Woven Silver with Fused Glass Ensemble
By Alicia White

GRAND PRIZE WINNER
 

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A hand fused Dichroic Glass Cabochon bursts through a rectangle of fabric hand woven from fine silver.  Two other hand fused glass cabochons set on hand woven fine silver flank the center piece.  The woven silver theme is continued with woven Hill Tribe Silver beads and a hand woven Byzantine (chain Maille) chain to complete the necklace.  Matching earrings are formed from small hand fused glass cabochons set on woven fine silver fabric. 

Classes which contributed skills to this piece are Fused Glass I & II, Fused Glass III-the dichoic bead, Introduction to Art Clay Silver, Chains, Chains, Chains, and Chain Maille.