Ocean's Depths Dichroic Bracelet in .925 Silver

Dichroic glass was developed by Nasa and transmits one color while reflecting another. Here's a little info from Kincaid Designs for the geeks:

A glass which contains ultra-thin layers of aluminum, chromium, silicon, zirconium or the metal alloy titanium. The colors are almost holographic in appearance. Metallic oxides are bonded to the glass using an electron bombarder inside a vacuum chamber under strict laboratory conditions. Once the coating has adhered to the glass, it is fired in a kiln to make it permanent. The angle of the glass within the vacuum chamber determines the color. In actuality, there is no color produced. What you are seeing is pure light manipulation at it's finest.The appearance will be different depending on whether the light is reflected or transmitted.

As requested by Doggy, here's a pic of the only Dichroic Bracelet I've ever made. I've never put this one up for sale, since I thought it was lovely and I might not make another. But time has come to get back to the kiln.

It's comprised of eleven dichroic cabachons (about the size of a woman's pinky print) on a .925 silver bracelet. Brand new, never worn...only admired from afar and going for half-price at $75.



Thank you all for your kind words. You'll never know how much you've inspired and motivated me. I actually WANT to get back to my big, hot kiln. This hasn't happened in a long time. I've associated it with a difficult time in my life. No need to avoid the kiln any longer. It's not the kiln's fault. And it does bring me such joy. I love working with glass!

I'll put up pics of the remainder of my inventory soon in case anyone is interested in getting their holiday shopping done without leaving their easy chair.

Honestly now folks....

What do you think of the art below?

It's a pic of one of my jewelry pieces...dichroic glass on a silver bail. The colors are blues, blacks and golds. It's been fired to over 1500 degrees in my kiln, shaped, refired, reshaped and annealed overnight.



Are you reading anything that I'm writing or are you just looking at my beautiful piece of jewelry?

It's pretty, huh?

Wondering about the model yet? It's my favorite jewelry model, Dana from Amid Life's Crises. She's also my only jewelry model! Head on over to her blog to find out just how tough her titties are!

Thanks, Dana!

Birth Control Glasses

My girl and I needed new glasses. My old ones were from 10ish years ago, since I only use them to watch TV at night. I tried on damn near every pair in the store. They all looked like hell. I guess I'm stuck in 1983, the year that I graduated high school. In 1983, I would not have been caught DEAD in these glasses. We would have called them Birth Control Glasses.

But nowadays, I see all the hip folks in them and since it's just going to be me and the TV mostly, what harm could come?

At the store, my girl thought they looked adequate. She made no big deal. The saleslady was easily 10 years older than me and stuck in 1973. I could tell she didn't really care for them. But I kinda liked them, so I ordered them.

As you may remember, I owed my girl a night on the town for the Christmas lights.

Friday night, I got all dolled up. Curled my hair. Deep kohl liner on the eyes. Glossed my lips. Big oval hoop earrings.

And put my new glasses.

My girl comes home. As she turns the corner, her eyebrows raise. She thinks they make me look like a school girl!

We had a fantastic dinner at Sperry's in Cool Springs. (Dana, the Maytag Stuffed Filet was wonderful!) They have a wonderfully fresh salad bar and we shared mushrooms and a twice baked potato with a lovely bottle of Cab/Merlot

I took her out to hear a little music and we got our groove on at The Lipstick Lounge.

When we got home, we played Professor and Naughty School Girl. I got extra credit.

She put up more Christmas lights over the weekend. Coincidence? I think not.

Under The Weather

Instead of under my girlfriend. Pisses me off that I've got the bad belly, but what's a girl to do?

I'll be back. Just wanted to say "Hi Ya'll" and if I haven't been by to say "Hey" it's because I've got the funk.

Here's a little somethin' to make ya'll smile....



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