In all of my glass pursuits, stained glass is one I’ve not yet attempted. After reading through this book from The Weekend Crafter series I may have to give it a try. The author Lynette Wrigley has some great design … Read More...
Ankle Biter Beads on Etsy
I have just fallen in love with these beads. So much whimsy I had to share them with all of you. Her name is Deirdre Glenn Briley and her etsy store is anklebiterbeads. So go check out what she … Read More...
Recycled Glass Pendants from Ginko Glass
Another fabulous find on Facebook. And this could be shared with Stefanie over at the Recylced page here at Craft Gossip. Ginko Glass is taking beer and wine bottles and cutting them with a glass saw and creating lovely pendants. … Read More...
American Mosaic Summit in Austin, Texas
The dates are February 16-20, 2011. The place Austin, TX. The event, American Mosaic Summit, The 10th Annual SAMA Conference. Are you going? I sure wish I was. I’ll be at my store…if you go give me a report … Read More...
Field Trip – The Institute of Mosaic Art in Oakland
We’re wandering on over to Oakland, CA to check out The Institute of Mosaic Arts. They offer over 80 different classes over the course of their season. 80 mosaic classes!! That’s so cool! I want to go for a … Read More...
Make Your Own Glass Mobile!
I love this!! Make Your Own Glass Mobile. I saw this on Facebook through etsy Glass Artists and thought I should share it with you guys. I love this artist! Leah Pellegrini…she’s a Portland based glass artist that makes … Read More...
Wigwag from a Vitrigraph Pot!
I was playing here at The Glass Studio with some solo vitrigraph and I have to say I was delighted with the experience! For those of you not familiar with vitrigraph please check out iglasssolutions.com and learn all about it. … Read More...
Hot News from Trautman Art Glass!!
It’s the Boro Box ‘o’ Mystery for TAG, also known as Trautman Art Glass. They make gorgeous boro and thankfully 104 glass for torchwork. They have a limited time offer for the Boro Box ‘o’ Mystery, which is a … Read More...
Glass Brings Palestinians and Israelis Together
Thanks first to the Gaffer Girls for posting this link on Facebook and then to The Glass Quarterly Hot Sheet blog for writing about it. There is so much turmoil in the middle east, especially with what’s going on in … Read More...
Good Glass Fun at CHA
Today was the only day I could wander around CHA, also known as the Craft and Hobby Association show. It’s usually held in Anaheim, CA, which can be a bit of a trek from Los Angeles, where I’m located. As … Read More...
Glass and Metal Clay Tutorial
I’ve played with metal clay and love the versatility of it. I want to add classes with metal clay at my studio and you may know that the focus of my studio is glass…so I went searching the internets a … Read More...
Heather Trimlett Hollow Vessel Class at The Glass Studio
Just a bit of shameless self promotion! This is very exciting bead news stuff. Heather Trimlett is teaching her Hollow Vessel and Beads class at The Glass Studio in May. May 7-8, 2011 to be exact. This is amazing news … Read More...
How to Sandblast Glass Tutorial
One of my “friends” on Facebook is the Glass Artists Group. A tutorial on sandblasting glass was posted on the blog connected with this group, Glass Art and Etching News. I’ve always wanted to do this and even plan … Read More...
Learning to Use Glass Powders – Robert Leatherbarrow
Through one of my favorite email newsletters, from fusedglass.org, I have learned about Robert Leatherbarrow, a master of glass powders. If you are able to take a journey over to British Columbia you should take his class. Now … Read More...
2011 Dichroic Art Contest by Coatings by Sandberg
It’s time for another contest by CBS, Coatings by Sandberg, the best dichroic glass in the art glass world. Here’s what they have to say about the contest:
Coatings By Sandberg, Inc. is sponsoring our 5th annual contest using … Read More...
The Stringer Control of Dora Schubert
Dora posts pictures of her newest ebay auctions on Facebook. I check out her beads and marvel at her stringer control. You have to appreciate the detail work and her precision, especially if you’ve ever tried to lay down an … Read More...
Mosaics According to Wikipedia
First I ask Mr. Google…then run over to Mr. Wikipedia…ahh, the internets! I get a kick out of seeing what Wikipedia says about a given subject or individual and occasionally share it with my readers. Today we’re going to see … Read More...
Mosaic Madness? This is not madness!
The LA Times did a story on the “mosaic madness”, good madness we all agree, in the home of artists Jolino Bessera and his partner David Edward Byrd. Jolino has created the most wonderful mosaics throughout their house in Silverlake, … Read More...
Raku Glass…also known as Iris Orange or R108 by Reichenbach
I’m about to get back on my torch and make more “raku” glass beads. They are one of my best sellers and the color range that comes from this rod of glass is awesome. So I went looking around the … Read More...
Cool Classes at Vitrum Studio
A couple of great teachers are offering up their expertise over at Vitrum Studio. Catharine Newell and Richard Parrish each have very interesting classes scheduled. This was mentioned over at Bullseye’s forum, which is a great place for good … Read More...