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Feb
26
You just never know where your internet travels will take you. This glass screen came up on the vegascondoscene.com site. I didn’t know there was a Vegas condo scene.
This particular condo includes a men’s spa, where this glass panel is…
Feb
25
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Have you heard of Beads of Courage? It was started in Arizona by a nurse and some beadmakers. The…
Feb
25
In the past few years electroforming has been catching on more in the lampworking world. It’s the process where you use an electrolytic bath to transfer copper particles onto a form that you have formed. (The copper shown in the…
Feb
24
Just released yesterday, a new online tutorial by Kandice Seeber. Glass Color Families: Pinks.
Pink is one of the hardest colors to tackle in lampworking. First, it’s hard to find a shade of pink that isn’t washed out and then when…
Feb
23
It might be a little hard to see from the glare on the window but once you get past that you see the incredible figurines made of glass. I found this while surfing the internet at travelblog.org. If you scroll…
Feb
20
What is Dichroic Coated Copper Foil and what is the big deal? If you’re a lampworker it’s a huge deal and if you’re a lampwork collector it’s going to be a big deal for you too!
Dichroic glass is a special…
Feb
18
Everywhere you look, artists are pulling out the spring colors. Is it wishful thinking or is spring really coming? Eventually, it WILL get here. These beads are by Jennifer Cameron of Glass Addictions and as she tells it, the colors for…
Feb
17
The Modern & Contemporary Design Blog highlighted a handful of light sculptures in a recent post. I am totally mesmerized by two of them. One being the chandelier-style sculpture shown above made with vintage glassware from Canada. What a piece of…
Feb
16
I recently posted about a millefiori ring from Murano, Italy. The site owner left a comment with a link to a great youtube video that shows the process of making a glass pendant and also some of the history of…
Feb
15
While stumbling around my glass links I came upon this gorgeous millefiori ring. I’ve never seen anything like it. As I followed the link to the Jewelry Blog I found a wonderful post filled with information about Murano Glass Art.
Be sure…
Feb
14
Dharma Designs Blog introduces us to the blown and fused glass art of nickpaul on Etsy. They tell the story of how they ‘upcycle’ bottles into drinking glasses that are pure glass art.
Last year I picked up glasses similar from an…
Feb
13
Not that any Chihuly installation is average, but I bet if I wouldn’t have told you, you wouldn’t have realized this piece was his. We’re used to seeing the long, blown, curling forms or the vivid blown glass orbs and…
Feb
12
Pate de Verre is a technique in glass where crushed and powdered glass is mixed into a paste and then applied to a form, then fused.
This fish is from the A Glass Fanatic blog who tells us that their process is to…
Feb
9
Jeenybeen accidentally bought a kiln. How that happens, I don’t know. But I do know that I like her first experiments. These daisies are so bright and cheery they’re sure to brighten up even the coldest winter day. Be sure to…
Feb
4
I love these great, chunky, fused and painted glass pendants. Everything about them. See more at shoozles Etsy shop along with other great pieces.
