Dichroic glass has a beauty and intensity of color
that immediately caused Andrea to fall in love with it. Shimmering
hot pinks, cobalt blues and liquid golds are brought together with
more subtle colors to form astonishing jewelry and decorative tiles.
This jewelry has to be seen to be appreciated as pictures can only
capture the colors at any one moment. The best thing about dichroic
glass is the way it changes colors and hues as it moves in the light.
Originally developed as part of the space industry, dichroic glass
is made by depositing wafer thin coatings of metals such as selenium
and titanium on sheets of glass. Depending on the metals used and
the layering technique, the applied results give the glass wonderously
changing colors.
Glass artists are now adopting this technology for the arts and
are producing gorgeously colorful pieces of art that enrich our
lives and bring us joy.
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