Fused Glass Windows
This month I am focusing on a class I took with Patty Gray. I really enjoyed the class and one of my favor fused glass techniques she taught us is what I like to refer to as windows. When my son was around 16 he was in an AP […]
Articles by: Karen
Art, Blog, Fused Glass
Fused Glass Jaws
As you know my blogs for January are focusing on my fused glass class with Patty Gray. As with the other fused glass technique I’ve written about this month I love this technique. Patty calls it jaws and I really like it. It’s fun and easy and I think it’s […]
Blog, Fused Glass, Jewelry, Pendant, Zodiac
Fused Glass Chinese Zodiac of 2017
2017 is the Year of the Rooster according to Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Rooster will start from Jan. 28, 2017 (Chinese New Year) and last to Feb. 15, 2018. Rooster is almost the epitome of fidelity and punctuality. For ancestors who had no alarm clocks, the crowing was significant, as it could awaken […]
Art, Blog, Fused Glass
Fused Glass Flowers Technique
One of my New Years goals for my fused glass is I have decided to revisit some of my favorite techniques from some of the classes I’ve taken. In Nov 2015, I took a 3 day fusing class with Patty Gray in Denver, Colorado with my good friend Pam. I […]
Accessories, Fused Glass, Fused Glass Events, Jewelry, Locations, Snap Jewelry
Monthly Fused glass Home Shows
So last week I got an email from Teresa the winner of the Rockledge ranch arts show. She wanted to chose snaps for her prize, which as you know I don’t have on my websites. So she came by today to chose her prize and she got some additional fused […]
Accessories, Fused Glass, Jewelry
Fused Glass Snaps not just jewelry anymore!
During one of my shows two of my friends (that love my fused glass snaps) said it would be nice if I could add snaps to hats. They had seen them before and thought it would be nice to add the snaps to other things besides jewelry. So I bought […]
Art, Blog, Fused Glass
Happy New Years! – 2017 is going to be a great year for fused glass!
Happy New Years! Every year I try to set goals for my fused glass. I also review my goals from last year to see how I did. I’m looking forward to this year and learning new techniques. 2016 was a great year for me […]
Art, Blog, Fused Glass
Fused Glass Sepia Sign
I blog about my good friend, Marilyn, all the time and the different fused glass pieces that I make for her. Well recently I made some custom photo fused glass magnets for her (I made some for me as well). Then this month while I […]
Blog, Holiday Messages
Merry Christmas 2016
I hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas. I had a great Christmas and was able to spend sometime with my husband and daughter. I also got to speak with my son and I got to spend time with two of my good friends. Yep it was a great Christmas. […]
Fused Glass, Jewelry
Fused Glass Ingots for Jewelry
Sometimes, when I create fused glass jewelry I make a block of glass to cut my pieces from. In metal terms a block of metal is called ingot so I thought I’d steal the term for my glass ingots. Anyway first I fuse various pieces of glass together. I added […]
Art, Fresh from the Kiln, Fused Glass
Fused Glass Pebble Dishes
I have two new fused glass dishes. I made these the same way but I used light colored pebbles in the green one and dark based ones on the red one. I also added some powder printing two the dark one. The green one is pretty shallow and the edges […]
Art, Blog, Fused Glass
My Thick Scenic Fused Glass Painting
In November I took a painting class with Shelley Long. I finally picked it up today. OMG it’s so beautiful I had to show it too you. It’s 1 inch thick. It’s so beautiful, I just love it. I especially like the aspens! It’s amazing and the firing schedule was […]
Art, Blog, Fused Glass
Respect for Fused Glass Instructors
I love taking fused glass classes from amazing teachers like Bob Leatherbarrow, Tanya Viet, Amanda Taylor, etc. I love learning their techniques and meeting other glass artists that love fused glass as much as I do. Another thing I like doing is buying their fused glass artwork. This piece is […]
Art, Custom, Fused Glass
Clear Textured Fused Glass Bowls
I just made some pretty cool fused glass bowls. Most of the time I make bowls full of color, but these fused glass bowls are clear. I also fused them over a spiral textured mold so they have beautiful bottoms. This fused glass dish is only 5″ across and a […]
