I love my fused glass night lights and one of my favorite of course is the tree of life. I have several types of the Tree of Life decal, some gold and black, gold and white, only white, only black. I put them on pendants and I also love putting […]
I know I’ve blogged about this before but, one of the the aspects of fused glass that I love is if you don’t like it you can refuse it. When I took the glass class with Amanda in New York I mentioned that I broke one of my fused glass […]
In order to do well in the art community you have to get into shows. The best shows are typically juried. To get into those shows you have to have great photographs. The jury looks at the pictures to decide what handmade items are the best and allowed into the […]
Mother’s Day is the 6th of May and will be here before you know it. Fused glass is a perfect gift for Mother’s day. It can be as a pendant, nightlight, dish, sconce, vase, and so much more. A while back I did a youtube video of some fused glass […]
During my last Craft show after seeing my aspen night lights, I was asked by one of my customers if I could make a sunflower night light. So for December’s fresh from the kiln I thought I’d make a couple. I’ve always […]
There are two main types of COE that I use and I’ve blogged about coefficient of expansion (COE) of fused glass many times. As I mentioned before COE is how glass expands and contracts when it heats and cools. When glass is the same COE and is considered fusible it […]
Fused Glass Wine Stoppers, Wine Charms, & Wine Bottles Since it’s always a good time for wine and parties I thought I’d do a blog about festive yet functional fused glass artwork, e.g., fused glass wine stoppers, wine charms, and wine bottle […]
11 Nov 2014 As a retired Air Force all patriotic holidays are important to me obviously Veterans Day is one of the most important. I have several patriot fused glass pieces that are appropriate for all patriotic holidays including Veterans Day. […]
It’s difficult to belief but Halloween is just around the corner so I thought I’d show you a few of my fused glass Halloween pieces. I have a couple of Halloween fused glass night lights and several Halloween fused glass pendants. As always I’d be happy […]
I wanted to explain something that some people even glass fusers do not know. It is about bubbles. Tiny champagne bubbles are a natural occurrence in fused glass. Bubbles occur when two or more layers of glass are […]
One of my favorite aspects about Fused Glass is how versatile it is. Most people by now have seen Fused Glass jewelry but there is so much more to Fused Glass than jewelry and one of my favorites is Fused Glass Night Lights. One challenge with Fused Glass is it […]
As those who receive my Newsletter and read my blogs know I participated in the Rampart HS Craft Bazaar. As I do with every show (including home shows) I conducted a random drawing afterwards. Those who wished to sign-up receive my Monthly Fused […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9xYvdBikvo&feature=c4-overview&list=UUcnpigzYxgeVtrbyj9g_phQVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Fused Glass Decals (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9xYvdBikvo&feature=c4-overview&list=UUcnpigzYxgeVtrbyj9g_phQ) My blog last week was on what decals are and which ones I use. I thought I’d give you a little video of some of the decals I have available and how I apply them. Please let […]
I receive a myriad of questions regarding the “pictures” on my fused glass artwork. This blog will explain how the pictures / decals are fused onto the surface of a pre-fired fused glass. I use several types of decals (including gold, color, black, […]
