I was fortunate enough to take an almost week long class over two years ago at Bullseye Portland with Nathan Sandberg. I was studying with a focus on having a store that sells Bullseye products and teaches with their methods. … Read More...
2012 Dichroic by Design Deadline Approaches
Coatings by Sandberg, also known as CBS, is conducting their annual glass competition, Dichroic by Design. The deadline is approaching. It’s November 16th. Are you ready? I know I’m not. But I’m going to check out the rules and … Read More...
Learn to Cast Fabric in Glass with Lisa Becker
Her glass castings are just stunning. You all know that I love cast glass, both to look at and to create. Every time I see Lisa Becker’s work I ask, “How the heck does she do that?” Well for those … Read More...
Tim Tate’s Glass is SO Awesome!!
Please check out the work of Tim Tate. I’ve written about him before and know I will write about him again and again. Casting is my favorite way to work with glass and what he does humbles me, but … Read More...
Casting a Glass Han Solo – Thanks Instructables
Fans of Star Wars will like this tutorial. It’s to make a cast glass Hans Solo trapped in that stuff he gets trapped in…you know what I’m talking about. Anyway, this is from the web site Instructables and the tutorial … Read More...
Heller Gallery – New York City
Yesterday I wrote about Tom Patti, a wonderful and extremely talented glass artist. He’s represented by Heller Gallery in New York City. When I went over to their web site I saw that they specialize in glass and thought how … Read More...
Tom Patti – Glass Artist
I’m loving this guy’s work. Tom Patti. Saw a picture that someone had pinned and had to check him out. He’s an artist and designer and a glass innovator. Gotta love it. Looking through his web site is awe … Read More...
Reactive Potential of Bullseye Glass
There is so much information on the Bullseye Glass web site I could post something different everyday and not run out of things to talk about. I’ve mentioned reactive glass recently because Devon of Bullseye came to LA to conduct … Read More...
Glass Fest is Coming to Pacific Art Glass
It’s a month away…so for all of you in the Southern California area (and out-lying areas) good times are to be had at Pacific Art Glass in Gardena. It’s Glass Fest and it’s October 6-7!! So much glasstastic fun!! There … Read More...
Kiln Pointers from Paragon
Time for the Kiln Pointers newsletter from Paragon Kilns. They always provide helpful information that actually applies to most kiln situations, not just theirs. One of the things they’re discussing in this newsletter is How to Interpret the Voltmeter? … Read More...
Coldworking Glass and His Glassworks
I’ve got some rough edges on a few of my glass pieces that have just come out of the kiln. Those rough edges have got to go. The grinders I’ve got are a bit small for the pieces I’m working … Read More...
Colour de Verre Rain Forest Leaf Tutorial
Love this mold. I’ve mentioned it in an earlier post and it’s available now! Check out the tutorial over at the Colour de Verre web site. It’s the Rain Forest Leaf mold on one side and you can slump it … Read More...
Evelyn Dunstan – Glass Artist
Thanks Daily Art Muse for profiling a really wonderful glass artist that I can share with all of you. Her name is Evelyn Dunstan and her specialty is glass casting. Her masks make me swoon, they’re so lovely. Casting is … Read More...
Hang Your Glass Wafers
I’ve been purging email lately clicking the unsubscribe link with much satisfaction. It was starting to get a bit crazy in the inbox. If it doesn’t have something to do with glass and design I don’t want to see it. … Read More...
Handful of Salt and Bullseye Glass…
I hung out at the handful of salt booth at the Dwell on Design show here in Los Angeles in June. I liked the artists and crafters they carried and profiled. So today I noticed they were writing about one … Read More...
Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass
In my random wanders on the interwebs looking for interesting glass topics to write about I found this web site, Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass. What a great site. They have memberships and give grants and sponsor events. And … Read More...
Embedding Frit in Frit from Cynthia Morgan
Another tutorial…this one is for the fusers out there. I like this and really want to give it a try today. It’s embedding frit in frit and it’s from Cynthia Morgan. It’s a way to get defined shapes of … Read More...
Reactive Glass, Bullseye Online Education and You
Yesterday was too much fun!! Why you may ask? Well, I got to spend the day talking about glass and learning stuff and hanging out with a bunch of my favorite glass buddies. But I do get to do that … Read More...
Paragon Kiln News
Another email list I like to be on is Paragon Kiln’s list. It’s always full of information that you can use. And Paragon makes some of the best kilns out there so they really know what they’re talking about. … Read More...
Silvia Levenson New Work at Biennale in Quebec
Silvia Levenson‘s glass art is so inspiring to me. She works primarily as a caster and if you read some of my posts you’ll know I too love the glass casting…she was recently invited to show at the Biennale … Read More...