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Art, Fused Glass, Home Decor

Getting Ready for Beckwith Ranch Gift Shoppe

Getting Ready for Beckwith Ranch Gift Shoppe

I have my 1st Art show of the year on 3 June in Westcliffe. I’m excited it’s my first event outside of Colorado Springs ever. I’m doing a craft show at the Beckwith Ranch in Westcliffe. I’m also going to have some of my glass at their Gift shop which […]

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Art, Family, Fused Glass, Inner Circle

Fused Glass Presents

Fused Glass Presents

In April’s DYK I wrote about my love for the special women in my life. For Mother Day I made presents for my Mom and Mother-in-law. Here is the present I made for my mom. It’s a Fused Glass flower vase and to make it really special I added a […]

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Art, Family, Fused Glass, Inner Circle

Presents for my new Grandniece

Presents for my new Grandniece

Last year I made presents for my grandniece Ryan. I screen-printed bibs and a glass sconce. My niece, Kaci, just had a beautiful little girl – Emeri. She’s such a cutie so I made her some bibs too. It’s a different type of bib, much easier to screen-print on. I […]

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Art, Fused Glass, Home Decor

Fused Glass Flower Displays

Fused Glass Flower Displays

Recently I made several fused glass flower magnets and art pieces for Mother’s Day and for shops that showcase my fused glass art. They are beautiful the way they are, but they can be displayed in various ways. The fused glass vases can be added to frames with washi paper […]

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Art, Fused Glass, Home Decor

Custom Fused Glass Small dishes & Stirrers

Custom Fused Glass Small dishes & Stirrers

One of my co-workers asked me to make small fused glass dishes for her family (7 of them) and matching stirrers for Christmas. I love making fused glass stirrers and small dishes, so I didn’t hesitate to make them for her. First, we picked out the colors and then I […]

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Art, Fused Glass

2nd Amendment

2nd Amendment

You know one of my favorite things about Art, including fused glass, is it can represent a cause that you believe in. I created a sconce for my mom, I created a gift for my nephew’s retirement, and I made the pendants and magnets for “I Believe in You”, etc. […]

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Art, Family, Fused Glass, Inner Circle

Retirement Gifts for My Nephew

Retirement Gifts for My Nephew

My nephew, Rocky, just retired from the Air Force. He served 22 years just as I did. I’m so proud of him and I wanted to create something to commemorate his retirement. I created custom screen prints and then created this beautiful iridized white sconce. It’s kind of perfect timing […]

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Art, Fused Glass

Flowers – Real and Fused

Flowers – Real and Fused

I love flowers. Earlier this month I made a fused glass flower wave for my friend who is retiring. I loved it and the extra one so much, I think they are just so pretty. So I made myself a flower wave. Isn’t it pretty? I used the same glass […]

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Art, Fused Glass

A Goodbye Gift

A Goodbye Gift

I love sharing my love of glass with my friends. One of the people I’ve worked with for several years is retiring. He has always been friendly and helpful to me. During the pandemic he wrote me about how he was spending his time at his cottage in New Zealand. […]

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Art, Class, Fused Glass

Making a Gourd

Making a Gourd

I’ve mentioned my friend Merle several times. She’s an amazing Gourd artist. Below are the gourds I’ve gotten from her. The big one is one she made specifically for me the other I traded with her at an art show. She’s taken a few glass classes from me and the […]

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Art, Fused Glass

Fused Glass Bears Displayed

Fused Glass Bears Displayed

A few months back I asked my good friend Tracy to cut bears out of special reactive glass (petrified wood and robin’s egg blue) for me. She cut 4 bears out and I fired them. They turned out magnificently. Here they are – aren’t they stunning? I have been struggling […]

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Art, Fused Glass

Honoring a Hero

Honoring a Hero

Recently, I wrote a post about my art show at Woodland Park Art Festival and the winner (Tammy). This post is a bit different. During my show I met some wonderful people. Two of the most memorable people I met was this amazing couple. She and I got to talking […]

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Art, Fused Glass, Home Decor

Getting Ready for Woodland Park Arts Festival

Getting Ready for Woodland Park Arts Festival

I have my first Art show of the year on 6th & 7th August in Woodland Park. I’m excited, I love seeing my friends and longtime customers. As any of you know who come to visit me, I always give away presents for those of you who get my newsletter. […]

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Art, Fused Glass

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July

As those who follow me know, I am a retired Air Force Veteran. I love the our National Anthem, the American flag, and of course America. So I thought I’d make pieces of fused glass artwork with my own screens (more to come in the July’s DyK) a few to […]

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