late 60s and 70s?

 

People loved these and they were everywhere. I still remember the living room wall in my parent's apartment, which was wallpapered with stacked half circles in orange, beige, and brown.

In these days of muted pastels, few would allow such an assault on the senses to take place on their walls, but the design ideas themselves are making a comeback of sorts in fused glass.

We decided to get in on the fun, but put our own stamp on the idea. Our design creates some visual calm by using fewer elements and  framing the color with a wide strip of black; the frame also makes the color pop more.

We also wanted a cleaner separation of the individual colored shapes, which we achieved by separating each colored layer with a layer of clear glass. This creates an additional benefit by creating a 3D effect, very much in keeping with the spirit of the era!

You can see our selection of Retro plates in our Plates page, and in our Etsy shop.