Monthly Archives: July 2012

Dichroic Glass Week Continues

Necklace: Red strawberry glass with wire wrap, Watermelon necklace, strawberry necklace, Red Necklace, Summer Necklace

Necklace: Red strawberry glass with wire wrap, Watermelon necklace, strawberry necklace, Red Necklace, Summer Necklace

I love these three pieces. The red one reminds me of a strawberry, my favorite summer fruit. Actually, it’s my favorite anytime fruit.

Necklace: Glass ring necklace, Blue and red necklace, wire wrapped necklace

Necklace: Glass ring necklace, Blue and red necklace, wire wrapped necklace

The donut is, I mean, a donut. How cool is that? Plus, it’s just plain pretty.

Necklace: Glass necklace, multi-colored necklace, dichroic glass neclace.

Necklace: Glass necklace, multi-colored necklace, dichroic glass neclace.

And this last one, I LOVE that the back is clear. It was a fun challenge to make the wrap beautiful on the front and the back, and I think I did a pretty darn good job (if I do say so myself!)

Dichroic Glass Week

Necklace: Dichroic glass necklace, blue necklace, wire-wrapped glass necklace

Necklace: Dichroic glass necklace, blue necklace, wire-wrapped glass necklace

Happy Tuesday! Yesterday, I kicked off Dichroic Glass Week at Spiraling Forward. All week I’ll be launching new designs featuring glass created by my uncle, John Risberg, and wrapped by yours truly.

Necklace: Glass and wire, ocean inspired, dichroic glass necklace, wire-wrapped necklace

Necklace: Glass and wire, ocean inspired, dichroic glass necklace, wire-wrapped necklace

Do you know what dichroic glass is? According to Wikipedia,

Dichroic glass is glass containing multiple micro-layers of metals or oxides which give the glass dichroic optical properties. The main characteristic of dichroic glass is that it has a particular transmitted color and a completely different reflected color, as certain wavelengthsof light either pass through or are reflected. This causes an array of color to be displayed. The colors shift depending on the angle of view. Dichroic glass is an example of thin-film optics.

Necklace: Blue dichronic glass wrapped with sterling-filled silver wire

Necklace: Blue dichronic glass wrapped with sterling-filled silver wire

Here’s a few of my listings. Watch SpiralingForward all week to see new designs!

Bracelet: Blue glass bracelet, blue bracelet, dichroic glass bracelet, funky bracelet, fun bracelet

Bracelet: Blue glass bracelet, blue bracelet, dichroic glass bracelet, funky bracelet, fun bracelet