All the glass colors you've never heard of!

[JoeKickass]

I was looking up the glass color "mystery adventurine" and stumbled on this treasure trove:
http://northstarglass.com/catalog/

I guess they make a lot of the exotic modern colors glassblowers buy, here are some ones I'd heard of:

But they also had colors new to me that I'd love to see start showing up in pieces:

 

[Roth]

Glass blowing has always fascinated me. The possibilities are endless, and it is a true art. If I won the lottery, I'd employ a gang of the best up-and-coming blowers to make a smorgasbord of amazing glass.


Ah, dreams


Thanks for the link, going to kill some time today just exploring the site.

 

[JoeKickass]

Thanks for the link, going to kill some time today just exploring the site.

Yeah check out the user manuals section, and I found this in the downloads:
http://www.northstarglass.com/newsletters/35.pdf

Only 9 steps! They make it sound so easy

 

[RUDE BOY]

I have an English Ivy stem for my Hammer, its a really beautiful mix with an awesome splash of color when in Florida sunlight.
I had never seen this glass color before, Had to have it.

 

[max]

I love unobtanium! I first saw it on the 7th Floor site some years ago.

Glass blowing has always fascinated me.

I'm always checking youtube for new vids.

 

[redglassgallery]

NS-104 is a great color - i love NS's sparkle colors esp steel wool

their NS-33 turbo cobalt is also one of the most widely used colors ( a must for dichro )

 

[farscaper]

I have an alien tech CDG recycler. I dig it. Mostly green and brown but with tints of blue and purple.

http://www.mountainglass.com/Northstar-Alien-Tech-Wonder-Tubing-94-88-per-Lb.html#.U0djlHMo7qA

http://m.glasscraftinc.com/home/gla...h-_northstar_hand-pulled_tubing_-_coe_33.html

 

[farscaper]

Here is a little alien tech sample

Here is the Alien Tech CDG recycler I got a bit ago. Got love the alien tech glass. I think it is like amber glass thats green on the inside and iridescent blue or something outside.... maybe fumed? I plan on looking into it more cause I really dig it. This is my first real color worked piece so im new to heady stuff... but looots of little air bubbles in the colored sections. Doesnt really detour me cause it functions b-e-a-utifuly. And looks gorgeous. .. let pics speak for me.

Here near a 5000k CFL

Here under a flash!

Then with and LED flashlight...

Shit...dont forget the dome dude!

Still waiting on the seller to send the nails I purchased so im using my 18mm divited quartz. It is my favorite nail... but boy I cant wait to get a castle quartz...




It'll go great with my Gordo inline recycle that is on its way.

 

[taz3r]

Sublime is sick! Reminds of the slime color you see sometimes.

 

[Caligula]

Have you seen Uranium? It reacts to UV light!

 

[farscaper]

Have you seen Uranium? It reacts to UV light!

I saw that on gordos page. I have actinic lights on my fish tank. I wonder if it will react in that. It basically looks clear to me in reg light.

 

[Soflo]

Uranium glass is very expensive, I don't think they have produced any since ww2. Any piece that has uranium will not be cheap! But damn it looks good!

Have you seen Uranium? It reacts to UV light!

 

[Caligula]

IDK if it actually has uranium in it... perhaps thats just the name? Sort of like how slime doesnt actually have... slime?

 

[photobooth]

I know there is a colour out there called "Atomic Kumquat" that glows orange in UV but looks like it too might have been discontinued.

 

[JoeKickass]

IDK if it actually has uranium in it... perhaps thats just the name? Sort of like how slime doesnt actually have... slime?

Well slyme is just the name they came up with, but the name "Uranium" is a bit too unique, I bet it's:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_glass

See it glows and everything

http://www.lightpublic.com/lighting...etanis-radioactive-uranium-glass-chandeliers/