A woman that was just in my store asked me if I was familiar with Higgins Glass. I said no. She said it was created by a couple, Michael and Frances Higgins, that passed away, him in 1999 and … Read More...
What’s Happening at The Glass Quarterly Hot Sheet
A good place to go if you want to know what’s happening in the glass world is The Glass Quarterly Hot Sheet. Some of the things they’re writing about include the glass painting by glass artist Gregory Grenon that … Read More...
Coloraddiction: A Glass Blog Must Read!
Wow! I love color. That’s one of the reason’s I play with glass. And as I wandered around the Interwebs searching for something fresh to share with all of you I came across Kandice Seeber’s blog, Coloraddiction. What a … Read More...
Bullseye Glass Education Online – New Classes
One of the new classes over at Bullseye Glass’ Online Education Program is a class by Carrie Iverson, Gum Image Transfer. Looks interesting. Her art is amazing so I’m sure you’ll learn a lot from this video. Ah, but you … Read More...
How to Drill Grill – Tutorial Saturday!!
I want the posts I do today to be tutorials. Give you something new to do or maybe just reinforce your knowledge on something…So today this post is how to drill glass. I found this over at ehow.com. Quite … Read More...
Let’s Use Streuter Technologies Bail Bond with Fused Glass
When I need to glue a bail to a glass cabochon bail bond is the best. It’s another one of Streuter Technologies heat activated adhesives and this stuff is strong! I have tried with all my might to pry off … Read More...
Three Tutorials from D&L Art Glass Supply
I know D&L is a wholesaler so not all of you readers can shop with them but they have put up on their site 3 different tutorials using twisted cane made by Ryan Staub, who I’ve written about here. … Read More...
Product Review of the Large Bubble Bead Press from Zoozii’s
Kerry Bogart has written a great review of the new large bubble bead making press from Zoozii’s, makers of some of the funnest (a real word?) and spiffiest bead presses out there. And check out the necklace Kerry made … Read More...
New Leaf Mold Coming From Colour de Verre
I’ve gotten a sneak preview of a new leaf mold from Colour de Verre. What makes this mold so fabulous is that it creates the leaf on one side and slumps it into a plate form on the other. … Read More...
Check Out Bronwen’s New Newsletter
If you’re a regular reader here at the glass blog you already know I really like Bronwen Heilman…both as an artist and as a person. She was recently in the Los Angeles area teaching so I was able to … Read More...
Big Sale at Maryland Mosaics! 40% off!!
This one is for you mosaic lovers. Bargains galore over at Maryland Mosaics! They’re giving you 40% off of almost everything. Check out their site to see the restrictions…and the sale runs through June 27th. What do you need … Read More...
New Technologies in Glass – by Vanessa Cutler
I haven’t actually seen the book but I will because it looks very interesting. The Glass Quarterly Hot Sheet posted a story about this book, New Technologies in Glass 
by Vanessa Cutler. It’s to be released in August of this … Read More...
No Days Featured Artist – Carrie Strope
A big thanks to Streuter Technologies for giving me something great to write about. There’s a video over at Pinterest they posted about their featured artist, Carrie Strope. What an inspiring video that makes you want to get in your … Read More...
Fresh Special Glass at Bullseye
Go to the limited edition glass over at the Bullseye web site and see some of the lovely new glass they’ve made available. Most of the time it’s referred to as Saturday Glass since it’s the special stuff the guys … Read More...
Gorgeous Mosaic Stairs in San Francisco
The picture in this post kept showing up on Facebook but there wasn’t a link attached to it until today. Now that makes it easier to share with all of you. This way you can head over to that site, … Read More...
Largest Contemporary Glass Museum Opening at Corning!
This was my first time over to Hyperallergic.com. It’s an art web site that appears to cover a number of different art disciplines and interests. They have a story today about the largest contemporary glass museum that will … Read More...
Linda Billet’s Newest Piece and Blog…
I’ve written about Linda Billet before…her work deserves writing about. I sent you all to her web site. Today I’m sending you to her blog. Blogs are cool (as you all know) since you get to hear what the artist … Read More...
Calculating Glass for Casting
As my counter top projects moves forward I want to share some of the glass situations I encounter and my solutions to problems and questions I have. Today I’m sharing calculating the volume/quantity of glass I’ll need to achieve the … Read More...
How to do a fused Glass Pot Melt!
I’ve got a project that is requiring me to make streaky glass that will be used for a countertop for a bathroom. Fortunately, it’s not a huge counter but it is a challenging endeavor nonetheless. So I started to ask … Read More...
Cool Colour de Verre Lighting Projects!
Yet another cool newsletter from Colour de Verre with some lighting projects. There’s a cool light with their beautiful Aralia leaf on it as well as some square candle holders. All of their products are fabulous and what’s really cool … Read More...
