This past weekend I got it together and went to the Glass Art Society conference that was being held in San Jose, CA. What an experience! I found myself surrounded by some of the best glass artists around. I saw … Read More ...
Laura Hart – Fused Glass Butterflies
Daily Art Muse has profiled Laura Hart before…first time here. Laura makes lovely fused glass butterflies. She collaborates with metal worker, Chele Martin, who makes sterling silver bodies. The butterflies are fused and cast and are life size as well … Read More ...
Color Line Glass Paints…I’m So Excited!
My set of Color Line glass paints just arrived. They look so cool and very inviting. I’m about to run a few tests and I will post pictures of the results here. You can mix them, or use them straight … Read More ...
FireLogger – The Other Blog for Helios Glass Studio
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 ...
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 ...
Daily Art Muse – Glass Artist Paul Messink
Daily Art Muse took a bit of a break for awhile and I’m so glad she’s returned. She shows artists whose work is so wonderful and masterful in their respective techniques. Todays artist is a glass worker named Paul Messink. … Read More ...
Cool Women with Hot Glass – 18 Game Changers
Foster and Malone
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 … 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 ...
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 ...
6 Holiday Painted Window Art
There is just something about that hometown feel of walking down the street past the locally owned businesses and seeing the windows painted in brightly festive art. It puts you in the perfect spirit for the Christmas season, and sure … Read More ...
Super Cool New E-Book From Fused Glass Books – Art of the Line
Some of the best information about kiln forming glass comes from Paul Tarlow over at Helios Glass…fusedglass.org…Fused Glass Books. All of those places. He has a fantastic line of e-books that I’ve written about here before. His newest … Read More ...
Crayon Melt Glass Ornaments DIY from Instructables
I’m going to have as many tutorials for holiday decorations as I can find…these caught my eye cause the ornaments are so darn pretty!! Melted crayons and glass ornaments you can buy just about anywhere that sells Christmas decorations. Easy … Read More ...
Painting on Glass – What You Need to Know
I’m kind of addicted to Pinterest…so much more fun than Facebook. Anyway, I pin many glass goodies and tutorials too. There are so many! Today I found a little something about painting on glass. The good thing about painting on … 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 ...
Is It Too Early for a Christmas Tree Ornament Tutorial?
I’ve already heard Christmas music in the stores…I’m not that happy about that but what can you do? We are all thinking about the holiday season…so I ask, is it too early for a Christmas Ornament tutorial? Probably cutting it … Read More ...