Articles by: Karen

Class, Fused Glass

Fused Glass Sconce Class

Fused Glass Sconce Class

This month I gave an absolutely fabulous, fused glass class to three previous students. It was a Sconce class; it was a long class, but we sure had fun. Here are some photos of the setup, I had vitrigraph, cutouts, murrine, and so much more. Here are some class photos. […]

by × June 19, 2023 × 0 comments

Fused Glass, Home Decor

Fused Glass Pocket Vases

Fused Glass Pocket Vases

I love making Fused Glass Pocket Vase, including standing vases. When I was asked to make a few fused glass standing pocket vases for the Beckwith Gift Shoppe, I made them the following. The standing fused glass pocket vases below focus on the glass without design. The glass is so […]

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Fused Glass, Home Decor

New Fused Glass Flower Artwork

New Fused Glass Flower Artwork

It’s flower season in Colorado – I love driving down the road and seeing flowers everywhere! I love flowers and never get tired of making fused glass flower artwork. First, I made these little flower panels. They can be displayed in little stands like the middle picture, or they can […]

by × June 15, 2023 × 0 comments

Fused Glass, Home Decor

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

Art, Fused Glass, Home Decor

Beckwith Show in Westcliffe

Beckwith Show in Westcliffe

I had a wonderful show at Beckwith Ranch in Westcliffe. Here are a few pictures around the ranch. It’s just so beautiful. It was my first Art show of the year, and it was great sharing my love of glass. Here are a few pictures of my booth. I met […]

by × June 11, 2023 × 0 comments

Fused Glass, Home Decor

Fused Glass Bird Sconces

Fused Glass Bird Sconces

Several years ago, I took a fused glass bird class from my first Fused Glass instructor, Coral – Full Spectrum in Colorado Springs. Last month when Sharon & Brian from Tulip Gifts and Cards in Denver came over to get some fused glass artwork for their store, they were in […]

by × June 11, 2023 × 0 comments

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 […]

by × May 29, 2023 × 0 comments

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 […]

by × May 20, 2023 × 0 comments

Fused Glass, Home Decor

Fused Glass Flower Canvases and Screenprint

Fused Glass Flower Canvases and Screenprint

A couple months ago I created fused glass signs with flowers I call them my flower canvases, if you don’t remember here, they are again. I went a little nuts and made several more fused glass flower canvases. Here are a few of them before I used them. What should […]

by × May 17, 2023 × 0 comments

Fused Glass, Home Decor

Custom Presents for my Cousin

Custom Presents for my Cousin

My cousin is a talented quilter. Here are a few of her quilt blocks and the last one is an actual quilt. My aunts and grandmother use to make quilts. Quilting an amazing art form that I believe is special and beautiful and I wanted a one of her quilts […]

by × May 13, 2023 × 0 comments

Class, Fused Glass

Private class with Tracy

Private class with Tracy

My good friend Tracy came over this week and we spent a couple of hours making fused glass flower vases. Here are a few examples. Here is the setup, . We had such a good time. Here are some shots of Tracy making her pieces. It was kind of funny […]

by × May 10, 2023 × 0 comments

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 […]

by × May 6, 2023 × 0 comments

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 […]

by × May 5, 2023 × 0 comments

Class, Fused Glass

Private class with my Good Friend

Private class with my Good Friend

This month I had a wonderful private class with my good friend Lela. She wanted to make two Fused Glass Tree panels. She had the following examples to choose from. Here are some of the supplies available for the tree class. She chose different glass colors but the same frit […]

by × April 27, 2023 × 0 comments