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Art, Fused Glass

Fused Glass, Resin, and Flowers Oh My

Fused Glass, Resin, and Flowers Oh My

In another post, I showed you the Fused Glass Resin Mosaics I made recently. For those of you who follow my posts / newsletter you know I love flowers. I thought I’d add some dried flowers to fused glass with resin. I think they turned out really well. I still […]

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Art, Fused Glass

Fused Glass Resin "Mosaics"

Fused Glass Resin “Mosaics”

In another post, I showed you the Fused Glass Mosaics I made recently, I also made some fused glass and resin mosaics. I think they turned out really well. One more way to use my fused glass dots and murrine! Here are a few more resin and fused glass pieces. […]

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Art, Custom, Fused Glass, Jewelry, Pendant

Finished Fused Glass pieces

Finished Fused Glass pieces

I was going through some of my older pieces and decided to change them up a bit. First, I found some poker guards that didn’t really fit as poker guards. So I changed the 3 of them to large snaps.  I love the tree of life. I made it into […]

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Art, Inner Circle

A Beautiful Mixed Media Picture of Pikes Peak

A Beautiful Mixed Media Picture of Pikes Peak

I’ve mentioned Gary from the www.bigredbarnoriginal.com, a few times. He is a wonderful artist. I’ve bought numerous pieces from him. I commissioned him to create a picture of my view of the Sangre de Cristo mountains. I’ve showed you the painting Gary created for me, it is a mixed media […]

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Art, Class, Fused Glass, Home Decor

Second Dichroic Jewelry Class at Festivitea

Second Dichroic Jewelry Class at Festivitea

I taught a second dichroic jewelry class at Festivitea this month. Here are some of the sample pendants and earrings I had available, aren’t they so gorgeous. I explained the difference between full fused (left) and tack fused (right). I provided colored, clear, black, etc. backgrounds & dichroic glass. I […]

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Art, Class, Fused Glass, Home Decor

2nd Fused Glass Dichroic Jewelry Class at Festivitea

2nd Fused Glass Dichroic Jewelry Class at Festivitea

In March I gave a Fused Glass Dichroic Jewelry Class at Festivitea, we had a wonderful time. Here are some of the myriad of samples I’ve made for the class. The samples included iridized, black dichroic (textured, pattern, and solid), and clear glass as well as both full and tacked […]

by × May 20, 2024 × 0 comments

Art, Fused Glass, Home Decor

More Dishes & Stirrers for Tea Shop

More Dishes & Stirrers for Tea Shop

I’ve written several posts about Festivitea and my fused glass dishes to sell there. Here are some of my newest dishes. I just love making these. I’m very happy with how well they all turned out. I also made a few fused glass dishes that don’t have tea sayings. These […]

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Art, Fused Glass

Deep Fused Glass Scenic Technique

Deep Fused Glass Scenic Technique

One of my goals is always to try new fused glass techniques. Well, here is one of them, it’s based on a Tabitha’s YouTube video. She is amazing and she create a myriad of the murrine and millefiori. I love her glass accessories and her videos are just so fun. […]

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Art, Class, Fused Glass, Home Decor

Fused Glass Dichroic Jewelry Class at Festivitea

Fused Glass Dichroic Jewelry Class at Festivitea

In February I was scheduled to teach a Fused Glass Dichroic Jewelry Class at Festivitea, however, we had a snow storm and had to delay it until I returned from my trip to Korea. Here are some of the myriad of samples I made for the class. The samples included […]

by × March 31, 2024 × 2 comments

Art, Fused Glass

Resin and glass Cabochons

Resin and glass Cabochons

When I was making the resin, glass, and shell artwork I had some extra resin. With my extra resin I decided to add dried flowers to some of my fused glass cabochons. This one is nice and smooth. It’s simple but really smooth. I’m not sure what I will make […]

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Art, Fused Glass

Resin and Glass

Resin and Glass

Years ago, I made some resin and glass pieces, they didn’t turn out all that well. I couldn’t figure out how to take the edges off and make it look ok. I haven’t taken the time to make more of them. Here are the resin pieces I made years ago. […]

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Art, Inner Circle

A Stunning Mixed Media Picture of Sangre's

A Stunning Mixed Media Picture of Sangre’s

I mentioned Gary from the www.bigredbarnoriginal.com, in my November DYK, he’s an amazing artist. I’ve bought several pieces from him, and in Nov he had a lovely mountain scene picture. I commissioned him to create a picture of my view of the Sangre de Cristo mountains. Here are a few […]

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Art, Class, Fused Glass, Home Decor

Fused Glass Ornament Class at Festivitea

Fused Glass Ornament Class at Festivitea

Last week I had a wonderful time teaching a Fused Glass Ornament Class at Festivitea. This is my first-time teaching outside my studio. It was a challenge because I had to cut the bases and I wanted enough choices for hats, scarfs, earmuffs, etc. It was also the first time […]

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Art, Fused Glass, Westcliffe

My Fused Glass Art in the 3rd Street Gallery

My Fused Glass Art in the 3rd Street Gallery

I have several of my smaller fused glass art pieces in the 3rd Street Gallery in Westcliffe. The show is called Festival of Art, it features a one-of-a-kind art and is focusing on “smaller artworks for the gift-giving season”. The gallery is also having two People’s Choice awards and two […]

by × November 20, 2023 × 0 comments