What is Dichroic Glass?
Something absolutely fabulous!
Dichroic glass is a high-tech spin-off of the space industry. “Dichroic” is defined as the property of having more than one color, especially when viewed from different angles or from reflected or transmitted light. Meaning you will see different colors when you view it from different angles. To get this effect, thin layers of metallic oxides, such as titanium, silicon, and magnesium are deposited upon the surface of the glass in a high temperature, vacuum furnace.
The results are incredible - all colors of the spectrum are available on this material!
My favoite supplier of Dichroic beads is: Dichroic Art Jewelry by Dave who runs his business from eBay. The pendants shown here were wire wrapped by me using 14k gold filled wire and more examples and items for sale are available at my website: Wrapped to Go!
