My Glass blowing class
One thing about me is I like to check a place out before I truly commit. I did that with Leslie (of course it only took me minutes to decide she was amazing), I did that with Aquila, and I did that with Live, Love, […]
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Art, Blog, Fresh from the Kiln, Fused Glass
My visit with Aquila Art Glass Studio and my first Borosilicate flameworking
While in Portland I also visited Aquila Art Glass studio. I met Don, one of the owners. He was very gracious and showed me his working studio. Not only do they teach fused glass they also teach flameworking. More than teaching […]
Art, Blog, Fused Glass
My Trip to Uroboros Factory Tour
During my trip to Portland for my bullseye workshop I also went to a Uroboros factory. I’ll be honest I didn’t know anything about Uroboros until I took this tour. Ken was extremely helpful and so was Carmen. Ken gave us (there were 3 of […]
Art, Blog, Fused Glass
Casting glass at Bullseye Factory in Portland
So while I was at the bullseye factory in Portland we got the once in a lifetime opportunity to cast / make our own glass! I’ve done a lot of fun things with glass but this was the most fun and exciting thing I’ve ever done. It was also a […]
Art, Blog, Fresh from the Kiln, Fused Glass
Fresh from the Kiln – September
I received a request for another commercial fused glass order and they wanted industrial looking these are a couple examples that I chose. I like it when I’m asked to create different types of fused glass for commercial orders. It makes it a little […]
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Additional bullseye tours
While we were at bullseye we also got to tour the bullseye owner’s house. One thing I loved was the owner was one of the original partners from 1974! That is so cool to me. They like to do tours so people can see how to […]
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My Bullseye Workshop techniques
On Monday I started blogging about my bullseye trip, so today’s blog is going to talk about the techniques we used in the workshop. Our class was a special class created for bullseye glass distributors students “Explore Bullseye Workshop”. Our class was with Tanya Viet because we are all students […]
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My Bullseye Fused Glass Workshop
What a fabulous 9 days I had in Oregon!! I did so much there is no way I can only write 1 blog, not even 3 blogs will be enough, but I’ll try to keep it to 7 blogs but they may be […]
Blog, Fused Glass, Pendant
Fused Glass dichroic Symbols
Just wanted to show off some of my fused glass dichroic pendants. These are all handmade fused glass dichroic pieces. The can be worn as pendants or if you don’t like jewelry they can be changed into either […]
Art, Blog, Fresh from the Kiln, Fused Glass
Fused Glass Mud experiment
Over the Labor Day I spent the weekend in Denver with my daughter. She went to desu kan anime conference. While she was at the conference I had planned on going to some of the glass shops in Denver, albeit they were closed due to the holiday. Since I had […]
Art, Blog, Fused Glass
Fused Glass hair accessory
Just a quick blog on a few of my fused glass hair accessories. I have fused glass hair accessories in hair bands, bobby pins, alligator clips. barrettes, snaps, and more. I also have fused glass snap barrettes for large […]
Art, Blog, Fused Glass
September’s Fused Glass Mold
So September’s mold of the month isn’t just one mold but a concept. Typically when slumping into a mold one cuts the glass to match the mold but that’s not always the case. First with the green and red fused glass dish, you can tell the mold was much bigger […]
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Portland – A mecca for Glass Artist’s
I’m so excited on the 11th of September, I am going to the mecca of Fused Glass – Portland Oregon! I am going to take a week-long class at the bullseye. But more than the class it’s self is that it’s not just me […]
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Fused Glass Dish – Fresh From the Kiln & Mold of the Month
August’s Fresh From the Kiln and mold of the month are small triangle dishes. They are perfect for potpourri, candles, or my favorite for rings. But they can be used for anything you want or just for decoration. The mold was had made by my good friend, Paul, whom I’ve […]
