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Fused Glass Classes in June – Spark Your Creativity!

Fused Glass Classes in June – Spark Your Creativity!

June is shaping up to be an exciting month in my studio—I’m thrilled to be offering 5 fused glass classes! Whether you’re brand new to glass art or a returning student eager to explore new techniques, these classes are a fantastic opportunity to get creative, have fun, and leave with […]

by × May 24, 2025 × 0 comments

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A Class including Crosses to Sculptures: A Joyful Day of Fused Glass Art

A Class including Crosses to Sculptures: A Joyful Day of Fused Glass Art

This special fused glass class took place at the end of March and is one of my favorite formats — a “choose your project” class, where students get to pick the project that speaks to them most! As always, I had my liability forms ready at sign-in. (After all, it’s […]

by × April 27, 2025 × 0 comments

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What can you make when it Breaks?

What can you make when it Breaks?

Not long ago, I accidentally broke one of my favorite fused glass vases. I was heartbroken—how could I throw away something so beautiful? Fused glass has a way of capturing not just light, but little pieces of your soul. So instead of mourning the break, I asked myself: What kind […]

by × April 20, 2025 × 0 comments

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April Fused Glass Classes

April Fused Glass Classes

For April I am conducting the following “your choice of fused glass project” classes. I’m not a big fan on everyone making the same thing so I let my students make a myriad of different fused glass projects including: votive, night light, art piece, plant stake, magnet, casting, jewelry, etc. […]

by × March 20, 2025 × 0 comments

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Fused Glass Easter Egg Class

Fused Glass Easter Egg Class

On 19 April at 2pm I will teach a Parent and Child (age 10 and up) Egg Class. Classes includes instruction, glass, tools, accessory glass, etc. Typically, classes are around 2 hours. No experience is necessary. Some of the supplies available for the egg class including vitrigraph, frit, dots, murrine, […]

by × March 20, 2025 × 0 comments

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March Fused Glass Classes

March Fused Glass Classes

For March I am conducting the following “your choice of fused glass project” classes. What that means is each student can make a fused glass project of their choice including: votive, night light, art piece, plant stake, magnet, casting, jewelry, etc. Classes cost starts at $30 (price depends on your […]

by × February 20, 2025 × 0 comments

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March Fused Glass Classes

March Fused Glass Classes

For March I am conducting the following “your choice of fused glass project” classes. What that means is each student can make a fused glass project of their choice including: votive, night light, art piece, plant stake, magnet, casting, jewelry, etc. Classes cost starts at $30 (price depends on your […]

by × January 27, 2025 × 0 comments

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Fused Glass Class -  Angels, votive, nightlight, business card holder

Fused Glass Class – Angels, votive, nightlight, business card holder

I scheduled a Fused Glass Ornament Class this month and 3 of my students came for the class. The question is did they make ornaments? Yes and no – 1 person made ornaments the other two students chose another project. It didn’t really bother me because they have all taken […]

by × July 21, 2024 × 0 comments

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Fused Glass Flower Project Class

Fused Glass Flower Project Class

Normally when people give glasses, they keep to a common subject i.e., ornaments, dishes, casting, etc. But not me, wait until you see all of the things my students made in this fused glass class. As always, I like to show my setup for the students, including their supplies e.g., […]

by × April 29, 2024 × 0 comments

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Fused Glass Votives

Fused Glass Votives

I love making fused glass votives. When I was asked to make a few for the Beckwith Gift Shoppe I made several for them. This first group are a smaller votives for candles or potpourri. I’ve wanted to do this type of fused glass handkerchief vases for quite a while […]

by × June 11, 2023 × 0 comments

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Fused Glass Votive Lights

Fused Glass Votive Lights

One of my focus areas for the new year was to use products that I buy. I bought a mold for making bases for votives. The kit came with the mold for the bottom, drill bits for drilling the holes, and of course light fixtures that fit perfectly into the […]

by × February 21, 2021 × 0 comments

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Fused Glass Dotting

Fused Glass Dotting

This month I took a Mandala Glass Dotting class. I’ve seen dotting on rocks and wanted to see how dotting would work on Glass. Painting with dots (I just call it dotting) it’s also known as pointillism and is basically making dots of different sizes with paint. Recently the types […]

by × July 29, 2020 × 2 comments

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Fused Glass Crackle

Fused Glass Crackle

One of my favorite fused glass techniques is crackle. I learned it from the great Bob Leatherbarrow. If you look in the links below I’ve listed some of the past posts I’ve written about my classes with Bob. Well I’ve made some small pieces just to have a bit of […]

by × May 26, 2020 × 2 comments

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Fused Glass with Mica

Fused Glass with Mica

I’ve blogged about Mica before and even wrote a DYK about it. I love mica, it’s a mineral and actually comes in a rock form but most people think of it as a powder. Mica is used in cosmetics and electrical components. For these pieces I used mica (gold, copper, […]

by × April 25, 2018 × 0 comments