Zanfirico Twist Foglio Color:Vibrant Blue Brass handles have been placed

Brass handles have been placed to continue the asymmetry

using small brushes to bring out the detail in pattern and texture

Stitched with fine silver wire in contrasting colors on the squares

These bracelets all twist open at the clasp

dimensions and color will vary

Zanfirico Twist Foglio Color:Vibrant Blue Brass handles have been placedThis blown glass vessel from Patchen's "Foglio" series is created with the involved zanfirico cane technique. First, Patchen makes "filigree" cane, by encasing a rod of white glass in molten clear glass then stretching it 50 60', reducing its diameter to a pencil. After cooling, the rod is cut into many 6" lengths; with about 50 of them arranged parallel on a ceramic plate, they are then reheated and rolled onto a molten glass core again. This is then