Meet the Artist Behind the Art
Craftsmanship in Every Piece
Meet the artist behind the flame! At Heather Ferman Art Glass, every pendant and earring begins as a glowing rod of borosilicate glass, transformed in the heat of the torch into wearable art. With funky imagination and meticulous skill, Heather creates one-of-a-kind treasures that are whimsical, bold, and full of personality.
Join the Journey of Glass Art
From delicate lampwork beads to vibrant statement pieces, each design is a little universe of color and detail, born from fire and finished with love. No two are ever alike—because your jewelry should be just as unique as you are.
Lampwork Glass Artist
Gifts by Heather Ferman
Available at my Etsy store or my Goimagine store.
Hundreds of years ago artisans made glass beads by heating the glass using oil lamps. This became known as lampwork. Today flamework glass artists use a special blowtorch fueled by a mixture of oxygen and propane to create lampwork beads in temperatures above 2500F.
In my studio, I use a torch to melt both glass and silver. I start the beads by melting the glass around a steel rod called a mandrel and decorate the bead using thin threads of glass. I create the beads shaped by constantly rotating the newly formed bead in the flame. I create beads with flowers, murrini fish, and many other patterns. Finally, I put the bead in the kiln and fire it overnight at 960f, slowly decreasing the temperature for added strength and durability.
On many pieces I have silversmithed the settings to hold my lampwork creations. I have also cabbed stones to go into my sterling silver settings. I love working in both glass and sterling silver to create small treasurers that are wearable. These make great gifts for your loved ones.