In case you didn’t know this month was sunflower season in Colorado and they were everywhere, they are on the side of the road, in the medium and in the fields, fields and fields of sunflowers. Here are just a few, yep you guessed it, in Westcliffe. I can’t see […]
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 […]
I love making fused glass for commercial companies. One of my most loyal customers is a small hotel in California. I’ve been making soap dishes for them for quite some time. I just finished another order for her. Here they are start to finish; in the kiln for a full […]
Last month I made a sign for my good friend (pictured below) and I liked it so much I thought I’d make a new sign with glass and wood. I made these Kanji (Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water) fused glass pieces a while back, but I decided they’d look better […]
My good friend Marilyn asked me if I could make her a wooden sign with my screen printing. I created the screen, screen-printed, and I also sealed it. I love it, I hope she likes it. Marilyn has 3 adorable dogs, so I made some doggie paws out of glass […]
One of my good friends had an old friend come to take a private class. She wanted to make fused glass flower vases. Here are a couple pictures of the setup. Kathy chose to make 4 flower vase panels and 2 flower magnets. Here are some class photos. Since it […]
This month I gave an absolutely fabulous, fused glass class to three previous students. It was a Sconce class; it was a long class, but we sure had fun. Here are some photos of the setup, I had vitrigraph, cutouts, murrine, and so much more. Here are some class photos. […]
I love making Fused Glass Pocket Vase, including standing vases. When I was asked to make a few fused glass standing pocket vases for the Beckwith Gift Shoppe, I made them the following. The standing fused glass pocket vases below focus on the glass without design. The glass is so […]
It’s flower season in Colorado – I love driving down the road and seeing flowers everywhere! I love flowers and never get tired of making fused glass flower artwork. First, I made these little flower panels. They can be displayed in little stands like the middle picture, or they can […]
Several years ago, I took a fused glass bird class from my first Fused Glass instructor, Coral – Full Spectrum in Colorado Springs. Last month when Sharon & Brian from Tulip Gifts and Cards in Denver came over to get some fused glass artwork for their store, they were in […]
A couple months ago I created fused glass signs with flowers I call them my flower canvases, if you don’t remember here, they are again. I went a little nuts and made several more fused glass flower canvases. Here are a few of them before I used them. What should […]
My cousin is a talented quilter. Here are a few of her quilt blocks and the last one is an actual quilt. My aunts and grandmother use to make quilts. Quilting an amazing art form that I believe is special and beautiful and I wanted a one of her quilts […]
My good friend Tracy came over this week and we spent a couple of hours making fused glass flower vases. Here are a few examples. Here is the setup, . We had such a good time. Here are some shots of Tracy making her pieces. It was kind of funny […]
Recently I made several fused glass flower magnets and art pieces for Mother’s Day and for shops that showcase my fused glass art. They are beautiful the way they are, but they can be displayed in various ways. The fused glass vases can be added to frames with washi paper […]
