Item Name:
The Flow Magazine Winter 2023
SKU:
FLOW-WINTER-2023
Description:
The Flow Magazine Winter 2023 is a printed, full-color magazine issue created as a technique and inspiration resource for flameworking and lampworking. It is built as a studio reference with step-by-step articles, process photos, and project-focused instruction you can keep at the bench for repeat practice. Tutorials confirmed from The Flow website as being published in the Winter 2023 issue include Vicki Schneider’s Rainbow Icicles and Deniz Divleli Özdemir’s Cocoon Bead.
How it is used:
- Vicki Schneider Rainbow Icicles
- Use the clear lollipop foundation method to practice building an even, flat gather before you introduce color.
- Add dots of your chosen colors and control heat so the colors stay where you place them before stretching.
- Stretch the form into long icicle shapes to train consistent pull speed and diameter control.
- Twist the icicle to add movement and texture while keeping the form centered and clean.
- Add a loop for hanging, focusing on smooth attachment points that will not crack from stress.
- Deniz Divleli Özdemir Cocoon Bead
- Use dot layering to build a round bead with a structured core, then develop symmetry by placing dots evenly around the bead.
- Encase the layered dots to create petal-like forms, practicing encasement timing so the design stays crisp rather than blurring.
- Use the project as repetition work for clean marvering, controlled heat soaking, and final shaping to a true round bead.
