Item Name: The Flow Magazine Winter 2015 SKU: FLOW-WINTER-2015 Description: The Winter 2015 issue of The Flow celebrates the imaginative and innovative work of women in glass, featuring a gallery that showcases over 92 female flameworking artists. This issue includes five outstanding full-color, step-by-step tutorials from accomplished artists Laurie Ament, Rocio Bearer, Sabina Boehm, Kylee Koenig, and Lori Greenberg, covering a diverse range of techniques and skill levels. Featured tutorials include Fish Amphora by Laurie Ament, demonstrating how to combine sculptural fish with small bottles; Seahorse Ornament by Sabina Boehm, using boro rod, frit, and silver fuming techniques; Sea Urchin Shell by Kylee Koenig, creating spherical hollow forms with textured details; Scrolls by Rocio Bearer, crafting off-mandrel sculptural beads with antique finishes; and Fused Stringer Micromosaic by Lori Greenberg, using kiln-fused stringer techniques to create detailed designs. The issue also includes expert tips from Deb Crowley on coating foil with soft glass to achieve a dichroic appearance, plus information on the latest tools and products designed to enhance the creative process. How it is used: Intermediate to advanced flameworkers reference Laurie Ament's Fish Amphora tutorial to master combining sculptural elements with functional vessel forms, learning techniques for stacking colors, frit application, and texturing with shears Artists explore Sabina Boehm's Seahorse Ornament tutorial to develop skills in using gravity and silver fuming to create nontraditional sculptural forms with decorative surface details Beadmakers study Kylee Koenig's Sea Urchin Shell tutorial to learn hollow form construction using clear tubing as a base, color application with stringer stripes, and sphere-blowing techniques with textured embellishments Advanced sculptural artists use Rocio Bearer's Scrolls tutorial to master off-mandrel bead construction, antique finishing techniques with silver fuming and foil leaf, and stamped seal applications Flameworkers and kiln artists reference Lori Greenberg's Fused Stringer Micromosaic tutorial to learn stringer-making, precise placement techniques, and kiln-fusing methods for creating detailed designs and portraits Readers consult Deb Crowley's foil-coating tips to achieve dichroic effects using soft glass, expanding their color and finish options The gallery of over 92 female artists provides inspiration and reference for design ideas, artistic approaches, and contemporary flameworking aesthetics Readers explore information on the latest tools and products to identify equipment and materials that enhance their creative process
