I've been around glass my whole life. Both my father and grandfather were stained glass artisans. In 2002 I started working with stained glass. In 2009 I started glass fusing. My blog is mostly about my journey in glass, with a sprinkling of other things thrown in.
Digg Digg Why is it that something I’ve done many times before all of a sudden doesn’t work. The last two vases I made were disasters. The first one I knew I over cooked because I missed when the kiln reached the process temperature. This last one, I thought I watched closely and stopped in…
Today I am sharing a failure. Let me just say that it is so much more fun to share successes! But I do learn a lot from the failures. And since I promised to share the journey, this is part of it. A few months ago I made custom handkerchief vase for someone. She loved…
Today I was reminded once again that glass needs to be respected and handled with care. When you get comfortable handling and working with glass, you can forget just how dangerous glass can be. As I was looking through my large sheets of glass, the piece of glass in this picture came falling out crashing…
This fused glass bowl is one of those pieces that evolved into the finished design. The original design was from the Bullseye Glass website Tint Tone Plate. This is a great website for technical information on glass fusing and design ideas. I used strips of glass in a bronze cathedral, opal ivory, and clear. Mine…
I am not sure what my fascination is with making fused glass snowflakes. Maybe it’s because I have fond memories of snowy winters in New York. Maybe it’s because snow is such a rare event where I live now in Houston. I don’t know, but I do know that a lot of you share this…
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Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday of the year. It’s all about family, food, and giving thanks for all the blessings I have. This Thanksgiving will be the first that our daughter will not be able to come home. I am trying hard not to think about how much I will miss her and…
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