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. […]
Normally my fused glass class minimum is 3 students. However, I have made exceptions for example, the class with Merle and Kathy (she wanted to make several things which is difficult with a lot of students) and when Merle wanted 8 different standing trees. So, when my friend Cheryl said […]
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. […]
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 […]
First, I want to let y’all know I will NOT be at Liberty’s craft show. For that show I have to set up, hold the show, and tear down in 1 day and that’s just too much for me and my old body. Second, I will not have a home […]
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 […]
I had a scheduled fused glass ornament class recently, however, I also hold private classes as long as there are 3 people in the class. Brenda, the person who encouraged me to give fused glass classes to begin with, asked for a private fused glass ornament class for her and […]
I conducted a Fused Glass ornament class this month. I hope Chris, Julie, and Jeremy had as much fun as I did. The three of them also took a small dish class with me a few weeks ago and I showed them some sample ornaments and they signed up for […]
Last month I made some fused glass Santa and Snowman dishes. These 3 photos are my snowmen dishes, I think they are so cute. I really like adding the vitrigraph to the bottom. I also made some Santa dishes. I like them too, especially the beards. I like them better […]
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. […]
I received another commercial fused glass order recently. The order was for 25 fused glass dessert dishes. We talked it through, and she wanted a bowl / plate shape. I showed her a plain clear dish and one with texture, pictured below. Which do you think she chose? The texture […]
Recently, I took a Glaskolben ornament class at D&L with my good friend Tracy. I took this class several years ago and to put it plainly – I sucked at it. The picture on the left are my ornaments from my first glaskolben class I took years ago – crap! […]
In 2019 before covid we had a fabulous family reunion. My mom is in a nursing facility, so we try to have them every two years at most. Here are some of my pictures. The far right are my brothers and sisters with my momma (7 out of 10 isn’t […]
I will have a Fused Glass Home Show on 8 October 0900-1600. Anyone who comes to one of my home shows will receive a free fused glass gift – no purchase necessary. My home shows are a lot of fun because I normally have more available than my official shows […]
