Here’s a great way to brighten your day. Fun and funky glass beads by Lina Khan on Esty.

Enjoy and see you on Monday!

Have I already told you that I love Halloween?  Well, I love Halloween.  Originally from the midwest and now living in the desert of Arizona, I miss the autumn smells and everything that goes with the fall season.  So, when … Read More...

You’ve heard of crop circles? Well, the newest phenomenon in the UK is the mystery of the disappearing glass milk bottles…and the subsequent return after they’ve been decoratively etched. It’s causing quite a stir.

Now you can have your bacon in glass too. See the chronicles of Bacon Boy being made at Portland’s Glass Art Society conference in their mobile hot shop.

Kristakiln’s Flickr feed reveals a clever use of fusing glass into a belt buckle that can also be used as a scarf slide. Nice bright colors sure to brighten up any outfit!

The dates for the 2009 Expo will be Wednesday April 1st through April 5th at the South Point Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV. Classes will begin on Wednesday, April 1st and the show floor will open on Friday, … Read More...

Attention glass workers…remember that cute little torch I blogged about a couple weeks ago? Now is your chance to win one, or even better…its big brother or its big daddy!

FlameTree Glass is having a contest for the best Halloween … Read More...

Learn the basics of how to make a fused plate by breaking the glass and reassembling. Glass artist Christine Masters shows other examples of the plates that her husband, Dave, is also making in this series.

Be sure to check out the newest interview with glass bead maker Sarah Moran at Strands.

If you haven’t browsed GlassArtists.org you’re missing out.  GlassArtists.org is a site where glass artists can upload their images for free. Good for them, good for you and me too because we can browse all we want.

The bead shown … Read More...

Paragon kilns has a picture tutorial of how to paint on glass with an air pen, and then how to fire the fused pieces. Check it out.

Learn how to make glass beads out of old bottles. Cathy Milligan has a tutorial that shows you how, on the DIY Network.

The perfect fall project in stained glass. Glass Patterns Quarterly offers a free tutorial for a round landscape panel, for download in pdf form.

Master paintings have inspired artists for ages.  I like the spin that these two bead artists put on American Gothic.

First, Marcy Lamberson:

And Jennifer Geldard’s:

There’s still time to send your image submission to the Flow Magazine for the Women in Glass Issue.  Deadline is September 20, 2008.  If you’re a woman in glass (torch-working, in this instance) you won’t want to miss it.… Read More...

Glass casting is a process in which glass objects, either functional or artistic, are produced using a mould. This technique has been used since the Egyptian period, and objects produced this way are referred to as “cast glass”. Modern cast … Read More...

Hey lampworkers (glass bead makers)! There’s a new torch in town and it’s called the Cricket.

And get this…it comes in six colors: Hot Pink, Sparkle Purple, Sparkle Green, Red, Orange and Lime Green.

How can you resist? Oh, … Read More...

Do you enjoy geography or map collecting?

Check out Lost Art Stained Glass, home of the eight foot stained glass globe.

If that one is out of your budget at $70,000, there is a smaller, more affordable, version (6 … Read More...

The great people of Glass Facts bring you a new forum for fusing: fusedglass.org.

Check it out and learn about fusing or share your own expertise.

Thanks for tuning into the Glass Art section of Craft Gossip.

Here you will find daily, juicy tidbits on what is going on in the world of glass art. Fusing, kiln formed, casting, lampworking, stained glass, blowing, painting, enameling and … Read More...