It has been a busy few weeks. Not so much in the studio, but at my computer. I haven’t been creating with glass; I have been creating a new website with an eCommerce store. I thought I would share an overview of what I did in case others are out there wondering about doing the […]
As I write this, it is 12:30 a.m. I have been up way too late for the last six nights working on getting my redesigned website up and running. It’s still not 100% but close enough. It was definitely time for an update. Later this year I also hope to have my own store on […]
Change can be painful. My website and blog are undergoing a major overhaul. So things may look rather disheveled and down right ugly for a while. Be patient. I hope to have things working by the end of June. In the meantime I will share this picture from our recent visit to Barcelona. This beautiful […]
At the start of this new year, I took some time to review 2017. It was a good year. One of the highlights of 2017 was a trip to South Africa with some dear friends. Wherever I go I am always inspired by the colors and shapes around me. South Africa was no exception. We […]
I often share picture of my work on Facebook. Usually it is a picture of the piece ready to be fired and then a completed picture. Today I thought I would share a few more pictures showing the complete process from beginning to end. This is a piece I just completed. Our family has a […]
When I cut glass for my fused glass pieces I often find myself cutting the same sizes over and over again. I use the Morton System with glass stops to measure and cut glass. It quickly became apparent that it would be handy to have dedicated stops set at certain measurements. For example I use […]
One of the things on my wish list for my glass studio is a working sink. Unfortunately, it isn’t feasible at the moment to do this. While a sink would be great for cleaning up and washing things, the times I most often need water is to mix up a batch of kiln wash, fill […]
I had an aha moment today! This may not be news to all of you, but I am pretty certain there are others like me out there who just don’t know. I have several tips for squeeze bottles that I use on paints and glues. For glues I usually want the smallest opening. Most of […]
It’s June… so you are thinking about snowflakes. Right? Maybe not. Today in Houston the “feels like” temperature is 106 degrees F. I certainly wouldn’t mind a few snowflakes. And in truth, I do start to think about making them this time of year. I hope to have enough in inventory to sell in my […]
I have mentioned before how I sometimes find parallels in my glass fusing with life lessons. I recently had another one of these revelations. I often need strips of fiber paper when I am damming a glass piece in the kiln. In the past I have used a ruler to mark and cut the strips. […]