Item Name:
The Flow Magazine Winter 2015
SKU:
FLOW-WINTER-2015
Description:
The Winter 2015 issue of The Flow celebrates the imaginative and innovative work of women in glass, featuring a gallery that showcases over 92 female flameworking artists. This issue includes five outstanding full-color, step-by-step tutorials from accomplished artists Laurie Ament, Rocio Bearer, Sabina Boehm, Kylee Koenig, and Lori Greenberg, covering a diverse range of techniques and skill levels. Featured tutorials include Fish Amphora by Laurie Ament, demonstrating how to combine sculptural fish with small bottles; Seahorse Ornament by Sabina Boehm, using boro rod, frit, and silver fuming techniques; Sea Urchin Shell by Kylee Koenig, creating spherical hollow forms with textured details; Scrolls by Rocio Bearer, crafting off-mandrel sculptural beads with antique finishes; and Fused Stringer Micromosaic by Lori Greenberg, using kiln-fused stringer techniques to create detailed designs. The issue also includes expert tips from Deb Crowley on coating foil with soft glass to achieve a dichroic appearance, plus information on the latest tools and products designed to enhance the creative process.
How it is used:
- Intermediate to advanced flameworkers reference Laurie Ament's Fish Amphora tutorial to master combining sculptural elements with functional vessel forms, learning techniques for stacking colors, frit application, and texturing with shears
- Artists explore Sabina Boehm's Seahorse Ornament tutorial to develop skills in using gravity and silver fuming to create nontraditional sculptural forms with decorative surface details
- Beadmakers study Kylee Koenig's Sea Urchin Shell tutorial to learn hollow form construction using clear tubing as a base, color application with stringer stripes, and sphere-blowing techniques with textured embellishments
- Advanced sculptural artists use Rocio Bearer's Scrolls tutorial to master off-mandrel bead construction, antique finishing techniques with silver fuming and foil leaf, and stamped seal applications
- Flameworkers and kiln artists reference Lori Greenberg's Fused Stringer Micromosaic tutorial to learn stringer-making, precise placement techniques, and kiln-fusing methods for creating detailed designs and portraits
- Readers consult Deb Crowley's foil-coating tips to achieve dichroic effects using soft glass, expanding their color and finish options
- The gallery of over 92 female artists provides inspiration and reference for design ideas, artistic approaches, and contemporary flameworking aesthetics
- Readers explore information on the latest tools and products to identify equipment and materials that enhance their creative process
