This is copied from the description of a picture up on my FaceBook page.

January 2010 giveaway!

It’s the “rook”ie giveaway! I made these two chess pieces and decided to go a different way with the rest of the rear pieces. Rather than just toss ‘em, I’m giving them away. “ooh, they’re nice. NOT!” You might say? Well shut up. No, just kidding but look closely at that white glass, look weird? It’s glow glass and it’s encased under clear.

So you could just keep them as lovely little chess pieces, or heat them up and pull them down into stringer for a bead, mash them into a pendant, make a marble, whatever, and there’s a good chance it’ll still glow. As an added bonus, I’ll toss a stick of glow glass in the package for the winner.

How do you win this silly little prize? Try something new. If you’ve never made a glass bead, make a glass bead and post a picture. Never tried boro/soft glass, try the one you haven’t. Never fumed with silver (and can do so SAFELY)? Fume with silver. Never made a marble, pipe, pendant, figurine, etc, etc, etc, make one and post a picture and the link here to share. Get outside your comfort zone, post a picture and be proud that you took that first step. I’ll pick a winner based on arbitrary criteria and my mood somewhere after midnight EST Friday 1/15/2010. You’re welcome to PM me the picture and I’ll post it in a separate album on here.

For my non-glassy peeps….You know I like to evangelize and get folks hooked on the silica. If you’re local to me and want to try making a bead to enter the contest, get in touch with me and I can try to arrange a chance for you to come try it out in my shop [offer open to folks I know already].

Now’s that chance to try out a new technique!

"rook"ie mistake.