George Zarolinski's studio in Chimayo lies in a lush river valley tucked between the badlands of Northern New Mexico at the foot of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains near Santa Fe. The area's subtle scenic beauty inspires many of her color creations. Fusing layers of dichroic glass make these beautiful pieces. The glass used in George's jewelry appears one color from the front, but as you rotate the piece it's colors change in a magical light show. Dichroic glass is the result of a high-tech …
George Zarolinski's studio in Chimayo lies in a lush river valley tucked between the badlands of Northern New Mexico at the foot of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains near Santa Fe. The area's subtle scenic beauty inspires many of her color creations. Fusing layers of dichroic glass make these beautiful pieces. The glass used in George's jewelry appears one color from the front, but as you rotate the piece it's colors change in a magical light show. Dichroic glass is the result of a high-tech process in which thin layers of metal oxides such as titanium, silicon and magnesium are deposited on the glass surface in a high temperature vacuum furnace. The effect is similar to what nature shows us in dragonfly wings and fire opals.
