ArtFire

This dichroic glass jewelry brooch measures 1.25 inches wide x 1.75 inches long. It is fastened in the rear with a pin fastener. There is some wonderful, diverse color and texture in this wearable art piece. From bright orange to plum to chartreuse, this original, one-of-a-kind brooch has it all. There are as many as five layers of glass in some sections of this brooch! The base is black to accentuate the colors.
This is an interesting little bit of art to wear on a sweater, jacket or heavy cloth top. B1142

What fun it was to choose the color combinations that went into this brooch! I grabbed a pieces of the most interesting bits I had on my work table and layered them into an interesting color composition. I hope you like wearing this as much as I enjoyed making it!

dichroic glass and pin clasp.

What is dichroic glass? Dichroic glass was first developed by NASA for it's satellite mirrors and it is applied in extremely thin layers under very controlled conditions. Di-chroic means two colors and this glass reflects/transmits different colors depending on the angle of light. When it is worn with different colors, it appears to pick up and reflect some of those colors so it really enhances the total look. I call this the "mood" of the glass and it is very difficult to truly capture this quality in a photograph.

I wear my handmade jewelry almost every day. People have often stopped me to look at the dichroic glass and ask or comment about it. Wearing this jewelry myself has been my best advertisement. Customers have often commented that the dichroic glass jewelry is a favorite.

All Umeboshi jewelry is handmade in Dark Hollow Studio in the beautiful mountains of West Virginia and carefully fired and annealed in a digital kiln for a lasting beauty! This piece is has it's own inspiration and you should not see another one just like this.