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In the heart of the Texas Hill
Country, Rae Friedman is working to preserve the ancient
and magical art of glass beadmaking. Using handmade glass
beads, Rae designs and creates distinctive jewelry. She
also shares her passion for glass beadmaking with others
through individual and group instruction. Rae’s
flair with color and texture are apparent in her beads
and jewelry. In her studio, Rae uses a propane and oxygen
torch to heat the tip of a glass rod, then twirls the
red-hot glass onto a specially coated stainless steel
mandrel. After a glass core has been formed, the bead can
be further decorated with glass stringers and manipulated
to form beautiful patterns. Finally the bead is annealed
(heated) to relieve stress and prevent cracking. Once
this complex process is complete, the beads are ready to
be incorporated into unique works of art. Rae operates
one of the first glass beadmaking studios in Texas and
hopes to inspire and increase the growing community of
jewelry and glass beadmakers.
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