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Custom, Fused Glass, Home Decor

Custom Fused Glass Signs for Westcliffe

Custom Fused Glass Signs for Westcliffe

For those who follow me know I love Westcliffe Colorado and those same people know I love making custom glass artwork. This blog is combining both of those loves. A good friend of mine has a new house in Westcliffe, and I wanted to make a couple of house warming […]

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Fused Glass, Home Decor

Custom Presents for Co-Workers

Custom Presents for Co-Workers

One of my favorite things to do is to make custom silk screens so I can make special presents for people. Last year I made presents for my co-workers and this year is no exception. In fact, I think I went a bit crazy. First, I made little magnets for […]

by × December 17, 2022 × 0 comments

Fused Glass

It’s Relay Changing Time Again

It’s Relay Changing Time Again

I’ve been tracking how often my kilns require their relays change. For my big evenheat kiln it’s been a bit over a year and of course it’s that time again. It was kind of interesting this time, I fired a schedule I’ve used numerous times, but it had an error. […]

by × November 9, 2022 × 0 comments

Class, Fused Glass, Fused Glass Class

Fused Glass Christmas Tree Class

Fused Glass Christmas Tree Class

My good friend Tracy and her friend Geri came over for an impromptu Fused Glass Christmas Tree Class. We had a good time. They used vitrigraph, dots, and did a fabulous job. We made several and they gave me some recommendations for additional color of trees. The first one is […]

by × September 14, 2022 × 0 comments

Fused Glass, Fused Glass Events

A Glass Knife – From an Incredible Artist

A Glass Knife – From an Incredible Artist

When I go to an art or craft show I always try to buy a piece of Art from a fellow artist. The Woodland Park arts festival this year was no exception. However, what I bought is exceptional. It’s a knife, but not any knife it’s a glass knife. How […]

by × August 13, 2022 × 0 comments

Fused Glass

Tulip Gifts and Cards

Tulip Gifts and Cards

I am very lucky to have my fused glass in a wonderful shop in Denver Colorado called Tulip Gifts and Cards. On April 1st and 2nd they are going to have a special event to celebrate their 1 year Anniversary. I hope you get a chance to go visit them. […]

by × March 26, 2022 × 0 comments

Fused Glass, Night lights

Custom Fused Glass Night light

Custom Fused Glass Night light

In October I wrote a post about my new faux stained glass ornaments. I took them to my shows at Liberty and Rampart. Obviously I sold some as ornaments but I also had a customer ask me if I could change the one below into a nightlight. Because it had […]

by × November 24, 2021 × 6 comments

Fused Glass

Relay Changing Time

Relay Changing Time

It’s that time again, changing of the relays. My big evenheat kiln started to heat a bit uneven, normally that means the relay is going bad. My big kiln takes 3 relays. A good friend of mine told me it’s best to change them all out at the same time. […]

by × September 6, 2021 × 0 comments

Commercial, Fused Glass

Another Production order completed

Another Production order completed

I mentioned last month that I’m working on a lot of production orders. Well with the help of Tracy I finished another order – 460 ivory glass soap dishes. It’s a lot of cutting, washing, and firing but it’s also very satisfying to get them boxed up and sent. They […]

by × August 28, 2021 × 0 comments

Blog, Home Decor

Uranium Glass

Uranium Glass

Recently I saw an article about uranium glass that glows under florescent light. I found it fascinating and I read up on it; here is some of the info I learned. Uranium glass is glass which has had uranium, usually in oxide diuranate form, added to a glass mix before […]

by × July 26, 2021 × 0 comments