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...
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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...
New Jewelry Mold and Web site from Colour de Verre
Colour de Verre’s fresh new web site looks great!! And their new pendant molds are pretty cool too! They are making squares and round off set. The are a great addition to their line of pendant molds. Each mold comes … 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...
Pasadena Bead And Design Show – Jan.17 – 20
Today was the opening day of a four day stretch for the Pasadena Bead And Design Show. If you’re in the Southern California area this is a good show to start the year with. I like going so I … 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...
New E-Book Coming from Fusedglass.org – Scrap Glass Bars
Over at Helios Kiln Glass Studio they had a demo this past Friday on their new E-Book coming out about using scrap glass. And by looking at the sample pictured this is going to be a great book. So far … 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...
Glass Chainmaille -Kim Edwards
Awhile back I wrote about this glass bead artist, Kim Edwards when she was first profiled on Jewelry Making Daily. They’re talking about her again as well as talking to her since this post is an interview with her. … Read More...
Fresh Classes Listed at The Glass Studio
For those of you in Southern California area there are fresh glass classes at The Glass Studio in Los Angeles. New classes include Beginning Borosilicate Glass and Pattern Bars. Good times for all! But the regulars are there too such … Read More...
Anja Isphording – Glass Artist…How Does She Do It?
A friend of mine just turned me on to a fantastic glass artist, Anja Ishording, that specializes in casting and all we can say is, “How does she do it?” You may ask that same question…or just look and … Read More...
The Glass Artist’s Studio Handbook – Book Review
We have a new reference book out there for those of you interested in learning more about glass and setting up your studio. The Glass Artist’s Studio Handbook
by Cecilia Cohen, published by Quarry, covers stained glass, fused glass and … Read More...
Peas in a Pod…an Off Mandrel Lampwork Tutorial from Soda Lime Times
Here’s another lampwork tutorial from Soda Lime Times and it’s off mandrel. For those of you not familiar with the term it means you”re not building a bead on a mandrel, you’re working directly on the glass and there’s no … Read More...
Glass Bead Making Tutorial – Adding CZ’s
This tutorial is brought to you via Soda Lime Times, the cool online magazine for lampworkers and the tutorial writer Lisa Atchison. You can add CZ’s and sparkle to your beads. So cool. CZ’s look great as the … Read More...
Clean Solar…Glass Roof Tiles
Most of the time the posts here are crafty or art oriented. Every once in awhile I have to post cool tidbits that are more technological. This is about solar power and glass roof tiles. Found this information on Facebook … Read More...
