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.
The Bullseye Online Education videos have been a great resource for me. Most recently I watched a video on making part sheets. Part sheets are custom sheets of art glass made by firing powders and frits on a single layer of glass. The video shows various methods of applying frit, powder and stringers. After they…
Just about every custom stained glass project I do has its own unique requirements. At the moment I am working on four stained glass panels. The panels will be installed into existing transoms that are above four windows in a bedroom. These panels will be a timeless design with a center bevel, glue chip background,…
These pieces are back in the kiln for a second firing commonly referred to as a Flip & Fire. The Flip & Fire technique is particularly handy when working with linear patterns or strip construction. After a first full fuse firing the glass that is against the kiln shelf will have sharper, cleaner lines then…
This piece has had a long journey. It started out as one thing and ended up something completely different. Along the way I had some issues that required reworking the piece and then some more reworking. Rather than call these mistakes, I prefer to think of these pieces as learning opportunities. This piece taught me…
It’s time for snowflakes! Not real ones, at least not here in Texas, but glass ones. I first experimented with fused glass snowflakes a few years ago. You can read about it and find the link to the tutorial I used here. Making fused glass snowflakes can be frustrating. Each snowflake is made of 37…
