About

Jacqueline Chmiel, Harbeson, DE

I was a oncology nurse by trade until I retired 14 years ago. Had the urge to do something creative with my time so I took classes in Lampwork Bead design. For those of you who are not familiar with lampwork beads I use rods of glass 5-6mm in diameter and melt over an oxygen and propane flame. when the glass become fluid I deposit it onto a steel rod which i Continually turn to either make a round bead or use molds to create various shapes. Then I decorate the bead using the same glass but assorted colors. I then cook in a kiln to 1000 degrees. After cooling I then create my one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces.