Messy Color™ Electric Avenue
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An electric blue opal.
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"The rod almost looks like a translucent colour - but it seems fairly opaque in a bead . . ." Read more at DragonJools blog. – Dwyn Tomlinson Click here for other interesting Electric Avenue discoveries.
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Messy Tester's Feedback
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Testers agreed that Electric Avenue is unique to the 104 glass lampworking palette.
"A much brighter blue than is already available in 104." – Carol Oliver
"Nothing that I have seen even comes close." – Leslie Anne Bitgood
"None can compare." – Starleen Colon
"Nothing else can even come close to its boot tops: color, clarity, smoothness and creaminess, I could go on and on . . ." – Sue Stewart
"Unique blue unlike others." – Teri Wathan
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Testers found this opal easy to work.
"The Effetre Turquoise opalinos, the closest colors to Electric Avenue, are much shockier and much easier to burn/scum/boil than Electric Avenue." – Carol Oliver
"I found this color very easy to work. No pitting, boiling, cracking." – Leslie Anne Bitgood
"No issue, but I recommend annealing high as extra insurance." – Starleen Colon
"Nothing even close to the problems of working with Opalinos. Electric Avenue was easy to work and nothing adverse like devitrifying or as I call it, 'self etching.'" – Sue Stewart
"Electric Avenue isn't as shocky as the Moretti opalinos." – Teri Wathan
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Testers generally agreed that encasing Electric Avenue, or using it on a clear base, or working it fast, resulted in more opalescence.
"Electric Avenue stayed opalescent. I worked it for about 20 minutes on my HH in the center of the flame. I super heated it in order to spread the twistie I applied, and this did not seem to effect the opalescence." – Bonnie Polinski
"By itself in a bead, Electric Avenue stayed opalescent on the outside while appearing more opaque on the inside. When used on a base of another color, Electric Avenue became a more opaque turquoise glass with or without encasing." – Carol Oliver
"I think the longer and hotter that you work Electric Avenue the more opaque it seems to become. I've put it over a base of clear and it glows." – Leslie Anne Bitgood
"I only got opaque from this color, regardless of working time." – Teri Wathan
"It never seems like an opalescent to me, more like a creamy opaque. But it does layer over other opaque colors and shows more transparency then. It became more opaque and darker the more I worked it. The faster I finished with a bead and the less heat used, the more translucent and lighter it was, compared to a darker color if I had to use a lot of heat and/or work it longer in a design." – Lori Bergmann
"In solid beadwork, less opal. Encase, opal shines, encase deep and it sings translucent!" – Starleen Colon
"Electric Avenue worked out to almost the same opalescence as exhibited by the rod. Opal like but there is no mystery to it like so many of the Opalino glasses." – Sue Stewart
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Testers report that Electric Avenue shifts in color depending on the type of lighting.
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Special thanks to Elasia (x3), Dianna Trout, Karen Sherwood, Sue Stewart, & Bonnie Polinski for providing the photos in this section.
Visit the Fritipedia Wiki CiM Page for more information about Electric Avenue.
See Kay Powell’s Electric Avenue frit testing samples.
Browse Serena Thomas’ color gallery.
Check out Miriam Steger’s CiM color charts.
"The rod almost looks like a translucent colour - but it seems fairly opaque in a bead . . ." Read more at DragonJools blog. |
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| "Electric Avenue is similar to Poison Apple, in that it's smooth and non-streaky." Read more and see more comparison beads including etched versions at Lush Blogs. |
| Gail Joseph uses Messy Electric Avenue frit to create 104 compatible frit blends. Find more blends at GG Glass.
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Gail Joseph
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“Electric Avenue turns more of a turquoise blue when worked with another glass, but keeps much of its brightness when used alone. It is much less shocky and less prone to burn/scum/boil than other 104 opalinos.”
– Carol Oliver
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