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Jul
30
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I know I just recently wrote about Bullseye and their amazing goodies but as I was wandering through Facebook I came across pictures of the factory. Normally it wouldn’t be a big deal, you know, them making glass and all,…
Jul
29
I believe I was born to work with glass. I’m Swedish after all. The Swedes have been making glass for centuries. Their most famous glass studio is Kosta Boda, in Småland, Sweden. It’s “The Kingdom of Crystal”. It’s also where…
Jul
28
I was looking for some interesting tutorials to share with you guys. Especially something that blends two glass crafts. So here’s a tutorial on how to take your glass beads and fuse them into cabochons. It’s on GwacieBeads.com. Too cool.…
Jul
27
This cool piece is by Kimbrill.
As some of you may have noticed I like a web site that informs. It’s good if it sells materials and tools but I think information and feedback from other artists is so important.…
Jul
25
Are you a glass bead maker? Do you feel like you need more information about glass bead making? Have you been to Arrow Springs web site? If you have then you know that they provide a lot of valuable information for…
Jul
24
Most of my glass time is spent doing lampwork, making glass beads and for that I use 104 glass. The Italian stuff, Moretti or Effetre or Vetrofond with some American made Double Helix thrown in. When I fuse glass I…
Jul
22
I recently picked up the latest issue of World Art Glass Quarterly magazine. It’s their anniversary issue and is full of some of the most incredible glass art I’ve seen in a long time. You’ve got the regular cast of masters……
Jul
21
As I was trolling around Facebook I came upon a cool glass beaded curtain and I felt I had to share it…it’s on the Art Bead Scene blog posted by Heather Powers. It’s a tutorial and besides glass beads they use…
Jul
21
Glass beads by JC Herrell.
Word out on the street is that there are fabulous new glass tutorials by Margaret Zinser and JC Herrell. They’re teaching techniques for using enamels on glass. I haven’t received them yet, they’re that fresh…and The Gathering…
Jul
19
This piece was created by Jose Robelo
It’s so inspring to see glass enrich the lives of people who wouldn’t necessarily be exposed to it. A really wonderful organization called Piece by Piece is bringing glass mosaic and other techniques of…
Jul
16
I saw this post in the Fire Diva’s blog and had to help spread the word. First off, the Fire Diva’s blog is a great place to get info about what some of the lampwork world is up to. Cool new…
Jul
15
As I wander the World Wide Web looking at the interesting work of all of the different glass artists out there I wonder what inspires them and motivates their work. For myself it can be a mood or color or…
Jul
13
For glass bead makers The Gathering of the International Society of Glass Beadmakers is the event of the year. Well it’s coming up and if you haven’t gone to one you really need to. I have to say it’s been…
Jul
11
Today was the first day of the first annual Renegade Craft Fair held in Los Angeles. It’s held in Chicago and Brooklyn and San Francisco and I barely heard about it making an appearance here. I wish I had applied.…
Jul
11
Allow me to introduce myself. I’m a crazed bead maker. An avid glass enthusiast. I fuse it and melt it and will mosaic it if that needs to happen. I teach bead making and glass fusing and have been fortunate…
