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These beads were inspired by the ocean.
I moved from the coast to the desert for a while and couldn't help but miss the water. So, I decided to make some beads in my studio to ward off the cravings.....Lol

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Lost Coast
This is a large set of beads and one of my all time favorites! I used Glass alchemy's Amazon Lagoon frit, silver strike 3, teal carniva, Northstar Ninja and green exotic.
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Anenome Shoreline
These beads were inspired by sea anenomes. there are green tentacle like areas shooting up through the clear encasement. I believe the color green is Glass alchemy's Amazon Night.
778 x 636 px  (114 KB)
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Anenome Shoreline
Here's another shot. These guys are hard to capture correctly depth wise. The two smaller beads are Irrid and Northstars' discontinued Moss Green.
778 x 636 px  (115 KB)
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Ocean Life Collage
This bead is large measuring 26mm x 20mm. I had to turn on my big burners for this guy. It is filled with cane and implosion corals, barnacles and ribbon cane for a sea weed effect.
778 x 636 px  (123 KB)
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Reaching Out
Another anenome inspired Focal bead......It is made with Glass Alchemy's Silver Strike 3 and Amazon Night.
778 x 636 px  (136 KB)
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Turning Tides
These were made with Northstar yellow and Irrid.
778 x 636 px  (140 KB)
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Turning Tides
The whole set.
778 x 636 px  (161 KB)
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Reef Peek
This bead was a really fun to make! It is made with Cosmic Orange, Moss green, Green exotic, Ninja, silver strike 3, a little bit of amazon bronze and amazon lagoon. added little sucker things on either side of it.
778 x 636 px  (128 KB)
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Lost Coast
Here they all are!
778 x 636 px  (157 KB)
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Closed Anemone
This bead has a 3-d closed anemone, and black and white cane work swirling about. I used Glass alchemy's Silver strike 3, Teal Carnival, along with Northstar moss and Ninja.
778 x 636 px  (127 KB)
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Closed Anemone (other side)
This is the other side of the bead. I put an open anemone on this side. For some reason it reminds me of a Tim Buton animation or something. Must be the Black and White.
778 x 636 px  (126 KB)
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Jelly spacers
This is Violet colored rod, and pretty much the only thing that I have ever used this color for.
778 x 636 px  (160 KB)
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Carribean Reef
This set was made with purple luster and amazon bronze frit, just to spice things up I tossed in some metal shavings from the jewelry shop. These beads were flame-struck.
778 x 636 px  (152 KB)
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Carribean Blues
These are made with Irrid.
778 x 636 px  (186 KB)
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More Ocean Inspired Beads

More Ocean Inspired Beads

Here are a few more beads that I have made that remind me of the ocean. They are a little more time consuming than most but the outcome is pretty neat. Some have 3mm Gilson opal spheres and colored tentacles reaching through the clear encasement, or they just look like an Ocean Motif to me.
(11 images, 4 comments)
Ocean Inspired Beads from Jan "06"

Ocean Inspired Beads from Jan "06"

Here are a few more ocean inspired beads that I have created. I first started making these beads because I moved to Nevada and missed the ocean, now I am hooked. It took a long time for me to figure out how to make these but the outcome is well worth the effort to me. :o)
(10 images, 4 comments)



 Artist:   Christina  ( ) Contact Artist 
Christina
I also enjoy sculptural ceramics, pottery, lapidary work, acrylic paints, and lost wax casting.I guess you could say that I am a multi-media artist. I am also currently enrolled and taking classes to get my Liberal Arts Degree. If you are interested in purchasing any of my work there is a link below where you may check out my recently made items on Ebay.

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Comments
  • the Ratmosphere(work by Bryan Ratcliffe)
    lookin good
    The Ratmosphere Work By Bryan Ratcliffe: I like multi media too.....have you set any of your beads in to silver? you have good control of your striking colors.....check out my pipe work on pipes.org under Coolliquid glass works
    10/18/2005 12:13 AM
  • Nelida Heredia
    Amazing
    Nelida Heredia: I love all your beads...but these ocean inspired are just amazing!!!!!!!!!!
    Congratulations
    12/1/2006 3:12 PM



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