Mary Lockwood demonstrates adding wraps of clear glass to form a base bead that is decorated with random swipes of striking silver glass, then encased with clear. The cooled bead is shattered to form shards for decorating a black or opaque blue bead to add the appearance of the Northern Lights shining on the finished bead.

This article was originally published on page 56 in the Winter 2013 issue of The Flow.Back issue magazine, Digital Issue and CD available.

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