I am frantically getting ready for fall shows at the end of the month. I am not sure why I do this, but amidst all the frenzy I decide to try something I’ve never done before. Maybe it is because my creative juices are in overdrive. I have seven days until my first show and…
One of the great things about working with fused glass is that if something doesn’t quite work out the way I expect it to, I can usually reinvent it. I call these evolution pieces. They start out as one thing and end up another. I can sandblast, grind, saw, add glass, re-fuse, or any combination…
A sharpie marker comes in handy in the studio to mark glass. Despite what I have been told in the past by teachers that said black marker would burn off in the kiln, I always make it a habit to clean off any marker on my glass. Today I had a reminder of why I…
I have been experimenting with glass paints. First, let it be known that I am not a painter. I took a Tole Painting class back in the day. I did okay, but I remember I was so intense in my painting that my ears got hot and red! No kidding! This was not a relaxing…
Ask any glass fuser and they will tell you that it is always a thrill to open the kiln in the morning and see how a piece has turned out. These days, my pieces usually turn out close to what I hoped for. But sometimes I can be disappointed. Maybe the colors don’t work out…
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