Just got a newsletter from Colour de Verre about priming their molds. They have two suggestions for what works best with their molds. There’s Primo Primer or MR-97 spray. Both have their advantages but if you decide to go the … Read More...
3rd Annual Glassfest in Corning, NY
It’s been a little while since I’ve written about Corning, so here goes…it’s time for their 3rd annual Glassfest!! So if you’re in that area of the east coast and you love glass get on over there. The whole … Read More...
New Classes at Bullseye Santa Fe
New classes have been added over at Bulleye’s Resource Center in Santa Fe, NM. Are you in the Southwest and are looking for some great kiln forming classes? If so, this is where you need to go. There’s Basic … Read More...
Bronwen Heilman is Bringing Her Classes Online!
This is like a bonus posting today. It’s about one of my favorite glass artists, Bronwen Heilman. And it’s something I found through Daily Art Muse, which is one of my favorite sources for cool glass artists to … Read More...
The Glass Art Society…
I went over to the GAS web site to get a reminder together for all of you that might be interested in going to the GAS Conference in Toledo, OH this year. It’s the 40th anniversary of the studio glass … 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...
Kari Minnick’s Newest Newsletter!
I love Kari Minninck’s work and wanted to share her newsletter so if you’re in the Maryland area you can take a class from her…she also lists some classes she’s teaching outside of her studio. And if you check out … Read More...
Fresh Classes at D&L Art Glass Supply
D&L Art Glass Supply was another booth I wandered over to at Glass Craft. I post things about them as far as new items and specials but have had a few complaints out there about that. You see they’re a … Read More...
More Goodies from Glass Craft – Covington Engineering
It’s easy to get caught up in lusting over glass and molds and the goodies that help make your glass work the best it can be. Equipment makes me a bit extra crazy. And over at the Covington Engineering booth … Read More...
Let’s Start with Slumpy’s!!
In my adventures at Glass Craft I had many purposes…one being find some larger platter molds for some things I need to make. First stop, Slumpy’s booth. They have a very large variety of molds and other goodies you have … Read More...
Back from Glass Craft in Las Vegas!!
I just got back from Las Vegas and the annual Glass Craft and Bead Expo show. I’ve been there many times but this was the first visit where I was able to really walk around and around and around and … Read More...
How’d They Hang that Dragon? – Hang Your Glass
Hang Your Glass First showed the glass dragon by Kate MacLeod and made you wonder how did they hang it? Well they have since sent out an email explaining with a picture how it was hung. They also mentioned the … Read More...
Glass Craft – Las Vegas – This Weekend!!
There are classes…there are beads…tools…equipment! And of course glass! It’s Glass Craft and Bead Expo and it’s this weekend in Las Vegas. Are you going? I know I am. And I’m so looking forward to seeing bead buddies and glass … Read More...
New Frit from Bullseye – Aventurine Blue!
They’ve had Aventurine Green frit for quite awhile. Now they’ve added Aventurine Blue! It’s almost black but it’s not…and it adds a sparkle to your project. I’m looking forward to getting some of this to work with in some … Read More...
Jun Kaneko – Glass Artist
Wow!! I was wandering around Facebook…like I don’t have glass to work on. And I found a post about Jun Kaneko. I ran over to his site (how else do you describe it?). His work takes my breath away. … Read More...
Lanny Bergner – Sculptor – Daily Art Muse
Daily Art Muse strikes again. This time it’s Lanny Bergner a sculptor that actually works mostly with wite. But he uses glass frit colorize his pieces and they are just awesome. So that’s why he gets a big mention here. … Read More...
More Saturday Glass from Bullseye
The class I took recently from Roger Thomas had us making a landscape piece with birch trees in it. We used a streaky glass by Bullseye that is clear and black. It worked really well when backed with french vanilla. … Read More...
Wendy Newhofer – Glass Artist – Daily Art Muse
The artists that are profiled over at Daily Art Muse are always so interesting. And Wendy Newhofer’s work is more than interesting. It’s gorgeous. She’s a glass artist that utilizes metals between clear glass to achieve the beautiful colors and … 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...
Roll Up Glass Blowing
The first time I witnessed a roll up was at Urban Glass in Brooklyn. It was absolutely amazing to watch. The piece being made was a very large, and would become the globe for a lamp. I never saw the … Read More...