I used to be afraid of the design phase of a commissioned stained glass project. But now it is one of my favorite parts. I spend way more time on it than I should, but it is because I get totally lost in the design process. I have tons of books that I use for…
There is really only one part of the process of making a stained glass window that I really dislike. I think most stained glass artists would tell you they dislike the puttying part of the job. And while it’s definitely not the most fun, I turn on my music and just get on with it….
I’ve been a little grumpy lately. And no, it is not because my husband has retired and is home now. Though I would be lying if I didn’t say it is an adjustment. To his credit, he has been doing a good job of respecting my space and time. So having ruled that out, I…
In February of 1998 I got a phone call from my dad. “Mom is in the hospital. They just operated. She has colon cancer.” I was stunned. What!? How can that be? I just talked to mom two days ago and she was fine! Mom had a few bouts of abdominal pain in the past…
Making a staked glass plate has been on my list of things to try for over a year. Last month I finally got around to it. Rather than layout a design and color scheme, I decided to be totally random. I have been fusing glass long enough now that I have quite a collection of…
When I full fused this stacked glass piece it looked great when I took it out of the kiln. I slumped it the next day and it still looked great. I was giving the plate a final cleaning getting it ready to take some pictures when I noticed a few tiny little specks. They were…