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I found a goddess bead tutorial by Sarah J Schalken and wanted to try it out. I was very nervous knowing my previous experiences with the fish fins breaking off, but went ahead when the house was free from distractions so I could concentrate on trying to remember all the steps needed to create the Goddess. Here are some pictures of my first try.She's a little twisted, but knowing this, I can try to rectify this at the next try.Goddess Bead: Front view
I ran out of space on the mandrel to put on a head so had to create a seperate bead for this and take a guess at the correct size so that it would be in proportion with the head. The body at that time was immersed in vermiculite to slow down the rate at which the glass cooled and prevent cracking, so I couldn't compare the two together.
Back view
The back view shows some errors which I'll try to correct in the next goddess.
Right side
I like this view. And the other side,
3/4 side view
The arm stub in this three quarter view is not quite correct and looks like a third booby, but by this time I was panicking thinking it was all going to melt appart before I could get it into the vermiculite to cool. I have to continually flash the whole bead through the flame every few seconds otherwise various bits will cool before others and lead to eventual cracks.