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...
New Classes For Winter from Bullseye Glass
Bullseye has some brand new classes that will take what you know regarding vitrigraph and murrini to the next level. Nathan Sandberg will teach those classes and then there’s the casting. I love casting glass and what Bullseye is offering … Read More...
More Casting Wisdom with Cynthia Morgan
Casting glass is my favorite way to express myself in glass and when I see a little something written about it by Cynthia Morgan, I jerk up and take notice. I posted a number of her steps in a … Read More...
Upcoming Classes, Events, and Open Studios at Bullseye Glass
Bullseye Glass has their own resource centers around the country and they’ve got a great list of things going on in each of them. Cool classes, artist talks, and open studios. And they’re having a big sale too. Go Bullseye!! … Read More...
Kiln Pointers from Paragon – Your Kiln is Slowing Down
It’s been a while since I’ve written about Kiln Pointers from Paragon Kilns. Sometimes it’s not the most exciting information but it is so very useful. Recently my crucible kiln for glass blowing couldn’t get up to temperature, so … Read More...
Free Lampwork Bead Making Tutorials at EskieBeads.com
I’ve been spending more time on the torch lately making beads and wanted to see if there were some tutorials that would inspire some fresh explorations. First I asked Mr. Google…I found EskieBeads.com and within that site a whole list … Read More...
A New Way to Melt Glass
Have you ever tried a pot melt? It’s a great way to use up scrap and make interesting multi-colored bowls and part sheets and cast pieces. Over at D&L Art Glass they have this cool system, Castacab Scrap master. It’s … Read More...
Cynthia Morgan Casting Tutorial Part 3
Cynthia has finished the tutorial so I’ll post back to back posts for each of the last two parts. This is a beginner pate de verre project that is so lovely and can be customized to whatever you’d like. She’s … Read More...
Fabulous Slinky Pendant Lamps
I subscribe to some really cool web site newsletters that focus on architecture, design and the arts. Contemporist is just one of those sites. They were showcasing a line of handblown glass pendant lamps by Sasamat Creative that are so … Read More...
Kristina Logan Coming to the West Coast
Heather Trimlett is hosting Kristina Logan for a trunk show and class down in San Diego. Both of these lovely ladies have been great inspirations to me as a bead maker so if you have the opportunity to take a … Read More...
Pattern Bar Segment Slab Video from Bullseye Glass
First you make the pattern bars…then you make the coolest plates and bowls. But even before you get there you must check out the video of how to set this up and where to place the pieces you’ve cut off … Read More...
Geometric Glass Installations by Artist Chris Wood
Using reflective materials in his art, London based artist Chris Wood may use water in a wine glass or in the case of the installationshe’s been currently creating, he uses dichroic glass. Check out some of the wall installations over … Read More...
Cabbage Leaf Mold from Colour de Verre
It’s new product time over at Colour de Verre. They’ve introduced the cabbage leaf mold, which if you follow their detailed instructions, will produce a very realistic cabbage leaf plate, and when combined in multiples, can make a fabulous … Read More...
Cynthia Morgan – Casting Glass Part 2
Have I mentioned how much I love casting glass? It’s the journey not the destination, right? Casting is a rather involved process that can turn off even the most passionate glass folk. Not me though. And certainly not Cynthia Morgan… Read More...
Beach Glass as Wall Art from Remodelista
Here’s a glass art project that doesn’t require many tools or supplies. You don’t need experience working with glass or a kiln. All you need is a camera and some glass pieces. The rest is up to you. Over at … Read More...
Stained Glass Artist Creates Sculptural Glass – Judith Schaechter
When I went to my first BECON, Bullseye Education Conference, Judith Schaechter was the keynote speaker and the most entertaining thus far. Her artistic medium is stained glass and she has created a gorgeous body of work. Her work is … Read More...
Naomi Symmonds – Glass Artist
Over on Facebook I’m in a group called Glass Secessionism, which exposes me to a variety of glass artists work, as well as intelligent dialog about the future direction of glass art.Today Naomi Symmonds’ work was posted so I … Read More...
Fall Classes at Vitrum Studios
I know if I lived on the east coast Vitrum Studios would be someplace I wold go to take classes. They come up with very interesting classes that seem challenging and satisfying. I especially like the Optic Topics class about … Read More...
More Gorgeous Saturday Glass from Bullseye
Bullseye Glass has a wonderful selection of sheet glass available to glass artists. When the casters play and make “Saturday” glass it must be shared because they’re experimenting and developing color combinations that we all need to know about. The … Read More...
Tutorial for Using Double Helix Glass
It’s Tutorial Saturday! Today I’m sharing a cool tutorial I found over at Double Helix Glassworks web site. They make all that wonderful silver glass bead makers love so much, myself included. The tutorial focuses on Triton and Psyche glass … Read More...