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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scoutshouse, post: 596551, member: 267&quot;][USER=70]@Cherryhill[/USER] </p><p>Rules the boards today! </p><p>Thank you! </p><p><br /></p><p>A little more history I looked up from <a href="http://Murano Glass Making Techniques: Bullicante" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://Murano Glass Making Techniques: Bullicante" rel="nofollow">Glass of Venice</a></p><p><i>The bullicante technique became famous during the 1930’s thanks to Archimede Seguso. Parting from his famous sommerso technique, Seguso took it to another level by taking advantage of the thickness of the glass. By using a more viscous composition, he found a way to leave small incisions unaltered and empty, in spite of covering them with another layer of glass. And while working on other light artworks like lamps, he figured the spiky tool he used on those lamps could also be helpful for the creation of dents. Seguso therefore figured out it was the size and shape of the metallic spikes that determined the position and depth of the pattern impressed on glass. He started experimenting with up to six layers of glass, trapping “bollicine” (bubbles) of air inside every layer. These bubbles reminded him of the bubbles in boiling water, thus calling this technique “bullicante” which literally means “boiling”. After mastering the technique, he went as far as decorating the inside layers with gold leaf and other colors, making each piece even more valuable and unique.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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