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Posted by Barbara A. Caraway on 9/9/2004

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Animal beads

Most of these were made as part of a cartoon challenge on another forum, and are copywrighted designs, so are not for sale --just for fun.

The Dachshund bead is my own dog, and my own design.
(6 images, 7 comments)

Assorted poppies

Flameworked sculptural poppies and sculptural poppy beads. Private collection, NFS. 2007. Slow poster.
(2 images)

Berry necklaces

Some of my work is dark, rooty and organic -- something hobbits and fairies might like.
(3 images)

Bridal wreath

This is a bridal hair wreath which can also be worn as a necklace. It contains about 250 flower beads.

Bullseye glass
(1 image, 4 comments)

Cartoon Beads

These are more beads from the Cartoon Challenge -- again, just for fun, not for sale.
(7 images, 1 comment)

Fuchsia Cluster Beads

These fuchsia clusters were made for chandelier components, but they could also be used as pendants for a summer garden necklace.

90 COE Bullseye opaque glass, with sparkly green aventurine leaves, made on a GTT Lynx, using traditional Italian technique. Stamens made with Thompson vitreous enamel stringers fused to copper wire at the torch. Private collection, 2007. I'm a tardy poster.
(2 images)

Irises in progress

Well, these aren't "floral glass beads," but there isn't a section for just 'floral glass sculpture.'

These were some irises I worked on last spring, but never got around to posting. 90 COE Bullseye, flameworked on GTT Lynx.
(2 images)

Lacecap Hydrangea Brooch/Pin

Lacecap Hydrangea Brooch/Pin made from a cluster of mixed blue hydrangea flower bracts, buds and florets, assembled with enamel-coated copper wire and a sewn backing. 90 COE Bullseye Glass. Private collection.
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Lily of the Valley Necklace

Sparkly 90 COE Bullseye flameworked aventurine leaves and white glass flowers,fused with a super sparkly mica pearl powder, at the torch. Seed beads, Semi-precious gemstone chips and a silver clasp finish the necklace.
(2 images)

Linanthes (Leptisiphon)

The wildflower Linanthes (syn.Leptisiphon), is a member of the phlox family, found in states primarily west of the Rocky Mountains.

Growers have hybridized these sweet little blooms with spiky foliage, the most popular called,"French Hybrids," or "French Stardust." This necklace utilizes tiny seed beads to make the spiky foliage, and flameworked 90 COE Bullseye for the blossoms. The composite photo shows the necklace, details, and some of the individual flower beads.
(2 images)
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Miniatures

These are miniature vessels, and vessels with flower arrangements under 3" tall.
(2 images)

mixed crocus and other spring flower beads

A clump of mixed spring crocus flower and leaf beads from last spring that I forgot to post.

Stamens are made from Thompson enamel stringer, attached to copper wires.
(3 images)
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Mixed Lily Necklace

These are two views of a necklace that I made from individual lily blossoms, using Bullseye glass.
(3 images, 2 comments)

Mixed Tuberose Lei

Delicate blossoms of 90 COE Bullseye, flameworked on a GTT Lynx torch. 2007, private collection, NFS.

Haven't posted for awhile, catching up.
(2 images)

Netsuke

I enjoy making netsuke, and other little sculptural beads.

Most of these are in the 2 to 2 1/2" size.
(3 images, 2 comments)

Pink and Purple Tube-shaped Blossoms

First attempt at making tube-shaped flowers. Next week, maybe I can make a recognizable species, and try attaching to stems. I'm calling the little lavender/pink flower a "fairy bell." Looks like something from the Art Nouveau period. 90 COE Bullseye, worked with a GTT Lynx torch.
(3 images, 2 comments)

Pink Rhododendron Cluster

Life-sized flowers, fresh out of the annealer. These haven't been made into anything yet (necklace, cake topper, etc) so stamens are not in place. These still need to be lightly etched to take some of the glassy gloss off the flowers.
90coe Bullseye NFS. These are already spoken for. Thanks.
(2 images)
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Plum Blossoms

A stylized set of spring plum blossoms in jadeite green and lavender soda-lime glass.
(2 images)

Pretty in Pink

A voluptuous "Bridesmaid" begonia bud bursting open, ready to be converted into a brooch, wired to hat, or add with other flowers for a cake topper. 90 COE Bullseye glass, with embedded copper wire at petal bases, in the old Italian/Bohemian style, for strength. Sparkly aventurine green leaves.

NFS, just experimenting with technique of strengthening delicate floral pieces with wire, using the Carlo Dona wire-holding tool that I bought from Roberto Dona in Murano.
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Pussy Willow Branches

Just some pussy willow branches I made last month, to put in a Japanese vase in our guest room. 90 COE Bullseye glass rods, flameworked.
(4 images, 2 comments)

rain

A simple piece, just mossy branches and raindrops. soda-lime glass
(3 images, 3 comments)

Sculptural Beads

I was just exploring the exuberance of tentacles.....
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Sculptural Lilies soda-lime glass - in progress

I went to Murano in Nov/Dec to study advanced lampworking techniques in soda-lime glass - an effort to get off the mandrel and attempt larger pieces so I could try to make a few botanical chandeliers. Piddled around for a couple of months and just got brave enough to try attaching petals to a calyx and/or stem, which can be quite exciting with soda-lime glass. (As Lucio Bubacco says, "maybe big essplosion, like bomb." The kind of thing that makes you want to fire up the torch!) The plan was to post some glass lilies for Easter; got carried away with colors, instead of pristine white - and then realized (at Lowe's) that Easter lilies are shaped more like an elongated tube than an oriental lily --oops, after I'd made the petals. The real exitement was to come when putting everything together - no explosions, but lots of tragedy, nonetheless. Broke two trying to attach leaves, so thought I'd post these, unfinished, before more mishaps. First attempt at multiple attachments.
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shamrocks and violets

A mossy, woodland tribute to St. Patrick's Day.
(2 images)

Spring (Beltaine)

One in a series of druidic necklaces depicting the four seasons. Lampworked leaves, morels, dogwood blossoms, bees, bird/nest and eggs, with Czech glass bead infilling.
(2 images, 2 comments)

Summer Bouquet, in progress

Flameworked 90 COE Bullseye Glass, with Thompson vitreous enamel stamens/stems over copper wire, with the exception of poppies which are all glass.
An ongoing project.
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Sweet Pea Blossom Beads

Delicate pastel stylized sweet pea blossom beads, flameworked on GTT Lynx. 90 COE Bullseye Glass.
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the Ice Storm

There's a crab apple tree which sits directly in front of the kitchen window, and it's the first thing I look at in the morning while having coffee.

This is part of series about the tree, and the weather.

Some Czech seed bead infilling, but I lampworked the iced branches, berries and crabapples.

My answer to Christmas-y beads.
(3 images, 3 comments)

Twiglet Fernbottom's Pressed Fairy Necklace

90coe Bullseye mixed with CBS dichroic for wings; opaques for flowers; green aventurine mix for shamrocks. Strung together on a satin/organza ribbon.
(2 images)
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Wildflowers

Lampworked soda-lime glass necklace made to look like a 'meadow in a can,' the kind you sprinkle on the ground and it blooms in an explosion of color. This can also be worn as a hair garland.
(2 images, 3 comments)

Artist: Barbara A. Caraway ( )

Contact Artist

Thank you SO MUCH for your interest in my work.

Answers to some FAQs:

I am not currently teaching classes, nor
selling work through GA at this time.

The pictures posted on GA are in private collections, and are posted here as a public portfolio.

Thank you so much!!!
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Any changes to the above will be posted on this website.

Peace, love

Barb C.

Barbara A Caraway
Anchorage AK 99507
Phone: 907-346-1852

Profile Page: http://www.GlassArtists.org/BarbaraACaraway

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Comments

wow
Andrew Groner: fun looking work. I like.
10/3/2005 8:44 PM

A Note from the Artist
Barbara A. Caraway: Thank you very much for your nice comments!

To all who are interested, I am still a student of glass and am not selling my work yet. I hope to start some time in late 2006. Thanks for your patience.

Barb Caraway
Anchorage, Alaska
3/6/2006 8:54 PM

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BE Glass: Your work is terrific. I like it alot.
B
4/1/2006 11:25 AM

A NEW NOTE FROM THE ARTIST
Barbara A. Caraway: Thank you again for viewing my little gallery.

If you saw my article in Lapidary Journal's STEP BY STEP BEADS and are trying to purchase pieces, there are NONE for sale at this time (Aug 2006).

Sorry for the inconvenience. I am on sabbatical and will be returning to Murano for further study this fall ('06).

If I start selling work in 2007, I will post the information here on this website. Thank you.

Pax,
Barb Caraway
8/11/2006 6:43 PM

I'm a big fan...
Corinne Winters: of your work... especially your florals. I really love the lily of the valley necklace- my birthday flower :)
4/27/2008 7:39 PM

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