Glass is melted in the intense heat at the focal point of the giant lens. Gravity and surface tension pull the glass into a lobe that cools as it falls and stretches into the Sundrop shape.
Some drops are made by simply
cutting glass into strips from bottles
or art-glass scrap. These strips are
melted drop by drop to make simple
single-color jewelry.


Multicolor drops are created by a more complex process. Scrap art glass is melted together in a kiln to form a striped strip of glass. This strip is then twisted to form a long spiral. Finally this twist is melted under the lens. To make multicolor drops with a "feather" pattern, the spiral is melted on the side so it curls into a ball with radiating stripes. This ball of molten glass is then dripped to form a Sundrop.


Once the drop is separated from the glass rod the drop is held upside-down using tongs. The broken tip is melted until it forms a small ball, finishing the Sundrop.


Finally, the Sundrops are wrapped with sterling silver wire and incorporated into unique Sundrop jewelry.
Sundrop Jewelry showcases the amazing potential of solar energy.
We use a giant magnifying lens to focus sunlight and melt glass
creating unique, handcrafted droplet jewelry. The 3000° F heat is
so intense that it can melt not only glass but metal and even rock!