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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I had a wonderful show at Beckwith Ranch in Westcliffe. Here are a few pictures around the ranch. It’s just so beautiful. It was my first Art show of the year, and it was great sharing my love of glass. Here are a few pictures of my booth. I met […]
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 […]
I have my 1st Art show of the year on 3 June in Westcliffe. I’m excited it’s my first event outside of Colorado Springs ever. I’m doing a craft show at the Beckwith Ranch in Westcliffe. I’m also going to have some of my glass at their Gift shop which […]
In April’s DYK I wrote about my love for the special women in my life. For Mother Day I made presents for my Mom and Mother-in-law. Here is the present I made for my mom. It’s a Fused Glass flower vase and to make it really special I added a […]
