Messy Color™ Lapis
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An opaque deep blue violet.
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Lapis
Uniques
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"The Lapis is darker and more purple than the colour that I usually think of when I think of Lapis - which is more like the Moretti Lapis. There is too much red in this colour to evoke the coloured gemstone of antiquity. But it's a nice colour and would add well to a sophisticated earthtone palette." Read more at DragonJools blog. – Dwyn Tomlinson Click here for other interesting Lapis discoveries.
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Messy Tester's Feedback
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Lapis is a unique addition to the 104 lampworking palette.
"I swear it's like an opaque ink blue. A deep purple blue. It's not as blue as the effetre Lapis which is more cobalty.” – Kevan Aponte
“Lapis is a very dark purple blue. There really isn't much comparison in the Moretti palette.” – Genea Crivello-Knable
“I really love this deep dark purple. If I could make an opaque version of dark ink blue it would look just like this! There hasn’t been any opaque purple this dark, so it’s a great addition to my palette.” – Gail Witt
“It can get really dark – almost black after working it for awhile.” – Chris Molter
"It’s quite dark, which presents a design challenge for me. I find the darker colors harder to work with. This is a glass I would use as frit, more than rod." – Terri Budrow-Nelson
“It is not so dark that it looks black, but is a really dark purple." – Gail Witt
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Some testers reported a metallic sheen when reducing Lapis.
"I would compare Messy Lapis to Moretti’s hand pulled dark silver plum. It reacts much the same way as the dark silver plum in reduction but is more blue, and is not overpowered by the ‘reduced silver surface' that the silver plum gets in reduction. Though I love dark silver plum, I am sometimes disappointed that the reduction overpowers the color so heavily. I love Lapis’ ability to get the silvered reduction surface while still retaining its rich blue/indigo color!" – Bonnie Polinski
“I tried reducing it – I found no difference." – Chris Molter
"I did reduce the glass on a small bead, but didn’t see a lot of change." – Gail Witt
"If worked long, or reduced, a silver sheen comes out." – Elasia
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Some testers suggested that Lapis should be in the purple category instead of blue.
"I think this is one of those colors that you should put under both the blue AND the purple, because it really does go both ways. It's the perfect color to depict a dark night sky with." – Bethany Lemasters
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Special thanks to Genea Crivello-Knable, Elasia, Vonna Maslanka, Claire Morris, & Bethany Lemasters for providing the photos in this section.
Visit the Fritipedia Wiki CiM Page for more information about Lapis.
See Kay Powell’s Lapis frit testing samples.
Browse Serena Thomas’ color gallery.
Check out Miriam Steger’s CiM color charts.
"The Lapis is darker and more purple than the colour that I usually think of when I think of Lapis - which is more like the Moretti Lapis. There is too much red in this colour to evoke the coloured gemstone of antiquity. But it's a nice colour and would add well to a sophisticated earthtone palette." Read more at DragonJools blog. |
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| "Lapis has been one of my favourite glasses for a long time, but I've never thought to etch it before - I love how its turned out." Read more and see more comparison beads including etched versions at Lush Blogs. |
| Gail Joseph uses Messy Lapis frit to create 104 compatible frit blends. Find more blends at GG Glass. |