Articles by: Karen

Family, Inner Circle

Fall and Stars in Westcliffe

Fall and Stars in Westcliffe

As y’all know I love the flowers in Westcliffe and I post pictures of flowers all the time. Here are some I posted last month. Not detracting from Colorado, Flowers, or Spring, I love Colorado in the Fall. We came to Westcliffe and took a beautiful drive to see the […]

by × October 12, 2024 × 0 comments

Inner Circle, work travel

Two trips to Korea

Two trips to Korea

So I spent the entire month of August in Korea, I worked a lot so I didn’t do much. I do love my hotel though. I also went to the chiropractor, pedicure, and massage. Self care is so very important. I must tell you the chiropractor did a fabulous job. […]

by × September 30, 2024 × 0 comments

Accessories, Fused Glass

Fused Glass Murrine and Millefiori

Fused Glass Murrine and Millefiori

I love Murrine and Millefiori. In fact I buy it all the time from several different artists. Murrine is little pieces of glass that are cross-sections of cane that reveal images. According to Wikipedia, murrine “first appeared in the Middle East more than 4,000 years ago and was revived by Venetian […]

by × September 21, 2024 × 0 comments

Fused Glass, Home Decor

More Small Fused Glass Dishes

More Small Fused Glass Dishes

I love these little fused glass dishes. The small 3-inch square dishes are perfect for rings, tea bags, spoons, a small candle, or just as a pretty little dish. I went a bit crazy and made several, whether they are 3 pieces put together like the first picture or 2 […]

by × September 19, 2024 × 0 comments

Fused Glass, Home Decor

More Fused Glass Dishes for Westcliffe

More Fused Glass Dishes for Westcliffe

Several months ago, I made a few fused glass dishes for the house in Westcliffe. I made beautiful amber, blue, and green rectangular dishes perfect for dinner and breakfast. The key is not to put them in the microwave. I love my fused glass dishes, however I didn’t make enough. […]

by × September 18, 2024 × 0 comments

Fused Glass, Home Decor

Small Fused Glass Bowls

Small Fused Glass Bowls

One of my goals this year is to use some of my glass and murine. So this post is about 6 fused glass small decorative bowls I just finished. These are not food safe, they are home decor. The first two fused glass bowls are made with pinks and purple […]

by × September 15, 2024 × 0 comments

Fused Glass, Home Decor

Beautiful Purple Fused Glass Bowl

Beautiful Purple Fused Glass Bowl

I love making fused glass dishes. This fused glass bowl has so much going for it. First, it’s spirt glass and it’s purple. You may not know this, but purple, pink, and red glass is made with gold, which is why purple glass is so expensive. It’s also transparent glass […]

by × September 15, 2024 × 0 comments

Fused Glass

Sharon from Tulip Gifts and Cards

Sharon from Tulip Gifts and Cards

Every few months Sharon from Tulips will come by and pick out some fused glass art work for her shop in Denver. Here are a few pictures from Sharon’s store and how she displays some of my glass work . Here are a few pictures of her and Brian picking […]

by × September 14, 2024 × 0 comments

Family, Inner Circle

We've been to Westcliffe several times

We’ve been to Westcliffe several times

So we’ve been to Westcliffe several times, but I haven’t shown you the pictures. Here are some of my favorite photos from our trips to my little piece of heaven. The first group should be no surprise – flowers. Some were planted and some are wild. BTW when I say […]

by × September 14, 2024 × 0 comments

Class

Wood Class in Korea

Wood Class in Korea

I’ve been to Korea a few times now, I I always walk by this wood store but it’s never been open. On this trip I walked by again and it was open. Here are a few pictures of inside his awesome shop and gallery. He’s very talented! First we traced […]

by × August 24, 2024 × 0 comments

Art, Fused Glass

Fused Glass, Resin, and Flowers Oh My

Fused Glass, Resin, and Flowers Oh My

In another post, I showed you the Fused Glass Resin Mosaics I made recently. For those of you who follow my posts / newsletter you know I love flowers. I thought I’d add some dried flowers to fused glass with resin. I think they turned out really well. I still […]

by × August 24, 2024 × 0 comments

Art, Fused Glass

Fused Glass Resin "Mosaics"

Fused Glass Resin “Mosaics”

In another post, I showed you the Fused Glass Mosaics I made recently, I also made some fused glass and resin mosaics. I think they turned out really well. One more way to use my fused glass dots and murrine! Here are a few more resin and fused glass pieces. […]

by × August 24, 2024 × 0 comments

Accessories, Fused Glass, Jewelry

Fused Glass Bears

Fused Glass Bears

I love making fused glass bears, they are bigger than my casted hearts. I recently made a few more and wanted to share them with you. Each one is beautiful. They are a bit difficult to display, however here are just some ideas. They can also just be by themselves […]

by × August 21, 2024 × 0 comments

Fused Glass, Mosaic

More Fused Glass Mosaics

More Fused Glass Mosaics

A few months ago, my friend Cathy showed me how to make micro mosaics. As a reminder, here are the ones I made with Cathy. Since I’m in Korea I thought I’d do some glass work and the only real way to do that is a mix media format. I […]

by × August 16, 2024 × 0 comments