I was wandering around the Bullseye web site and noticed a Tech Note update about glass compatibility. The article says that the same COE (coefficient of expansion) doesn’t necessarily mean the glass is going to be compatible. It’s good to … Read More...
Free St Patrick’s Day Bead Tutorial
The generous folks over at Soda Lime Times, the great online magazine for the glass bead maker, are giving away a St. Patrick’s Day inspired glass bead tutorial by Leah Nietz of sandfireartglass.com. The bead is called the … Read More...
Ossa…the First Speckled Luster by Double Helix
It’s always good news when Double Helix releases new glass. Saturday they will be making available their first speckled luster called Ossa. Love the names they come up with for their glass. Ossa looks like it’s going to be 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...
How to Slump a Deep Bowl
I’m working on a project that has been a bit of a challenge and I’m getting ready to start another approach. I’m making glass for a wall sconce and had been draping the glass over to “wedges” that together formed … Read More...
Art Clay World Classes at Glass Craft & Bead Expo
I’ve mentioned in past posts about Glass Craft & Bead Expo, the glass show held every year in Las Vegas. It’s coming up faster than you know and I think the Art Clay World people are offering up some … Read More...
Hang Your Glass Available Through HIS Glassworks
This best way to hand glass is with Hang Your Glass. The adhesive is so strong…the hardware is streamline. It’s a wonderful product for a very professional way to display glass. They make a number of different styles such … 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...
Bullseye at Friesen
My first love with glass is fine art. The more I see it in traditional galleries the happier I get. Over at the Friesen Gallery they’re doing a show of Bullseye artists…Bullseye at Friesen. It includes Giles Bettison, Dante Marioni, … Read More...
Graham Caldwell…Glass Artist – This is Colossal
One of my new favorite blogs about art is This is Colossal. I profiled an artist from them the other day and I looked and they were…someone else you might be interested in. And that would be Graham Caldwell… Read More...
Lin Schorr’s Mosaic Panels – Daily Art Muse
Always a great source for art Daily Art Muse again profiles a glass artist, this time mosaic, that creates work that’s not just good it’s fabulous. Lin Schorr’s mosaic work definitely falls into that category. There are so many ways … Read More...
Shattered Glass Animals by Marta Klonowska
Via Facebook…then the site This is Colossal I found these amazing sculptures of animals made out of shattered glass. They’re created by Marta Klonowska and they are just lovely. She builds her sculptures to actual size and shape of animals … Read More...
8th Annual Women in Glass – The Flow Magazine
The Winter issue of The Flow Magazine is the 8th Annual Gallery of Women in Glass and it’s a very good issue if I might say. (Disclosure: I have a couple of beads in this issue.) It’s full of information … Read More...
Mansion Built with 500,000 Glass Bottles
They got the glass from the casinos in the Las Vegas area and used them to create the building materials used to build this gorgeous mansion. The design company that put this together is Realm of Design. It’s one … Read More...
Glass Craft & Bead Expo
It’s getting close…it’s the Glass Craft & Bead Expo and it’s April 3-7 in sunny Las Vegas. I bring it up now so if you’re interested in any of the classes they offer you can sign up before they fill … Read More...
96 Cane Launches New Online Store
The official launch is actually February 1st but I’m helping Ryan get the word out about the opening of his online store for 96 Cane called glasscandystore.com. If you’re not familiar with 96 Cane it’s made by Ryan Staub, … Read More...
Marlene Rose – Glass Artist
I was fortunate enough to go to the opening night of LA Art Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center. It’s an annual event that houses galleries from all over the world. Tonight was a big shin dig for patrons, … Read More...
Glass Alchemy Newsletter
Since I have been expanding my glass horizons, I’ve started playing more with boro glass. That then makes me more aware of the boro companies out there. I’ve signed up with Glass Alchemy to find out what’s new and groovy … 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...
Optical Glass House – Contemporist
I recently wrote about a solar glass roof…this post is about an Optical Glass House in Japan. The front of this building is made of borosilicate glass bricks which is a great choice because of their strength and ability to … Read More...