check out Loren's $5,000. a slice "glass loaf"

[harpentuan]

"Glass loaf" ha-ha, never heard that term.

http://www.ripleys.com/blog/glass-loaf/

[oG Glocc Coma]

He just recreated this image with extra left over components and an end cane! Extensive photos of every stage were taken and shared on his Facebook, you should check it out!

Last I seen he was fusing on the Goldstone Frame next!
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/24/c381316b26e2314e0692fb2230025aef.jpg

[Yeef]

just a masterpiece.

[Chad S]

Yup, beyond baller status to say the least.

[harpentuan]

So , how does he produce a slice of this? A wet band saw I guess? I would be scared to death to make those cuts. I know he's not using carbide snippers, lol!

[mattholimeau]

I've seen pics of the loaf like a dozen times or more now - it keeps popping up on facebook. Amazing murrine. What I'm curious about - are there any pics of any applications of this murinne out there? I'm sure it would be one hell of a heady something to have a slice of this on it. I'd love to see that.

[oG Glocc Coma]

This is made from Soft glass, not Boro

[harpentuan]

No offense Bro, but that's kinda obvious. Again, no bad intentions in this post. It's all cool.

[Aymie]

This picture went so viral, I bet he could sell them for double that.

[VinE]

Great idea matt m. . Put it on a heady. Lmao.

[mattholimeau]

Hah, yeah, it's true, I didn't realize it was soft glass. (I was tryin to say "heady something" to just mean some abstract elaborate and expensive something - but I guess I can't get away with avoiding a functional connotation with that word around these parts.)

But I still wanna see it used on something, or somehow... I guess some people collect murrine just to have cool glass chips around? I guess what I'm saying is I only understand murrine as an ingredient, as prepwork - a way to put an image on glass, and then to use that image to make something - bead, pendant... umm, softglass heady mini bubbler! (right? right. hah. Just use a bridge right? Hah.)

So, what would someone do with this? Just put in on a pedestal in a display case, here's my $5,000 chip of glass? (If so, that's cool, maybe I just haven't caught that bug yet.) Will there ever be something made that uses this image (other than to be incorporated in another murrine)? Do I just not at all understand murrine and murrine collecting?

[Aymie]

It took me a while to catch the bug and I once felt a similar way. Now, it's just like a tiny glass painting. Size is irrelevant and even a tiny polished chip is a work of art all on it's own. For me, it was a Dave Strobel sugar skull girl that hooked me.

[Dan Kooper]

I have around 150 milli slices in my collection. Been collecting them since around 2005. I got some oldies.

[glassmax]

Hi ,
Are you sure that all his work is done with soft glass?
I just googled some links about Loren Stump and boro : https://www.google.de/?gws_rd=ssl#q=loren+stump+borosilicate+glass
For sure a slice of those murrine is a piece of art at its own,like a picture or a marble or a sculpture.
But despite of that I think that murrine are originally mainly made for further use as applications for various glass work.
I think about marbels,paperweights but even hollow glass work.
years abo I did some collab work with friend who has his own furnace.He pulled soft glass rods of whom i made small objects ( by way not as good as Loren Stumps).These we encased at the oven and made some pretty nice paperweights but also some hollow blown work.
Unfortunately I have no digital pics as that time we had no digi cams and they´re all sold.
I´ll try to find out something more about Stumps work according.
Thanks for the nice thread.
glassmax

[glassmax]

Here I found some Paperweights and jewellery made of Loren Stumps amazing murrine.
https://www.google.de/?gws_rd=ssl#q=loren+stump+borosilicate+glass
Wow

[Simian]

Hi ,
Are you sure that all his work is done with soft glass?
I just googled some links about Loren Stump and boro : https://www.google.de/?gws_rd=ssl#q=loren+stump+borosilicate+glass
For sure a slice of those murrine is a piece of art at its own,like a picture or a marble or a sculpture.
But despite of that I think that murrine are originally mainly made for further use as applications for various glass work.
I think about marbels,paperweights but even hollow glass work.
years abo I did some collab work with friend who has his own furnace.He pulled soft glass rods of whom i made small objects ( by way not as good as Loren Stumps).These we encased at the oven and made some pretty nice paperweights but also some hollow blown work.
Unfortunately I have no digital pics as that time we had no digi cams and they´re all sold.
I´ll try to find out something more about Stumps work according.
Thanks for the nice thread.
glassmax

Loren works both boro and soft glass. The madonna piece is soft glass.

[FifDeez]

No offense but it looks 4,999$ overpriced to me. But to each their own ... I guess

[Icarus]

5 grand may be a little steep, but $1? That's cold, man. A lot of skill, work and time went into that.

[LooseSeal Baller]

No offense but it looks 4,999$ overpriced to me. But to each their own ... I guess

i'll give u a dollar, to go away...:o:

[Icarus]

i'll give u a dollar, to go away...:o:

Hey now.

[Abe Fleishman]

These slices as a collector are worth around $10,000 each. Just my 2cents. One of the most complex murrine ever made by a glass artist. It took years to produce.
Abe

[Swim]

This is made from Soft glass, not Boro

people make big heady bongs and shit out of soft glass and use plenty of murrine. check out glass artist Josh Cohen from New Orleans. he is also the singer of the Morning 40 federation, which someof you may have awesome taste and know about this band

[Cosmo]

No offense but it looks 4,999$ overpriced to me. But to each their own ... I guess

Tell you what. You go make one that nice and I'll give you $10k for it.

Go on. I'll wait.

[vetropod]

:rollin

[Aymie]

This thread will forever be a litmus test of sorts. Which end of the knowledge and respect spectrum do you favor?

[Jesuskrust]

^^^^^ hahaha Aymie best post all day right here:)

[brads]

Tell you what. You go make one that nice and I'll give you $10k for it.

Go on. I'll wait.


"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Cosmo again."

Dammit, lol.

[BORO]

Last I seen he was fusing on the Goldstone Frame next!

Anyone know what the c.o.e. (coefficient , sorry ) of gold stone is?

Its super pretty, and mega bling.

[Mike_Aurelius]

Anyone know what the c.o.e. (coefficient , sorry ) of gold stone is?

Its super pretty, and mega bling.

~104

[Simian]

No offense but it looks 4,999$ overpriced to me. But to each their own ... I guess

And you win the epic award for ignorance. Clearly you have never touched a torch nor have respect for art of any kind. Glad to add you to the pay no mind list.

[glassmax]

No offense but it looks 4,999$ overpriced to me. But to each their own ... I guess

Hi boy,
Please show ANYTHING you´ve made yourselfe.Just ANY pic would be nice.
You just locked in here and have a mouth full.
Did you ever work at a torch???

[hashmasta-kut]

I think you guys are getting played.

[James Sowell]

maybe he was just trolling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bMLrA_0O5I

[MrSmeeth]

I've held a slice in my hand. worth every penny :) Loren = Boss

[somewhere]

Anyone know what the c.o.e. (coefficient , sorry ) of gold stone is? Its super pretty, and mega bling.

All over the place. They do have some tested for 90, 96, and 104 but of course your mileage will very depending who made it.

[CheeseNip]

Hi boy,
Please show ANYTHING you´ve made yourselfe.Just ANY pic would be nice.
You just locked in here and have a mouth full.
Did you ever work at a torch???

Here's his GP.org page.
http://www.glasspipes.org/FifdeezGlassArt

[Cosmo]

I've held a slice in my hand. worth every penny :) Loren = Boss

Good thing I have never done that. I don't know that I would have given it back.

[brads]

I've held a slice in my hand. worth every penny :) Loren = Boss

Yup, I have too, as well as the big chunk it was cut from, and felt the same way.

Loren seems to have a bit of talent for this stuff. If he keeps at it maybe some day he'll get the hang of it. ;)

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Add: I just went back through the thread and realized that no one had posted a link to Loren's website, which some might find interesting. So here you go (http://www.stumpchuck.com).



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[FifDeez]

Are we looking at the same picture??? All I see is. A massive size ball of swirled glass colors taken over to the wetsaw and sliced in loafs. Ughh if I'm missing anything inform men but all I see in my eyes is a swirled piece of color poo. But that's what makes art great. Its all in. The eye of the beholder. Everyone sees everything differently. But I'm not deliberately knocking dudes skill just pointing out its nowhere near as complicated or time consuming as ur all talking it up to be is all. My two cents. And ya if ya wanna see some pics I posted em in here today . usually I just post on other sites

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[FifDeez]

Omg loved the troll YouTube. Ha

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[FifDeez]

Ok my bad I had to upload the image into tapatalk and it loaded a higher resolution image . now I see the detail I was missing. Ya ur all right. I do bow down and give props now I see the detail. Can't believe. The app makes that much difference in how the images get viewed. But I'm gonna keep an eye on it now. Now I understand y u all thought I was crazy. I get ya completely now I see a non fuzzy image. Ha my bad

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[chillrelaxglass]

I had the chance to buy a nice size stump coin for $100 and didnt i regret that........

[hashmasta-kut]

Are we looking at the same picture??? All I see is. A massive size ball of swirled glass colors taken over to the wetsaw and sliced in loafs. Ughh if I'm missing anything inform men but all I see in my eyes is a swirled piece of color poo.



naw you must not have had your glasses on, or actually need them but dont know it. there are tons of intricate tiny images in that slice, super hard to make that shit all perfect like that.

edit: oops im a late poster, oh well :D

[FifDeez]

Correct lots of tiny detail. That's y the fuzzy image made it look like unrecognizable poo. Like I said I take back. My previous statement. Well worth the 5000$ investment if your into religious art.

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