So, I have taken a core sample out of the universe as I imagine it. I have done this with an imaginary 'cheese trier'... you know those metal tools that take a tube of cheese out of the wheel to test it? That.
From this idea I have started with a top core layer. I have made this in a dark amber glass. The glass colour of choice would have been black, but I don't have any, so the closest I could manage was the dark amber.
As I was arranging the pieces in the kiln I was thinking about the 'Order' versus 'Chaos' theory. The thin straight rods of glass looked very ordered until I broke them all up and randomly criss-crossed them in a chaotic way.... or was it? Maybe by the careful placement of each piece, it could seen to be laid out in quite an orderly fashion, as I was making sure there were no big gaps or clusters of too much glass.
From this I was going to suspend a load of hand made lampworked glass beads, with lots of colours going on to represent a Nebula layer of my universe core sample.
I turned on my Lampwork torch, which uses a Propane and Oxygen mix, put some music on, zoned out, and just made bead after bead. Picking up which ever colour grabbed my attention. It was quite theraputic.
I then suspended these beads from the flat disc part using fishing wire. I spaced them quite randomly, with no exact pattern. They don't hang so well at the moment, but once the next layer is added on it will weigh it down a bit and look much better.
Planning to do the next layer very soon.
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