Normally, when I teach a class, they’re fairly straightforward projects — ornaments, vases, nightlights, dishes, and similar pieces — using basic supplies like vitrigraph, dots, and murrine. But after 18 years of fusing, my relationship with glass has naturally evolved. It may sound a little bold to say, but over […]
I’ve written several posts over the years about FestiviTea and the fused glass tea dishes I create and sell there, and I absolutely love this little shop. It’s welcoming, cozy, and full of charm — the kind of place that instantly makes you want to slow down and stay awhile. […]
Aspens are one of my favorite art pieces I make in fused glass. Living in Colorado, I’m surrounded by these lovely trees, and I never get tired of their movement, their quiet beauty, or the way they change with the seasons. I also love incorporating the animals we’re lucky to […]
My classes usually have a minimum of three students, but sometimes life happens—and I ended up with just one student for this class. That student was Cindy, who’s taken several classes with me over the years. Rather than cancel, I invited her to create whatever her heart desired. She decided […]
This was a special class for a special student. While I normally teach using 96 COE glass, this class was unique. Cindy, who has taken several classes with me in the past, asked if we could work with 90 COE glass again. She had previously enjoyed a one-on-one 90 COE […]
I’ve shared several posts in the past about FestiviTea and the custom fused glass pieces I create for their lovely shop. These newest tea bag holders and stirrers are especially close to my heart because I screen printed each one by hand—layering delicate designs onto the glass before firing. It’s […]
One of my wonderful students, Cindy, who has taken a few classes with me before, came to me with a big idea — she wanted to create a large, fused glass flower! This was a major project — not just because of its size, but also because of the many […]
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 […]
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. […]
I was going through some of my older pieces and decided to change them up a bit. First, I found some poker guards that didn’t really fit as poker guards. So I changed the 3 of them to large snaps. I love the tree of life. I made it into […]
I’ve mentioned Gary from the www.bigredbarnoriginal.com, a few times. He is a wonderful artist. I’ve bought numerous pieces from him. I commissioned him to create a picture of my view of the Sangre de Cristo mountains. I’ve showed you the painting Gary created for me, it is a mixed media […]
I taught a second dichroic jewelry class at Festivitea this month. Here are some of the sample pendants and earrings I had available, aren’t they so gorgeous. I explained the difference between full fused (left) and tack fused (right). I provided colored, clear, black, etc. backgrounds & dichroic glass. I […]
In March I gave a Fused Glass Dichroic Jewelry Class at Festivitea, we had a wonderful time. Here are some of the myriad of samples I’ve made for the class. The samples included iridized, black dichroic (textured, pattern, and solid), and clear glass as well as both full and tacked […]
I’ve written several posts about Festivitea and my fused glass dishes to sell there. Here are some of my newest dishes. I just love making these. I’m very happy with how well they all turned out. I also made a few fused glass dishes that don’t have tea sayings. These […]
