Filigree Twist Foglio - White P08609-P00015 The beads are strung using

The beads are strung using a 49 strand braided and coated wire for strength

Hand blown decorative sculptural lidded vessel with abstract painterly surface medley of autumn apples artistically set against a golden mottled background canvas of crimson-infused frosty-whites

and red frit over a core of crystal clear glass

and when displayed properly it will maintain its beauty and richness for generations

Filigree Twist Foglio - White P08609-P00015 The beads are strung usingThis blown glass vessel from Patchen's "Foglio" series is created with the cane technique. To make cane, Patchen encases a rod of white glass in molten clear glass then it is stretched 50 60 feet long, reducing its diameter to about the thickness of a pencil. After cooling, the long rod is cut into 6" lengths, reheated and rolled onto a molten glass bubble on a blowpipe. Closing the end creates a striped bubble which Patchen can then twist and