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Title: Glass Pendants
Medium: Digital Photography
Photographer: Aaron J. Greenblatt
Camera Type: Panasonic DMC-LZ7 Lumix 7.2 MP
Editing: Edited in PhotoShop 7.0 for color accuracy, size, and to apply copyright and border.

Location: Photograph taken at the 2008 Spring Bead Bonanza Show in Southfield, Michigan.

Description: These glass pendants were for sale at the show. They're made by rolling molten glass in frit (pulverized/crushed glass), heating the frit into the glass, and then pushing the molten glass into a mold. These pendants were made in China and were selling for $1.50 each. The price was incredibly cheap and yet the pendants were remarkably well made.

So I purchased a few for myself. They came in a wide variety of shapes and colors. I purchased two seahorses, two elephants, and a dolphin - all for under $10. The dealer didn't even charge me the usual 6% sales tax. It's no wonder that few glass artists in the United States can make a living at working with glass. There's just no competing with China when it comes to production capacity and price.

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