I’ve been trying to use up some of my glass and finish pieces I’ve started in the past and just didn’t finish. This post shows I’m making a bit of progress. I love screen printing and I screen-printed these pieces a while back but never finished them. The first three, […]
I held a private fused glass class. I gave Christmas colored pendants again as the free gift for taking the class In the other class this month I showed the fused glass gallery and inspiration room setup and thought I’d show you them again in this post. The bottom two […]
This month I lost one of my oldest friends, his name is Don. I met Don in 1998, in Stuttgart Germany. He was such a wonderful friend; he would come over to my apartment and help me with my computer. He would hold my daughter, and she just loved him. […]
As those who follow me know, I typically do 3 craft shows a year, this year because of my new job I’m only able to do one, Rampart High School. I participated in the Rampart High School Arts and Craft Show earlier this month. I always love talking about and […]
I had an interesting class earlier this month with three students there, luckily there were only 3 students and they’ve taken classes previously. A few months ago I made a fused glass fish wind chime for my sister and one of my friends and fellow artist wanted to make one. […]
One of my favorite things to create is my Fused Glass Plant Stakes. Some of the fused glass plant/garden stakes I’ve created include the below. So many techniques just in these 2 pictures. With Christmas coming up I decided to make some Christmas Plant stakes. The reason is, not everyone […]
I love making my Fused Glass Mushroom Lights. Here are my newest mushrooms. This first group, have extra embellishments. The first one has, basically a sticker on the bottle part of the mushroom, the second one has washi tape on it and the third one has a decal on it. […]
This month I had a Fused Glass Ornament Class. As always I have my liability forms out as well as free gifts for the students. They had the choice of Fused Glass Ghost plant stakes or Halloween Pendants. As as always I have supplies out for the students including dots, […]
I love using Murrini in my fused glass art work. Most is 96 COE or 90 COE. Here are just a couple of recent examples. Murrini doesn’t just come in 90 & 96 COE, it also comes in 104 COE. In case you didn’t know the higher the COE the […]
There is a saying in fused glass “never refuse to refuse”, I’m a firm believer in that concept. When I first started fusing I got to the point where my pendants were 2 – 3 inches, which is a bit too large for some people. So I looked through some […]
One of my favorite Jewelry items to create is my fused glass snaps. Here are some of my medium snaps I’ve made recently. I also made some fused glass small snaps. Making the small fused glass snaps is very difficult. They have to fit into the bezel and that’s a […]
I’ve always struggled with making fused glass earrings because it’s difficult to get fused glass pieces similar enough in size and appearance to be earrings. I just finished a few posts, dangles, and even a few sets. Here are some of the handmade fused glass dangle earrings I made. If […]
I love Murrine and Millefiori. In fact I buy it all the time from several different artists. Murrine is little pieces of glass that are cross-sections of cane that reveal images. According to Wikipedia, murrine “first appeared in the Middle East more than 4,000 years ago and was revived by Venetian […]
Several months ago, I made a few fused glass dishes for the house in Westcliffe. I made beautiful amber, blue, and green rectangular dishes perfect for dinner and breakfast. The key is not to put them in the microwave. I love my fused glass dishes, however I didn’t make enough. […]
