I recently added a textured fusing tile to my growing collection of fused glass molds. I got the Wave Texture Fusing Tile from Slumpy’s which is about 11 inches square. I love textures in general. In the case of glass, it is a great way to add interest to an otherwise simple piece. For my […]
This lovely rose stained glass panel was made by my client’s late wife. He wanted to give it a place of honor in his new home. To make it a custom fit in the new window, the panel had to be enlarged. I will admit that this type of job is not my favorite thing […]
It is no secret that blues and greens are my go to colors. They are the colors I am most comfortable with. Perhaps it is because these are the most abundant colors in nature. But, there really isn’t a color that I do not like. In fact, looking back, I have had a long love […]
I think it was Benjamin Franklin who said, “Haste makes waste.” He was pretty smart. I hate leaving empty space on my kiln shelf when I do a firing. It seems like such a waste; not at all efficient. As I was preparing the kiln for firing the other night, I decided I would “quickly” […]
When I am coldworking and wear the plastic apron gifted to me in 1979 by Mr. William R. Patton I remember how fortunate I am to have had such wonderful people in my life to inspire and encourage me.
When I get going in the studio on a strip cut design, the last thing I want to do is stop and cut up fiber paper strips. The fiber paper strips are necessary when damming pieces that might spread. Most of my strip pieces are 6 mm and don’t spread much. I do, however, like […]
This is my first attempt at including a video in my blog. In this video I am cutting a full sheet of glass. A full sheet of Spectrum 96 fusible glass is 24 inches by 48 inches. When I am ready to cut the sheet into a smaller size I cut it and snap it […]
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 […]