We’re off to Spokane Valley in Washington state to check out the Northwest Glass Society. They’ve just listed their new classes on their web site. There are some great classes coming up and if you live up there or … Read More...

What a cool project. It’s a woven glass bowl. I’ve always wanted to make one of these. Well, at least since I’ve been fusing glass. Over at Clearwater Glass they’ve got the tutorial so now you too can make too. … Read More...

Announcing new glass by Double Helix is always exciting but t announce the reappearance of Terra2 is even more exciting. I have to say that I never got a chance to play with Terra2. It was gone by the time … Read More...

I found this post passed along through Facebook and Bullseye Glass about a new glass that can make anyone a fused glass artist. It’s Simpatico Glass. Check out this blog post about it. It really sounds exciting. No more bad … Read More...

In todays posting of The Glass Quarterly blog they talk about a guy in Herzalia, Israel that has a mosaic robot. Huh? Will it replace humans for creating mosaics? His company is Mosaic4u and his machine can lay out one … Read More...

Bullseye Glass has announced the winners of the E-Merge competition. Check out the gallery of winners. The Gold Award winner is Kate Baker of Australia. Congratulations to her. And to all of the other winners in this event. These … Read More...

Just got the GAS Newsletter in the mail and I thought it would be a great idea to pass along some of the information about calls for entries and classes and other interesting stuff. If you’re not a member of … Read More...

We’ve gone over to Brooklyn on a field trip in a past blog posting. We’re heading back over today to talk about an on-going educational opportunity they offer called The Bead Project. They teach women that are economically challenged … Read More...

I love finding new places that focus on glasss that I can visit sometime whether it be on line or in person. Today we’ll go to the Glass Education Center via the internets…but the next time I’m in New Jersey … Read More...

Glass Craft and Bead Expo is less than three weeks away! Are you going? There will be glass manufacturers and tool makers and equipment resellers…so exciting for the glass folk. And in the middle of it will be the Bead … Read More...

When I”m not making dichroic glass beads or cupcakes I find my self enthralled with reactive glass. Double Helix makes me crazy. Iris orange aka Raku glass makes me giggle with joy most of the time. And now Gaffer’s Blue … Read More...

I found a site for stained glass folks where all of the patterns are free! Free Stained Glass Patterns. How cool is that? Now you might be saying, but nothing’s free…and this is kind of true here too. If … Read More...

Are you attending Glasscraft and Bead Expo in Las Vegas next month…April 9-11, for the expo but check for the schedule of classes and if there’s any room left in those classes. Bullseye glass will have a booth there and … Read More...

Have you visited Wet Canvas lately? It’s a web site devoted to all kinds of different arts techniques and includes a good deal of information about glass and glass bead making. Here’s a link to a thread of bead makers … Read More...

Glass is fun to work with but requires a conscious effort to be aware of your safety. A lot of us are dealing with fire and compressed gasses as well as the sharp edges of the glass we use. glasscommunity.com… Read More...

I’ll ask this of the fusers and stained glass folks and the mosaic enthusiasts as well as the blowers this question soon, but tonight’s question goes to those that make beads. The most popular glass used is COE 104, Moretti/Effetre … Read More...

The Corning Museum has paired up with Celebrity Cruises to take you out on a glass cruise if you’re game. It’s the Hot Glass Show and if you like going on cruises and the idea of watching glass blowing this … Read More...

This is the weekend that quite a few chapters of the International Society of Glass Bead Makers has their quarterly meetings. And it’s the first meeting of the year for some. Have you been to one of these meetings? A … Read More...

Over at the SAMA, Society of American Mosaic Artists, web site I found photos of a large scale mosaic project that just had to be shared with you guys. I do believe most of the pieces are made up … Read More...

People think glass is only man made. Most of it is but its components come from nature. The Corning Museum has a display of elements from its permanent collection that show natural glass such as volcanic glass or obsidian and … Read More...