Over at You Tube you can find the channel for The Glass Studio, a fabulous place to learn about glass and jewelry and other fun crafts, both online and in real life. Disclaimer!! The Glass Studio is my studio … Read More ...
Save the Date for BECon 2017!
Bullseye Glass has announced the dates for BECon, Bullseye Education Conference. This is a good thing. If you love glass you must go to BECon. I’ll be attending my 3rd when I go next year. It’s a party for … Read More ...
Striped Disk Beads by Chestnut Ridge Designs
I’ve got a show coming up and I need more beads. To get my creative juices flowing I wander over to Pinterest to look around. I saw this striped disk bead tutorial from Chestnut Ridge Designs and thought I’d share … Read More ...
Double Grand Opening – Bullseye Glass & Judson Studio in South Pasadena, CA – June 18
OK…here’s my disclaimer. My studio is 3 minutes away from the newest Bullseye Glass Resource Center. I am in heaven! So, they’re having a big party to celebrate the opening. It’s for both them and their neighbor, Judson Studio, … Read More ...
An Industry in Transition – Glass Today
We’re having a bit of a crisis in the art glass industry. Bullseye Glass has had to suspend most of their production due to a cease and desist order by the governor of the state of Portland regarding the usage … Read More ...
Bullseye Glass Arrives in Los Angeles
Technically it’s South Pasadena, but that’s still in Los Angeles County. Welcome Bullseye Glass to the Los Angeles area! I couldn’t be happier. It is literally a three minute drive, in traffic, from my studio. I’ll be attending my first … Read More ...
New Glass from Double Helix Glassworks!
I love love love silver glass! I know I’ve typed those words before. So Double Helix, everyone’s favorite silver glass maker is releasing new glass colors on Saturday, March 26. They’re calling one of them Chloe, a green glass … Read More ...
Cool Glass Bead Tutorial from Art of Hand
I have been happily making glass beads lately and am always looking for fresh inspiration to keep my creativity flying. Pinterest has helped quite a bit, sending me to web sites and blogs that have endless amounts of tutorials and … Read More ...
Fabulous New Glass from Bullseye and a new Southern California Resource Center!
I’m a huge fan of Bullseye Glass and all of their products, so when I get an email about new stuff I can’t help but be excited. New sheet glass…cascades…streaky frit…new stringers…rods…molds…check it all out. So good!! And for those … Read More ...
30 Most Amazing Glass Artists Alive
What a fabulous list of artists. Some have been written about on this little blog. Some of the names may be familiar to some of you. I know I’ve learned about some new artists…the list was compiled by the web … Read More ...
Fresh News from Bronwen
For those of you that come here to read about all things glass you may know what a big fan of Bronwen Hellman I am. She’s a fabulous glass artist as well as a very cool lady. I just received … Read More ...
Free Lampwork Tutorials – EskieBeads.com…JC Herrell Stringer Tutorial
There are quite a few tutorials out there…we like the free kind. Over at EskieBeads.com they have a variety of free lamp work tutorials from known bead makers. What a great resource. I was at Pinterest when I was lured … Read More ...
Lampwork Tutorials from Laura Sparling
Need a tutorial? Lamp working? Check out Laura Sparling’s web site. She offers free tutorial pdf’s. How cool is that? There are some basics but she even gives a cupcake tutorial. I’ve not been that generous…go Laura.
Making Rings off Mandrel – Lampwork etc.
So there I am on Pinterest, yet again, and I see this cool pictures only tutorial on how to make off mandrel rings. Found it over at Lampwork etc. Interesting little project. I can think of all kinds of uses … Read More ...
How to Blow Glass from E-How
I love Pinterest! It’s such a wealth of pictures and information about so many things. So today I found a pin directing me to E-How about glass blowing. They discuss the different methods with which you can blow glass. You … Read More ...