It’s that time of year again…well soon, that is. Glass Craft & Bead Expo in Las Vegas is coming. This year it’s being held March 30th – April 3rd, again at South Point Hotel and Casino. If you haven’t gone … Read More...
Tucson Glass Festival
April 8-10, 2011 I know you’ll be attending the Tucson Glass Festival, right. I know I want to go. There will be parties and glass…and demos or glass…and glass art and glass…don’t you want to go? Check out their … Read More...
Dichroic Box Tutorial from Colour de Verre
This project uses Color de Verre reusable molds and looks oh so very easy. All you need are the molds, some glass, including some scrap dichro and your kiln. You’ll make a glass box with a lid that’s very pretty … Read More...
Dichroic Pendant Tutorial from The Flow
I was looking for a cool tutorial to share and found an off mandrel project created by Patricia Frantz and offered up by The Flow. All good things. The glass is dichroic and you just can’t go wrong with … Read More...
Vitrigraph…Dancing with Glass
Since opening up my store/studio I’ve been blessed to acquire some very cool pieces of equipment. The newest addition to the studio is my vitrigraph kiln outfitted with a Turbo Top and hung on the wall with a Turbo Lift. … Read More...
Last Hours of the 35% Off Sale at Maryland Mosaics
It ends at midnight Wednesday, November 10th. It’s the last sale of the year over at Maryland Mosaics. There are a few limitations on what’s for sale but I’m sure you can find something to satisfy your mosaic needs. … Read More...
Art Glass Show at Howeeduzzit Gallery this Sunday
A bit of glass and a bit of gourds. And a bit of shameless self promotion…there’s a group show in the Los Angeles area at the Howeeduzzit Gallery this Sunday, October 31 from 11-5. I happen to have some of … Read More...
So Cal Flame Surfers Meeting at Coatings by Sandberg this Saturday!
Beads and dichroic glass. Two of my favorite things in the world. And they’re being combined this Saturday for the quarterly meeting of the So Cal Flame Surfers, the local chapter of the International Society of Glass Bead Makers… Read More...
Contemporary Mosaic Artists Meet in So Cal
I was fortunate enough to meet with a group of mosaic artists today for lunch. The meet up was organized by the founder of the web site for mosaic artists, CMA, Contemporary Mosaic Artists. I’ve mentioned the site on … Read More...
The History of Dichroic Glass According to Howard Sandberg
Howard Sandberg is the owner of CBS, also known as Coatings by Sandberg which produces the best dichroic glass in the art glass industry. Love their dichro!! So Howard has written an article for the newest issue of The Flow … Read More...
Dichroic Glass According to Wikipedia…
Today the Art Glass Guild posted a little link to Wikipedia and their definition of what dichroic glass is. I absolutely love dichroic glass and the sparkle and the glow of it so I thought all of you needed a … Read More...