Articles by: Karen

Art, Blog, Custom, Fresh from the Kiln, Fused Glass

Another type of fused glass lantern

Another type of fused glass lantern

Last week I showed you a lantern with several tiny fused glass panels. This week I thought I’d show you a bigger lantern with larger fused glass panels. This one I put some dolphin fused glass pieces and then I put some confetti glass in.  Glass likes to shrink when […]

by × November 27, 2016 × 0 comments

Blog, Holiday Messages

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving

I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. My husband, daughter, and I had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We drove over the Colorado mountains to the western slope, specifically Delta to see his family.  It was a great weekend. We had Thanksgiving at his sister Nancy and stayed with his […]

by × November 27, 2016 × 0 comments

Art, Fused Glass, Home Decor

Fused Glass Lanterns

Fused Glass Lanterns

I have been working on something I think is really really cool. I am taking lanterns and changing out the old boring glass for Beautiful Art Glass! I have 3 types of lanterns. The first one that I have been working on is a 6 sided lantern. To see if […]

by × November 21, 2016 × 0 comments

Class, Fused Glass, Home Decor

Glaskolbens

Glaskolbens

In October I took a pretty cool class at D&L called Glaskolbens. A Glaskolben is a tube of glass that you put frit in and then heat it and then blow into Christmas ornaments – basically round shapes!  We used a tank and it’s a little like flameworking just less […]

by × November 17, 2016 × 0 comments

Art, Blog, Fused Glass

My Painting on Glass Class with Shelley Long

My Painting on Glass Class with Shelley Long

I just took a great class with Shelley Long. This was my 2nd painting on glass class with Shelley. She is a fabulous teacher. I also really enjoyed the other ladies in my class. Wonderful and talented women. The technique that Shelley taught us this time was several layers of […]

by × November 14, 2016 × 0 comments

Art, Fused Glass, Home Decor

Fused Glass Candle Shields

Fused Glass Candle Shields

My fused glass mantle sconces are very popular so I thought I’d make some that are a little simpler and smaller. They are both made with special textured glass. I also sandblasted the back of each candle shield.  They come with a small candle and light up any space! The […]

by × November 9, 2016 × 0 comments

Art, Blog, Fused Glass

Ft Carson Holiday show

Ft Carson Holiday show

This weekend I had a show at the Ft Carson Army Base.  Yes I’m Air Force but all of the military is kind of family.  It was a small event, albeit I had some great customers come by. I love meeting new customers but I really love it when my […]

by × November 7, 2016 × 0 comments

Art, Blog, Fresh from the Kiln, Fused Glass, Night lights

Getting Ready for My Fused Glass Shows

Getting Ready for My Fused Glass Shows

I’m getting ready for my 4 up coming art shows and for my store in Denver. One of the fused glass Items I’m working on is my night lights. You can see I have a whole little forest of fused glass night lights.  Every color and combination of trees.   […]

by × November 4, 2016 × 0 comments

Accessories, Fused Glass, Home Decor

Fused Glass Bees

Fused Glass Bees

I’ve always like bees and recently I learned how they’re population is being decimated across the world. It’s horrible, most people see them as a pain (no pun intended) but we need Bees. Bee’s do so much for our ecosystem, including helping feed the human race. Anyway, as a reminder […]

by × October 29, 2016 × 0 comments

Accessories, Fused Glass, Poker Guard

Happy Halloween  - Fused Glass Style

Happy Halloween – Fused Glass Style

        These are some really cool sugar skulls. They are relatively large in size around 2 1/2 inches each. They can be made into poker guards, magnet, brooch, key chain, etc. I wish you all a very Happy Halloween! If you would like to see more of […]

by × October 27, 2016 × 0 comments

Art, Blog, Custom, Fused Glass

Finished my Fused Glass from New York

Finished my Fused Glass from New York

Last year I took a class in New York and blogged about it.  I didn’t finish one of my fused glass bowls. I finally finished it and thought I’d post the final picture. When I left class I left it as a shallow dish. But the next step would make […]

by × October 24, 2016 × 0 comments

Fused Glass, Home Decor

Custom Fused Glass Ornaments

Custom Fused Glass Ornaments

With Christmas right a round the corner I thought I’d make some custom fused glass ornaments. One is for me of course, one is for a good friend and one is for my mom.  The Pictures are of my beautiful daughter. It’s sepia and is fused into the glass so […]

by × October 20, 2016 × 0 comments

Art, Blog, Custom, Fused Glass

Fused Glass Art with Hand-painted Stands

Fused Glass Art with Hand-painted Stands

I love making fused glass jewelry, night lights, and other functional fused glass pieces. However, I also love making fused glass art pieces as well. Art is basically something that is beautiful but doesn’t necessarily have a functional use other than esthetics. Sometimes when I create a fused glass piece […]

by × October 17, 2016 × 0 comments

Art, Blog, Fused Glass

Fused glass - Confetti Art

Fused glass – Confetti Art

I love fused glass one of the fun ways to actually create unique glass is to create confetti glass. I put clear and colored glass, along with stringer, frit, etc. in a shape and fire it until it’s fully fused. I love confetti glass because it’s truly one of a […]

by × October 12, 2016 × 0 comments