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...
Hot Glass Houston For Sale
As I wandered around Facebook I came across this notice…Hot Glass Houston is having it’s largest sale ever! They’re selling the business. As a well established business in the glass community this could be an amazing opportunity for anyone … Read More...
New Dichroic Glass at Pacific Art Glass
Here’s the press release from Pacific Art Glass…
Pacific ArtGlass is pleased to announce the arrival of our new line of dichroic glass.
This glass was previously produced by G.M. Vacuum Coating. It is the finest dichroic art glass available … Read More...
A Glass Snowboard – Made in Italy
As I wandered around Facebook a bit I came across a story about a glass snowboard…yup, glass. It was made for the guys at Signal Snowboards and it was made in Italy. Pretty cool. Over at dvice.com they’ve got a … Read More...
Call for Proposals for GAS 2014 Conference
I know there are some amazing glass artists out there. People with glass wisdom and experience that should be shared with other glass enthusiasts. Well put your presentation together and send in your proposal for the GAS (Glass Art Society) … Read More...
Watch Heather Trimlett at Corning – Now on You Tube
Heather Trimlett was live at Corning demonstrating bead making and now you can see it on You Tube. I’ve had her teach at my studio and to watch Heather work is to watch a master. She’s so good and teaches … Read More...
Fresh Work from Bronwen Heilman – Daily Art Muse
Thanks Daily Art Muse…and thanks Bronwen. I write about Bronwen a bunch but that’s cause she does so many things so well. And her new work rocks!! Today she was profiled by Daily Art Muse so I’m sharing that … Read More...
Kim Edwards – Glass Chainmaille
This is definitely cool. I have enough trouble wrapping my head around chainmaille but to see it done in glass is amazing. The Beading Daily folks wrote about Kim Edwards and it caused my jaw to drop. So cool! Kim … Read More...
Embedding Frit in Frit from Cynthia Morgan
Another tutorial…this one is for the fusers out there. I like this and really want to give it a try today. It’s embedding frit in frit and it’s from Cynthia Morgan. It’s a way to get defined shapes of … Read More...
It’s a Kari Minnick Newsletter Update
This is another of those mailing lists I really enjoy being on and I sometimes wish I was on the east coast so I can take one of her classes. It’s the Kari Minnick newsletter and she’s going to tell … Read More...
Grandma Made a Town Out of Bottles
As I wander around Facebook I’m hoping to find more than cute pictures of cats and pictures of people’s food. I look for glass. Stories about glass. Something interesting and different and since quite a few of my friends like … Read More...
Fresh Bullseye Shipment Arrives at Pacific Art Glass
It was such a wonderful sight seeing all of the crates of Bullseye glass sitting in the parking lot of Pacific Art Glass in Gardena. Southern California glass lovers can now restock their own shelves and in turn start making … 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...
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...
Bronwen Heilman at The Mandrel – Only Two Spaces Left
Bronwen is coming to the Southland. She’s teaching over at The Mandrel in Redondo Beach. And there are two spaces left. So if you’re in the So Cal area and you want to expand your glass knowledge and have a … Read More...
Tomorrow…Bullseye in Northern CA Opens!!
It’s finally happening! The Bay Area is getting a Bullseye owned Resource Center. This is very exciting stuff!! Being a Southern California resident the idea of being able to take a leisurely drive up north for glass an/or a … Read More...
Gorgeous Glass and Metal Furniture by Chris Come
Over at Elle Decor they have a great pictorial of gorgeous glass and metal by French designer Chris Come. Here’s what Elle Decor has to say…
French designer Christophe Côme has a long list of fans. Couturier Karl Lagerfeld … Read More...
Glass Bead Making Murrini Tutorial
Sheila Morley started a blog about tutorials…she posted a link for a murrini tutorial. I wish she had posted more…I like tutorials. They’re usually fun projects and they’re great to share. Check out the one she shared…it’s from Jet Age … Read More...
Another Cool Christmas Ornament Tutorial
Here’s another Christmas ornament tutorial that anyone can do. It doesn’t require a kiln or a torch…just a class ornament, some fake snow, some glue and rhinestones and some beads to finish it up. I found this over at Things … Read More...
