Glass Necklaces
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Comment by Bronwyn Palmer on May 22, 2012 at 8:37am -
The good thing about doing these is that they are so small so they don't take long to do and they can get the creative juices flowing for larger things.
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Comment by Bente Røyseth Hestholm on May 21, 2012 at 3:19pm -
Thanks for sharing Bronwyn - I feel like trying this technique! I don't have much drive at the moment so I guess this is the time for trying out new things!
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Comment by Bronwyn Palmer on May 20, 2012 at 10:41pm
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Thank you Bente. I was inspired by Gary's video about painting on plexi-glass. These are domino-sized glass blocks that you can purchase from Etsy. I work on the reverse side and build up layers of colour. For example, with the one in the middle, I first drew the heart design using a fine permanent marker, then I painted the red, and put the other colours behind using acrylic paint... You kind of have to work backwards. I use different things to make the designs: if I want fine detail then I use markers, the copper coloured one at the top was made using a stamp. I seal the back of the necklace with resin once everything is dry.
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Comment by Bente Røyseth Hestholm on May 20, 2012 at 10:24pm
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These necklaces are beautiful! How did you go about making them?
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Comment by Bronwyn Palmer on June 23, 2011 at 4:48pm
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Thanks Lea.
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HERE ARE 2 LINKS to TWO of my youtube videos talking and demonstrating about this amazing product:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIc02QBihJQ&feature=share&list=UUM6N5AOYoyg6eAkbcDWpNFg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zAPZn5TEyM&list=UUM6N5AOYoyg6eAkbcDWpNFg&index=41
So once i have my image printed onto transparency film, I take my Ezscreen silk screen which has been coated in light sensitive emulsion (These sheets come pre-coated so they are ready to use). Place it onto a black board, then place the transparency image on top (this part needs to be done in a dark room with no direct sunlight). I take it outside and expose it for 1 minute and 40 seconds (but time varies depending on time of day and strength of sunlight). After i have exposed the image i place it into a tub of water for around 5 - 8 minutes. Then i rinse the screen out under fast running water until the unexposed area (the black) washes away. I then expose the screen to the sun for a further 20mins to completely harden the light sensitive emulsion.
And this is the completed screen ready for printing. I simply use an old credit card to spread the ink over the screen making sure i do one complete full stroke across the screen (holding the credit card at a 45 degree angle). I immediately wash the screen out under fast flowing water and pat dry. I use fabric screen printing ink which washes out in water (which makes the process easy).
I love this product, their website is http://ezscreenprint.com/ (for full instructions and details on how to purchase this awesome product).
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