So I take pieces of murrine (glass rods with patterns in them) and position them in a trio shape, then I fire them to about 1450F so they round out and fuse together. Then I let them cool (they go through an annealing phase too but that’s just hanging out at 900 for an hour) and attach a bail (the silver loop) to them.

I had a really difficult weekend and didn’t sleep much last night, but I did sell a piece of jewelry that I’m really proud of yesterday, so that’s a bright spot.

I don’t think pictures are back yet but here’s my fused glass collection!

I’m a jeweler focusing on glass and so I spend a lot of time doodling around while my kiln runs. It’s really nice to work for myself but knowing my work relies on my ability to market it is pretty stressful.

Oh I’m so glad you’re getting off it! I hope the meds help with the transition.

I’ve been getting ready to sell my jewelry at local markets, so I’m going to be working on bulking out my inventory and putting together my table :)

I just wrapped a multi year BitD campaign, highly recommend.

Hi, I’m Nora! I’m a queer jeweler and I make funny bots sometimes. I am into tabletop games, leftism, colors, dragons, etc.

I’m personally really fascinated by “Hall (Concept)”, which is largely etymology, but an interesting cultural history too.