Stormed TNT

I don't think I've written about storming Terranova2 before here. You can get some really great color by doing heavy storming and also utilizing layering. The double row dot bead is just heavily stormed TNT topped with clear. The cream dots are heavily stormed Olympia Rain. The single row green bead is heavily stormed TNT topped with lightly stormed Golden Emerald light (TAG) and then clear. The Sea Pod bead is heavily stormed TNT topped with lightly stormed Olympia Rain and then clear. For a deeper blue try layering with Taxco light or Elektra light.

Alligator Shoes

This is my current set of beads on eBay called Alligator Shoes. This set was made with Terranova 2.1. After complaining that I wasn't thrilled with this new version of Terranova, I came to really like it while making this set. I got a much wider range of colors so even though it's darker for me than 2.0, I'm liking all the different colors going on.

Paint Splatter

Here's another set on eBay done with Terranova2. I'm simply amazed at all the different colors, striations and patterns that you can get with this glass. I heated the glass up to the point that I had a hard time keeping it on the mandrel. As I was heating it I could see the striations form on the surface. I kept heating until it separated so much that I also got little "blobs" along with the striations. I then pulled it out of the flame and kept rotating the bead as it cooled. In the mean time, I heated up my rod of clear. As soon as the TNT turned a light brown I put it in the back of the flame until it turned a dark red brown and then encased. I had no problems with it restriking or lightening while I was melting in the clear and shaping. If you haven't tried this glass yet....you are missing out!

You can see my auction here: Paint Splatter