Weisser Glass Studio and Gallery was brought to my attention today on Facebook and I just had to share it with you guys. They are a glass studio and gallery over in the Washington DC area, Kensington, Maryland to be … Read More...
Glass Craft & Bead Expo
It’s that time of year again…well soon, that is. Glass Craft & Bead Expo in Las Vegas is coming. This year it’s being held March 30th – April 3rd, again at South Point Hotel and Casino. If you haven’t gone … Read More...
Tucson Glass Festival
April 8-10, 2011 I know you’ll be attending the Tucson Glass Festival, right. I know I want to go. There will be parties and glass…and demos or glass…and glass art and glass…don’t you want to go? Check out their … Read More...
Dig this Blenko…
I love Blenko Glass. It’s production glass with style. And check out this selection from the blog Mid-Centuria: Art, Design and Decor from Mid Century and Beyond…I’m in love!! What do you think. Are you a fan of Mid … 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Looking at Glass – A blog about art and architecture
Urban Glass’ blog Glass Quarterly Hot Sheet brought this blog, Looking at Glass, to my attention. The writer Patricia Linthicum, takes a focus on glass in architecture and some of the things she’s written about are absolutely stunning. One … Read More...
New Products from Bullseye!
I love Bullseye Glass but if you read this blog regularly then you already know that. So when they come out with new goodies to improve our glass lives I get a bit excited. As a lover of opaline glass, … Read More...
60th Anniversary of Corning Museum of Glass
Check out the Corning Museum of Glass’ web site to find out how you can help celebrate the museum’s 60th anniversary. How cool is that? They were established in 1951 and are planning a bunch of events throughout the year … Read More...
Quick Profile – Martin Cheek, Mosaic Artist
I’ve been introduced to Martin Cheek by my good friend Leigh Adams. Martin is a published author on the subject of mosaics and makes the most wonderful and whimsical pieces. He’s based in the UK but does have an upcoming … Read More...
Problem Solving with Bullseye Glass
Over at the forums at Bullseye’s web site you can post a question and someone will help you find a solution. That’s a really good thing. So, someone is having difficulties with the edges of their glass. Not only did … Read More...
Dichroic Box Tutorial from Colour de Verre
This project uses Color de Verre reusable molds and looks oh so very easy. All you need are the molds, some glass, including some scrap dichro and your kiln. You’ll make a glass box with a lid that’s very pretty … Read More...
Dichroic Pendant Tutorial from The Flow
I was looking for a cool tutorial to share and found an off mandrel project created by Patricia Frantz and offered up by The Flow. All good things. The glass is dichroic and you just can’t go wrong with … Read More...