Buy Custom Liuli Glass Jewelry

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Starting at: $19.88

Buy Custom Liuli Glass Jewelry

We offer a customized Liuli Glass Jewelry service. Depending on the picture that you send to us, your items are created by the last generations of "fire sculptors" in China. Create your own Liuli Crystal Glass Jewelry with a picture of a person (e.g. girlfriend), a animal (e.g. a pet), a flower or any thing.

Approximate Measurements: 1"1/2x2"1/2
Expect 3 weeks for delivery via insured air mail from China!

Please Note that size and color representation are subject to manufacturing variance and may not be exact. Also note that monitor settings may vary from computer to computer and may distort actual colors. Please read these terms thoroughly before adding your car.

Keeping:
Keep in normal temperature
Collision and friction should be avoided
Clean with pure water is recommended
Keep from oil, sulfur and chlorine

"Fire Sculptors"

Mrs.Xing and Mr.Liu are from the last generations of "fire sculptors" in China. The duo performs the art of spun glass in south-east Beijing in a building that houses many artisans.

Mr.Liu is not just any spun glass artisan. This 40 year old Beijing local is one of the last four heirs of this traditional art, and 600 year old art originally from Beijing. He is also the seventh generation "fire sculptors" in China. He learned his profession from his mother Xing for five years. She isn't just any artisan herself as she received the official title of "Master" in 2005.

At first glance, these items of spun glass, or "liaoqi" in Chinese, look like simple glass to the novice, or even plastic for the most malicious, but it isn't. According to Liu, "The glass is made from sand. The liaoqi are a mixture of 57% of silicon dioxide or silica and 43% of metals." So liaoqi could be said Liuli Crystal or Glass Jewelry.

The colors of spun glass that come in stem-form vary depending on the metals used. Gold will give the raw material shades of pink or red, silver will give it shades of jade, and copper will give it shades of blue. "They are made entirely by hand and not mechanically. If we make one mistake, we must still complete the piece in one try. Once cooled, you cannot heat it up again, otherwise it breaks." says the craftsman.

For in this room of a dozen square meters, the two torches are the only modern instruments available. To do his art, a giant pair of tweezers and a pair of scissors is enough. Of course, don't forget about the craftsman's most essential tools, his hands. The mother and son duo have some of the most exquisite skills and their hands are capable of withstanding any challenge. The very first is resisting the high temperature flames used to melt spun glass. "The smallest torch heats up to 900 ° C, and the larger one up to 1200 ° C. We use one or the other depending on the size of the objects we make" he adds.

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