Definitions for "Murrini"
Glass is bundled, fused, and pulled into cane similar to mosaic glass, but the goal is to produce a picture in a cross section of the finished glass cane. The image can be anything from a face to a fish or even words. Components such as eyes and lips, can be produced first, and incorporated in the final design. Each step of assembling pieces and pulling it out, reduces the size of the image, while retaining the detail. The finished murrini is sliced into thin chips that are then incorporated into a bead.
Pictures created in slices of glass using the techniques of cane and millefiori. Used in paperweight making and other internal design processes. Typically the picture is built up of elements created in cane. Murrini are normally sliced off (not broken) with a diamond saw, are fairly thin (1/16" or less, 1 mm) and are often ground and polished to avoid bubbles and allow detailed inspection.
A cross cut piece of glass (with a design or color pattern) used in the creation of a larger glass works.