perfume-bottle – Siddy Langley Glass http://www.siddy.com Siddy's unique art glass and glass blowing experience days Thu, 11 Jun 2020 14:43:57 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.2 The joys of cold-work…. http://www.siddy.com/the-joys-of-cold-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-joys-of-cold-work Wed, 20 May 2020 14:31:23 +0000 http://www.siddy.com/?p=5 Glassmaking, for me, is all about hot work.
With coronavirus lockdown putting a temporary halt to my glass blowing classes, I have reluctantly switched the furnace off....
...and I have a confession “I do not like cold-work”.

The post The joys of cold-work…. appeared first on Siddy Langley Glass.

]]> With coronavirus lockdown putting a temporary halt to my glass blowing classes, I have reluctantly switched the furnace off…

…and I have a confession “I do not like cold-work”.

…the joys of hot work!

For me the delight in glass blowing lies solely in the hot-work; sweltering in front of a glowing furnace, manipulating the molten material to create something new and exciting.

Siddy Langley gathering molten glass from the furnace
..but even I must grudgingly acknowledge the rewards of cold-work

Recently I have been very disciplined and am concentrating on all the essential grinding and polishing that puts the finishing touch to my pieces. I have “finished” quite a few scent bottles; some of which were made many months ago and have been waiting patiently to be noticed!

Here is a selection of some that I have finished in the last few days.

  • Siddy Langley Blue "Jellyfish" scent bottle
  • Siddy Langley "Beyond The Veil" scent bottle in mauves and greens with orchids
  • Siddy Langley Pink "Spiral" scent bottle with green stopper and green trail snaking around the piece
  • Siddy Langley "Leafy" scent bottle in green and mauves
  • Siddy Langley "Regatta" scent bottle inspired by Henley Royal Regatta
  • Siddy Langley "Woodland" scent bottle depicting beech trees
  • Siddy Langley Supermoon scent bottle depicting trees in front of a full "super" moon
  • Siddy Langley Purple Scent Bottle with Green Stopper and green trail snaking around the piece
  • Siddy Langley Scent Bottle depicting Cherry Blossom

The post The joys of cold-work…. appeared first on Siddy Langley Glass.

]]>