Item Name:
The Flow Magazine Summer 2017
SKU:
FLOW-SUMMER-2017
Description:
The Flow Magazine Summer 2017 is The Flow’s 2017 marbles and paperweights issue. This issue focuses on flameworked work made in the round, with a gallery featuring the work of 35 glass artists exploring themes that include plant, animal, insect, sea life, floral, geometric, scientific, and space-inspired designs. In addition to the gallery, the issue includes tips on achieving excellence in art making from Paul J. Stankard, a visit with megamarble artist Scott Pernicka, and articles covering three marble-related events. Four full-color tutorials round out the issue, each centered on a specific marble-making approach and presented by Alan Eaton, Michael Dickinson, Milon Townsend, and Sabina Boehm.
How it is used:
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Flower in a Window Marble tutorial by Alan Eaton
Uses a combination of hot work and cold work to place a blue flower design inside a marble, then finishes the exterior with sandblasting and polishes a flat viewing window on a lapidary wheel so the interior image can be seen clearly from multiple angles.
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Gold and Silver Fume Implosion Marble tutorial by Michael Dickinson
Demonstrates techniques for using 24-karat gold and high-grade silver fume in dot encasements, then manipulating those encasements to produce a wide range of color effects in an implosion-style marble.
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Double Galaxy Marble with Fused Dichroic Sandwich tutorial by Milon Townsend
Shows how to build a galaxy-style marble using twisted dichro cane and a fused dichro sandwich made from three pieces of plate glass, applying fusing-style preparation to marble work.
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Butterfly Jellyfish Marbles tutorial by Sabina Boehm
Explains how to join two half marbles into a single finished marble, including strategies for avoiding trapped air bubbles, making clear twists for the design, and using center dots around the diameter to visually camouflage the seam.
