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Soon after graduating from the Cleveland Institute of Art with BFA Amy Jean Nichols started making glass beads in 1988. The beads she creates are made by a technique called lampworking. Colored glass is melted at a torch then shaped onto a steel rod. Then the beads are cooled slowly in a kiln.


Amy starts with her choices in color...

Lays out her workbench...

Gets her tools ready...

Works the glass, melting and shaping it...

When her creation is complete it cools in the kiln.

Grouping of Amy's Glass Beads

 

 

 

* Due to the Handmade Quality of Each Piece, Please Understand that EACH PIECE will have some Variations in Size and Color.
All Beads, Marbles, Jewelry, and Enamels Come with a Gift Tag.

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