Here's My New Celtic Knot Piece

Well, I finally finished it...whew! It took about 1 week to decide on the design aspects and the actual hands-on time but I think it was worth it.  

I started with a glass vase that I think was a wine decanter in a past life, frosted it with some Armour Etch (note to self: Armour Etch does not play nice with bare skin) and then went to work making the large celtic knots. I'm still trying to find a way to do some more elaborate knots but the process is eluding me at this point. After the knots were finished, I laid on the celtic knot stamped gold borders and then went to work layering the custom mixed dark pearlescent green to finish it off.

Once the whole thing was cured, it was time for sanding. Trying to sand something with curves and a thin neck is not as easy as it looks. As I like to have a glass smooth finish on all my pieces, sanding this all the way up to 800 grit and still have it keep a nice round shape severely tried my patience...lol  All in all, it ended up looking like the idea I had in my head and that's all I can ask for.

I don't know what it is about Celtic Knots that I like so much. I love working them into my new pieces. It might have something to do with the fact that I'm part Irish...lol...maybe it's a genetic thing. I've got it up in my Etsy shop now so take a stroll over there and you can see some better pics of it.

Comments

[Nadya]

This is stunning!! I love how it turned out - especially the wavy blue-turquoise colours and the golden cross. I can't comprehend anything of the process, but it's absolutely beautiful :)