Have you ever seen vitrigraph glass? Hot about a pot melt? Similar techniques for handling melted glass. Basically glass is placed in a terra cotta flower pot ( german made so it can handle high temperatures) that has a hole … Read More ...
Amazing Handmade Glass Beads: Interview with Kerri Fuhr
Want to see some amazing handmade glass beads? Check out this interview with Kerri Fuhr on the web site Art Bead Scene Blog. Some of her gorgeous beads are shown and you can get a bit of insight on … Read More ...
Glass Schools and Organization Information
I’m constantly looking for good comprehensive information to pass on to you readers, as well as to obtain for furthering my glass education. There’s so much to know about glass. The different techniques and approaches sometimes seem endless. The web … Read More ...
Artist Profile: Kathleen Elliot
As I look through the World Art Glass Magazine’s Anniversary issue I am in awe of all of the great glass artists included. Kathleen Elliot’s work just jumped out at me. Her realism in her botanicals is fantastic. They’re almost … Read More ...
Treasury on Etsy of the Cutest Glass Animal Beads…
I am the biggest fan of etsy. Disclaimer…I sell on etsy. I love it because it’s a fabulous forum for handmade artists to sell their wares. You create your own store that you stock and sell out of. If … Read More ...
Glass Bead Tutorials…Make a Gold Foil Bead
Searching the internet for interesting things about making glass beads actually manages to reveal interesting things. Today’s installment is a web site with bunches of glass tutorials. It’s awesome. You have options of different things to learn to do. It’s … Read More ...
Artist Profile: Scarlett Glass
While wandering the Renegade Craft fair last month I looked for glass. Amazingly there wasn’t that much. I did find some fabulous fused glass by Scarlett Glass. I just love the work of this mother/daughter team. The above picture … Read More ...
Awesome Simpson’s Mosaic Table!
As I wandered around Facebook this morning I came upon the most awesome of mosaic projects. I love mosaics and I love The Simpsons, so to see them combined as a table I just swooned. And wished I’d thought of … Read More ...
The 7th Annual Flame of at Eugene Glass School
Are you looking for something to do and somewhere to go August 28-30, 2009? Well look no further than Eugene, Oregon for the 7th Annual Flame Off at the Eugene Glass School! There’s two days of competition and one … Read More ...
Tutorial: Flower Beads Using Strips of Glass
I’m always fascinated by the different techniques that bead makers develop when left to their own devices. In my own experience I have only had three formal classes and that was within the first 6 months of my almost 16 … Read More ...
Fun with Mosaics
I’m going to be teaching some mosaic classes in the upcoming weeks and months and I wanted to share with all of you a fantastic supplier of all things mosaic. This site was suggested to me by my friend and … Read More ...
Fabulous Fused Glass Tutorial: Pattern Bars
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 … Read More ...
A Place to Sell Your Handmade Glass Beads – JustBeads.com
Are you a glass bead maker? Do you need a place to sell your beads? Have you seen justbeads.com? It’s the perfect place to sell your beads since that’s all they sell. Or do you need to buy beads? … Read More ...
Glasswork in Nairobi
More glass from around the world. This stop is Kenya, where our President here in the US has family. The glass shop is in Nairobi, opposite the Nairobi National Park. It’s the Kitengela Glass Studio and they make some absolutely … Read More ...
They’re Having a Heatwave…in the Pacific Northwest
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 … Read More ...