We love Paul Tarlow and Helios Glass Studio in Austin, Texas. He shares a wealth of information online as well as at his studio. There are many classes with fabulous guest instructors so you can have glass experiences you’ll always … Read More...
Dusciana Bravura – Mosaic Artist
Daily Art Muse is back which means she’s unearthing more artists for us to know about. Dusciana Bravura is one of those artists. She mosaics her sculptures of animals with thousands of glass pieces, in geometric patterns. The sculptures themselves … Read More...
Off to Glass Craft and Bead Expo in Las Vegas!
I’m about to hit the road for a whirlwind trip to Las Vegas for the annual Glass Craft and Bead Expo. I’ll see friendly glass folks as well as new products to come back here and tell you about. … Read More...
New from Colour de Verre…Bamboo
This is truly a good one. The newest mold from Colour de Verre. It’s a Bamboo plate mold. I want one. Maybe even two…As usual these guys have produced something that is simple to use and the results are … Read More...
Daisuke Takeuchi – Master Lampwork Cane Maker
I have always been in awe of the beads created by Japanese lamp workers. Beautiful cane work. Perfectly shaped beads. I’ve been fortunate to see a demonstration many years ago of a Japanese lamp worker and how she handled making … Read More...
Cool Project from Colour de Verre!
I love the products over at Colour de Verre. They are fun and easy to use, but also open up tons of design possibilities. Check out the project that uses beads to decorate a plate. The molds they create … Read More...
A Video of the Goblet Making Process from Vetro Vero Studio
I have been blowing glass more and more lately…and loving it so much! It’s a complicated process that takes much time to perfect. Over a Vetro Vero Studio, they are extremely accomplished in glass blowing. They’ve updated their web … Read More...
Cool Women with Hot Glass – 18 Game Changers
One of the talented ladies that’s in this group of 18 Game Changing Female Glass Artists, over at glassation.com, posted the link about these ladies and this definitely has to also be shared here. I know my glass interests … Read More...
Wall Street Journal Thinks Glass is the Buzziest Material in the Art World
As seen on Facebook…The Wall Street Journal is saying that glass is the buzziest material in the art world. Well, duh. Artists that don’t normally work in glass want to and those that do are finally being noticed. But we … Read More...
Heart Bead Tutorial from Amy Trescott – Forever Grateful Beads
It’s almost Valentine’s Day so I’ve been looking for tutorials to make hearts and other valentineish stuff. This tutorial by Amy Trescott of Forever Grateful Beads is a good exercise for beginners but it’s also something cool for those with … Read More...
Happy New Year – Hook’s Tears
Happy New Year to everyone. I saw this little bit of glass trivia and thought it would make a good posting for the new year. It’s about Hook’s Tears, also known as Prince Rupert’s tears. Back in the 17th century … Read More...
Photographing Glass from cmog.org
Anyone who works in glass knows that photographing it can be rather difficult. Over at Corning Studio they have an article on how to set yourself up to photograph your glass. The set up looks fairly easy to deal with … Read More...
We’re Living in The Glass Age
I just saw a great video talking about glass with two of my favorite television guys, The Mythbusters. It’s really a commercial for Corning Inc., the glass manufacturer but it’s great information about glass and the technologies of the … Read More...
New Classes For Winter from Bullseye Glass
Bullseye has some brand new classes that will take what you know regarding vitrigraph and murrini to the next level. Nathan Sandberg will teach those classes and then there’s the casting. I love casting glass and what Bullseye is offering … Read More...
Kiln Pointers from Paragon – Your Kiln is Slowing Down
It’s been a while since I’ve written about Kiln Pointers from Paragon Kilns. Sometimes it’s not the most exciting information but it is so very useful. Recently my crucible kiln for glass blowing couldn’t get up to temperature, so … Read More...
Free Lampwork Bead Making Tutorials at EskieBeads.com
I’ve been spending more time on the torch lately making beads and wanted to see if there were some tutorials that would inspire some fresh explorations. First I asked Mr. Google…I found EskieBeads.com and within that site a whole list … Read More...
A New Way to Melt Glass
Have you ever tried a pot melt? It’s a great way to use up scrap and make interesting multi-colored bowls and part sheets and cast pieces. Over at D&L Art Glass they have this cool system, Castacab Scrap master. It’s … Read More...
Cynthia Morgan Casting Tutorial Part 3
Cynthia has finished the tutorial so I’ll post back to back posts for each of the last two parts. This is a beginner pate de verre project that is so lovely and can be customized to whatever you’d like. She’s … Read More...
Fabulous Slinky Pendant Lamps
I subscribe to some really cool web site newsletters that focus on architecture, design and the arts. Contemporist is just one of those sites. They were showcasing a line of handblown glass pendant lamps by Sasamat Creative that are so … Read More...
Kristina Logan Coming to the West Coast
Heather Trimlett is hosting Kristina Logan for a trunk show and class down in San Diego. Both of these lovely ladies have been great inspirations to me as a bead maker so if you have the opportunity to take a … Read More...