Splish splash

Beau begins this bead with clear glass tubing, lines it with colored glass, and then closes the tube to form the bead. He decorates the outer surface with rings of offset layered dots before drawing them down to produce the centrally terminated design. Gently raised black accent dots complete the bead.

By Julia Gerlach

Published: December 21, 2011

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Julia Gerlach talks about designing with Beau Barrett's hollow blown borosilicate bead. To see more of Beau's work visit his website.

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