Dichroic glass is characterized by its ability to reflect light of one color while transmitting light of another.  HUH?  The color changes depending upon the angle from which it is viewed.  The colors are intense, metallic and gorgeous!

Dichroic glass is produced by depositing multiple thin layers of metal oxides onto glass.  Inside a vacuum chamber (similar to the vacuum in outer space), these oxides are vaporized by a high voltage electron beam and deposited onto the surface of the glass.   This surface creates a filter that selectively transmits and reflects specific wavelengths of light, thus creating the different colors.

Both the difficulty of the process and cost of the oxides makes dichroic glass extremely expensive ($150-$175 per sq ft).  There is nothing else like it!

Dichroic glass is used in ellinwood studios' LUMINA SERIES, LUMINETTES, and many of her JEWELRY pieces.