BlogHide Resteemscruderudeglass (45)in cannabis • 7 years agoSpace spoonsThis is my bread and butter....its made using a blue base tube thats then poked and prodded to make small dents then covered in a layer of gold and silver fume and trapped with a layer of clear over…cruderudeglass (45)in cannabis • 7 years agoOpal tech pendantThis pendant features a layer of small opal shards suspended between two layers of clear glass sleaved over a layer of black. Then shaped into a hallow disc with two holes for the chaincruderudeglass (45)in cannabis • 7 years agoDichroic vortexThis is a dichroic vortex. Dichro is a layer sprayed on glass it appears as a multi color sheen. It burns when entered into a direct flame so i encase it in a layer or clear glass as its used it…cruderudeglass (45)in cannabis • 7 years agoSpace racers close callThe cruderude space racer got into the 3nd round and scored this close victory with a 2.73 scrond run and a 0.004second win you can see my front tire just edge his car outcruderudeglass (45)in cannabis • 7 years agoGlass "pine" wood derby carAt a trade show i recently attended we had a glass pinewood derby race with the cars being sold to charity at the end. The rules were it had to be made of glass and a functional pipe also weight…cruderudeglass (45)in cannabis • 7 years agoElephant opal endHere where the elephant opal ended up. The beaker is created by sleaving(layering) a base color (cobalt) in clear after fuming gold (oranges)and silver (blues) to achieve a space like color the…cruderudeglass (45)in art • 7 years agoElephant opal gem cutHere is the elephant in its gem cut glory it has 16 faces on the first cut 8 on the 2nd and 4 on the 3rd with a table cut on top to view the opal in all its glory thru. To get it from round to…cruderudeglass (45)in cannabis • 7 years agoFaceting the elephantYesterdays elephant opal is back in the shop getting gem cutcruderudeglass (45)in cannabis • 7 years agoOpal elephantToday i encased an elephant shaped gilson(manmade) opal its measures 12x20mm tomorrow it gets faceted like a gem stay tuned .cruderudeglass (45)in cannabis • 7 years agoTools of the trade 1 latheThis is one of the most vital tool i own to creating my art.its a glass lathe by Litton its 7 feet long and can fit up to 75mm piece of glass 5 feet long i use it to help me shape large hallow items…cruderudeglass (45)in art • 7 years agoFlower drawn on glassThis pendant was made by my friend windstar glass it was created using pencil lead thin stringers of colored glass to literally draw the image on the glass in reverse so the image can be viewed…cruderudeglass (45)in cannabis • 7 years agoColaboration color changing rigThis rig is a colab with @drinkysquirrel on instagram she made the dot stack a technique where you layer dots in a symetrical pattern the rig is made of glass that changes from green to blue to purp…cruderudeglass (45)in introduceyourself • 7 years agoFume trapThis is one of my favorite glass techniques it involves taking a colored tube of glass and making marks and striations then vaporizing gold and silver to make a light layer of fume then encasing…cruderudeglass (45)in cannabis • 7 years agoMy latest creationsHeres a beautiful rig inspired by the ocean with sea turtle and manta ray shaped opals. Along with a orange chain and flower pendant colaboration with my friend winstar glass all my work is…cruderudeglass (45)in introduceyourself • 7 years agoFancy 16oz space cupAnother in my line of cups featuring gold and silver trapped between two layers of glass.holds 16oz Painting by Amy fritz Available comment or DM me @cruderude on instagramcruderudeglass (45)in cannabis • 7 years agoSpace glass drinking cupsIn my journey to make everything I use glass heres a set of 12-16oz glasses . They are created using a blue base then gold and silver is vaporized infront of the glass to put a layer of fume which…cruderudeglass (45)in introduceyourself • 7 years agoGangsta grannyMy grandmother Honey rocking a custom glass chain and pendant i made in the mountains Of colorado. This lady has my heart she loves and supports me like no other. She's been a constant…cruderudeglass (45)in cannabis • 7 years agoCrude rude space tubesThese 14mm 6 inch tall beakers are some of my favorite things to create.their filled with gold and silver fummed into a beautiful rainbow with amazing function cooling and cleaning your hit and at…cruderudeglass (45)in art • 7 years agoSplat! MarbleCheckout this cool splat marble i made with a gold and silver fumed implosion in the centercruderudeglass (45)in introduceyourself • 7 years agoHi everyoneHi everyone im a glass blower from chicago Il i cant wait to share all that i create