Momka Peeva, a founding member of Glass Alchemy, consulted with
Northstar on their bright colors, and was also a founding member
of Pacific Borosilicate. Momka and her son Geo (Mechanical Engineer)
now have their own factory that produces all standard borosilicate
colors with new and improved formulas as well as a palette of
original colors and creative designs
Momka has been creating glass
for over 37 years. After graduating in glass chemistry
from The Chemistry and Technology University in Sofia Bulgaria,
she was a research engineer, glass technology manager, and Director
of The Glass Technology Institute in Bulgaria. She wrote the
leading glass textbook in Bulgaria; her book is used in Bulgarian
technical schools. Before coming to America, she was a glass
technology consultant for a number of European glass companies.
The new factory is producing borosilicate
transparent and opaque colors in the blue, red, yellow, purple,
orange, green, brown ranges plus black. New on the horizon will
be opaque and opal white, metallic luster, deep rich purple,
and more multi-colored rods.
Most of these colours are reactive, so the final colour depends on how they are worked. Photos show transmitted (right) and reflected (left) colour where appropriate.
