Glassworking Tutorials

Jul 1

Lumiere Lusters™ for Lampworking.

At the heart of our business lies our branded product; Lumiere Lusters™; gorgeous specialty color shifting, heat resistant metal oxide powders and flakes that are magical in lampworked glass (and a multitude of other mediums). As a lifelong lampworker, I searched for a cost-effective alternative to the very expensive dichroic powders. In 2016, having finally found a great manufacturer and product, we decided to offer it to our fellow glassworkers. We test each color and product thoroughly in our own studio and our tester’s studios before they are released. These flakes are rated to resist heat up to about 1400F, and can be worked in soft or hard glasses, in the flame, in a glory hole (with care), and even in fusing, with no issues of COE incompatibility. Our flakes are non-toxic, and made of non-volatile metallic coatings on a mica/silica hybrid substrate. They are high quality, and vividly colored. Similar to Dichroic Extract powder, they offer a lot of color-shifting sparkle that changes at a viewed angle, but are an incredibly cost effective alternative. The larger particle sizes give quite a different effect from powdered dichroic coatings, create a lot of shine that you cannot get from regular powdered micas, and they're more heat tolerant. Add unique flair and color to your craft!

Jeff Patterson

…is an incredible, highly technical glass artist that is never too shy to share tech info. Watch as Jeff details his technique in this short video using Lumiere Lusters with custom tubing worked on a lathe.

Find more of Jeff’s art and witty commentary on his Instagram page: @jeff.glasswork . Be sure to subscribe.

Glass by Nobody

Watch this 6 minute basic how-to video as this talented artist works our Lumiere Lusters in borosilicate tubing on a bench torch. His approach is easy to follow, and succinct for newcomers and seasoned artists alike.

Find more of Nobody’s art and creative ventures on his Instagram page: @questionmarkglass or @trashbynobody. Also, find his work for sale glassbynobody.com Be sure to subscribe to see more from this prolific artist.

Mike Hurst

Here’s an awesome little tutorial from our friend Mike Hurst showing how he makes a solid borosilicate heart shaped pendant with bling. His technical video shown here features our Blue Hawaii Flake, but you can use any other of our Lumiere Luster flake colors to suit your design.

Be sure to check out and subscribe to Mike’s other lampworking videos on YouTube, or follow him on Intstagram: @hurstglass

Making a borosilicate lampworked heart pendant with Lumiere Lusters.

Explore Color

A quick little video showing borosilicate glass blowers some of the color results our artists achieve using JetAge Studio's Lumiere Luster Flake in different types of tubing prep-work.