Lamp workers love the possibilities they get when working with Boro Batch glass color rods. With a wide variety of color options to choose from, you might even want to break the rules a bit when you try a new process for creating your next piece. Here is just a sample of what you can get when ordering your Boro… read more →
Availability. Here at ABR Imagery, we sell more than our competition. Because we sell more, we stock more, much more. When you have an idea, get a client, or need to produce more, you need tools and materials. Are you looking for an obscure tool? We have it. Even if we only sell one a year, you can bet there… read more →
Making Inside Out Beads Making Inside Out Beads Video First Process First you must open one end of the tubing by scoring and breaking off the tip. Then heat up a narrow section, and pull a thin point. Flame cut it at the shoulder of the closed point. Flare open the lip slightly using a graphite reamer, and preheat the… read more →
Watch as Madeline Rile Smith, MadHotGlass Channel, does a demonstration of working with borosilicate glass tubing with a torch: blowing bubbles, popping holes, pulling points, and sculptural technique. What types of techniques do you use when flameworking? We would enjoy seeing some of the creations you have made with ABR Imagery’s huge selection of glass, equipment, tools, and supplies. h/t:… read more →
This video covers loopstitches, also known as, spun glass or lace work, and can provide some creative options for the flame worker. In this video the the demonstrator uses an 8mm and 6mm rod to develop the lacework. You make a maria with the 8mm and use the 6mm to attach to the maria. Watch above to see the demonstration… read more →
Demonstration video by the Toledo Museum of Art. Watch the artist create an elaborate flask. This glass flask was made by a glass artist, Gideon Rockwood. However it was not made using a furnace and blowpipe, but another process called flameworking. In the past, glassmakers might use an oil lamp, with a bellow air pump. But today’s flameworker most often uses a torch.… read more →
We at ABR Imagery believe in offering our customers the best product available. That is why we carry the Gilson line of Opals, invented by Pierre Gilson of France in 1974. The opals undergo a yearlong laboratory process to create a picture perfect replica of a natural reoccurring opal. Considered by Gemologists to be the… read more →
We have literally everything you need for creating beads. From books, tools, wire and hemp twine, pre-made beads, to molds, we have you covered. Want to make the perfect bead or bracelet? Check out Lewis C. Wilson’s Lampworking, available here: https://www.abrimagery.com/store/product_info.php/lampwork-beads-bracelets-amp-marbles-p-1407 We carry Fusion, EZ, Dirty Looie’s, and our own brand of Bead Release! We have over 83 different tool… read more →
Glass Fusing and Slumping consist of joining and/or molding glass ¬in a kiln between 1,099 and 1,501 degrees Fahrenheit. We are going to talk about what Glass Slumping, and Tack and Full Fusing are, the temperature ranges needed, and make aware that we at ABR Imagery are here to help you reach your Glass working goals. Slumping Consists of heating… read more →
We at ABR Imagery have been working on a new Ecommerce site to strengthen our ability to better serve you, the customer. Bear with us as we continue to develop this project. And in the future, expect bigger and better things from ABR as we work towards better serving you, the customer. In the near future you will be able… read more →