I love fall, the colors and the crispness of the air. Sadly, almost all of the color is almost gone, and it snowed today in Colorado Springs and in Westcliffe. Here are some fall leaves made from glass. Aren’t they pretty? The big one is new and pretty large. I […]
As I’ve mentioned before I love Beckwith Ranch in Westcliffe. Here are a few pictures around the ranch. It’s just so beautiful. This month they had a Harvest Festival. I wasn’t able to go but all of their events are wonderful – they had all kinds of activities. If you […]
My good friend Marilyn asked me if I could make her a fused glass sign for her office. She wanted it to say, “The Ovary Office”! I think it looks fabulous! I added lots of vitrigraph, millefiori, and murine. I love it, I hope she likes it too. I love […]
I love making fused glass picture frames. Typically, I’ve made fused glass photo stands like the ones below, simple but elegant and perfect for snapshots. I also have made several picture frames like the below. They are open on the front and closed on the back. They can go in […]
Last month I mentioned that my good friend Jax and I went to the tea shop that is going to have a few of my fused glass tea bag dishes & stirrers. Well, I loved it so much I took my best friend there for tea. Lela and I’ve been […]
I have to admit sometimes I have pieces that are in my inspiration room that I forget to finish. Ok that’s not 100% true, I have lots of pieces that I haven’t finished. Well, I finally finished a few pieces. This first piece is one of my buddha’s, I made […]
A couple months ago I wrote a post about my friend Jax, she mentioned me making some little fused glass dishes for a local tea shop. Here are some of the fused glass dishes I made for the tea shop. I created the screens and then fused each dish, printed […]
Anyone who knows me, knows I love glass. In fact, that’s why I started making glass, for me. It’s kind of funny, half the time when I make something I want to keep it. Anyway, here are a few more things I’ve made either straight up for me or I […]
I love boxes. I have boxes of every shape and material from all over the world. Most of which I got when I was stationed overseas years ago from Germany, Poland, Czech, etc. In fact, the round one I got from Greece when I was in my 20’s. BTW these […]
Waterjet glass cut-outs are awesome, and I’ve used them in several fused glass projects. Here are just a few projects with waterjet cut-outs that I got from my good friend Tracy. Aren’t they fabulous, BTW I love my bears. When Tracy makes the cut-outs, she has lots of outlines leftover, […]
One of my goals this year is to use some of my pretty glass and molds that I’ve never used before. So, this post is about 4 fused glass pieces I just finished. This first one is a special mold, it’s called hi / low, it’s low on one side […]
Recently I was able to go to the Farmer’s Market in Westcliffe. I like buying from local people. I love going and meeting the wonderful participants at the little market. Last time I met the owners of a Lavendar farm. This visit was very special, I met Ginny from Sak […]
I have my first Art show of the year on 12th -13th August in Woodland Park. However, as I mentioned in my newsletter it may or may not be me. I hope I do get to participate. I’m excited, I love seeing my friends and longtime customers. As any of […]
A dear friend of mine and fellow artist asked me to make some little dishes for a tea shop. We haven’t had a chance to go yet, albeit I do want to show you the pieces I made and see what you think. Here are some of the fused glass […]
