Oct
12
I was directed today to You Tube by Bullseye glass via Facebook today. Bullseye had posted a link to a video, put together by Corning Museum of Glass, showing Rudi Gritch doing some cool fusing. You can see the glass…
Aug
5
Fused glass pattern bars are a great way to really personalize your work. Even if you repeat the recipe each one will be slightly different and more one of a kind. I like that in glass work. It’s so easy…
May
24

If any of you read Watch Me Create, the team blog that I manage and write for, it is no surprise to you that I love hearing about artist’s creative processes. Ranking right up there at the top of my…
May
1
Apr
29

This glass cabochon mold from Delphi Glass provides the perfect vehicle for creating cabs out of frit or glass.
These molds have intrigued me for a while now. I’ve wanted to try something like this for my own jewelry pieces to be…
Apr
13
Steve Immerman, surgeon and kiln-formed glass artist discusses the similarities between his vocation and avocation.
Mar
25

Above is a bowl made from scrap glass by Plum Wind Glassworks in Texas. Follow along as you are walked through the process of cutting a mold from fiber board and then see the variations (bowls and votive holders) you can…
Mar
21

Read about 15 year old glass fuser, Caitlin Feldman over at the St. Louis Handmade Blog. Learn about how she started her business, “Abstracted Faces” and all kinds of other info about her and her art. Maybe even follow one…
Jan
4

Lynette over at the My Journey in Glass blog titled her post “A Slow Start” but if you take a look, I think you might agree with me that she’s off to a great start. Her pendants are so crisp and clear…
Dec
25

So, it’s Christmas day and maybe it’s a little unconventional to post pictures of latke plates and dreidels but I’m going for it anyway. Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah. They’re happening at the same time this year, you know.

My daughter…
Dec
17
Angela Gerhard over at Color. Life. Metal. Fire. highlighted the fused glass art of Lyn Latimer recently.
As you can see, this is no ordinary fused glass. Lyn has such a sensible sense of color and has translated it into glass, which is…
Dec
11

Learn how to make a fuzzy santa mitten with this pattern from Glass Fusing Made Easy.
Nov
28
Did you know that if you melt one piece of glass with another piece of glass that it could explode after it’s cool? That happens when two glasses are not compatible. They melt and cool at different rates which causes…
Nov
15

Fall brings in all kinds of images. Fallen leaves, pumpkins and Indian corn. Now you can make your own. Check out this tutorial for fused glass Indian Corn at Glass Fusing Made Easy.
Nov
10
Can you guess what this picture is?

It’s a kiln in production mode in Meagan Chaney’s studio. Read her blog post about production of hundreds of fused glass pendants and learn some cool equipment set-up tips for your own studio.
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