It’s always good to see a new email from Double Helix Glassworks. There’s usually a deal or sale or something new. Since they’re the makers of some of my favorite glass I always pay attention. So they have a … Read More...
So Cal Flame Surfers Next Meeting
For those of you bead makers in the Southern California area the next So Cal Flame Surfers meeting is September 17th and will be held at CBS, Coatings by Sandberg. Don McKinney will be demoing and CBS usually has … Read More...
A Glasstastic Newsletter from ReadyMade
Another of the fun newsletters I receive is from ReadyMade magazine. Love the magazine and love the web site. This particular newsletter was chock full of glass ideas. There was even a little thing on glass bead making, go … Read More...
What’s New at The Corning Museum of Glass
It’s been awhile since we checked in over at the Corning Museum of Glass. They always have cool exhibits and events, so if you reside on the east coast or you’re headed that way, check it out. Some of … Read More...
Ellen Dooley Shares Tutorials and Stuff
I’m always on the lookout for tutorials to share with all of you. So occasionally I ask Mr. google for some assistance. He almost always comes through for me. I even find a multitude of things I’ve already posted. That … Read More...
Sally Prasche – Glass Artist
Her specialty is borosilicate glass. Her work is gorgeous. And to watch her work…she makes it look so easy. Now if you’ve played around at the torch with boro on even the smallest scale you know it’s not easy. But … Read More...
Frantz Art Glass Newsletter Blog
Everyone that loves glass needs multiple places to go for good solid information. If you do lampwork Frantz Art Glass is one of those places. Mike Frantz gets the glass for all of us to make beads with. So that’s … Read More...
New Online Bead Making E-mag – Soda Lime Times
A friend told me about this new online magazine you all should check out. It’s for glass bead making and it looks great. It’s called Soda Lime Times. You must get a copy. There’s even a tutorial on how … Read More...
Bullseye BE Con Pictures!
Over at Flickr there’s a set of pictures from BE Con. I know I got pretty excited going through them. Got to relive the experience a bit. Check it out if you’re curious what we experienced. There’s even a video … Read More...
Toots Zynsky – A Video
If you’re familiar with Toots Zynsky’s glass you’ll really enjoy watching this video. You’ll get to see her process of creating her incredible glass art. She builds her work with stringers…thin strings of glass that she pulls herself and then … Read More...
Innovative Glass Colors – A New Source for Glass
You absolutely must check out the newest venture for Milon Townsend, the fabulous glass worker. He’s got an online glass store called Innovative Glass Colors and from the looks of it he’s going to be covering all of our … Read More...
Hollow Bead Tutorial…from Cecilia Cohen
Over at Cratfside they’ve shared a tutorial on how to make a hollow glass bead from the new book by bead maker Cecilia Cohen. Her new book is called The Glass Artist’s Studio Handbook: Traditional and Contemporary Techniques for Working … Read More...
The Cost of Running Your Kiln from the Glass Community
Gail Stouffer over at Wired Designs and kilnfrog.com posted this bit of info that I’m sharing with you today. Anyone that runs a kiln or two or three or more wants to know how much it costs to run it … Read More...
New Dichroic Glass Bead Contest put on by Coatings by Sandberg
Coatings by Sandberg, the best creator of dichroic coatings in the art glass business has a new contest going on. It’s for glass beads…here’s some of the information but I do suggest wandering over to their web site to … Read More...
Bead and Button…Need I Say More?
It’s one of the biggest bead extravaganzas each year. All the best beader (almost) and bead enthusiasts gather together in Milwaukee, WI for more bead fun than you can handle. It’s Bead & Button Show and it’s held from June … Read More...
Glassfest in Corning – This Weekend!!
It actually started today but you still have time to get there. It’s Glassfest in Corning, NY. If you haven’t been to Corning for a glass adventure you really need to go. There are exhibits and demonstrations and tours and … Read More...
Check out the New Video at Coating by Sandberg – All about Dichroic Glass
Over at the Coating by Sandberg web site is a brand new video giving the viewer a tour of the facilities. This is so cool. If you haven’t seen the inside workings of CBS you will be very fascinated. You’ll … Read More...
Get Your Bead Shuttle Poster and Support Beads of Courage!
This is so cute and if you buy one you can help support Beads of Courage. It’s a shuttle bead and poster to commemorate the fact that beads went for a ride on the Space Shuttle. I even know some … Read More...
Gorgeous Beads by Kerri Fuhr
Her beads are gorgeous! She’s Kerri Fuhr and I have written about her before…and I will again. Soon in fact. I just received a tutorial from her to review so expect another post about her and that tutorial in the … Read More...
International Society of Glass Bead Makers Gathering
I’ve been talking about BECon so much and even the GAS conference and have neglected to let everyone know that registration is open for the next ISGB Gathering that’s being held in Louisville, KY July 27-31, 2001. Go directly to … Read More...