Zanfirico Twist Foglio - Vibrant Blue Color:White edged with gold seed beads

edged with gold seed beads and suspended from a 30" gold plated chain

a rare earth element

tiny organism fundamental to the health of the Earth's ecosystems

and last for years to come thanks to the tough

with accents of coral and olive

Zanfirico Twist Foglio - Vibrant Blue Color:White edged with gold seed beadsThis blown glass vessel from Patchen's "Foglio" series is created with the involved zanfirico cane technique. First, Patchen makes "filigree" cane, by encasing a rod of white glass in molten clear glass then stretching it 50 60', reducing its diameter to a pencil. After cooling, the rod is cut into many 6" lengths; with about 50 of them arranged parallel on a ceramic plate, they are then reheated and rolled onto a molten glass core again. This is then