Bead Fest Visit
I spent what felt like the entire weekend at the Bead Fest in Oaks, PA. There were so many absolutely lovely stones, glass, and other...
Making Swirly Fused Glass Pieces - Day 4
This morning should be the day that my swirly fused glass pieces are complete. I got up early so I had time to admire them before I...
Making Swirly Fused Glass Pieces - Day 3
I've cleaned off the pieces; now for the odd step: Take a hammer and smash the fused pieces into bits (wearing safety glasses, of...
Making Swirly Fused Art Glass Pieces - Day Two
After an overnight fusing and slow cooling, I get to open my kiln and see what the stacks look like. Yippee! They are fully fused! As...
Making Swirly Fused Art Glass Pieces
I love doing all sorts of techniques in lampworking, glass fusing, and beading. My current favorite art glass fusing technique is making...
Lampworking Tip - Stand up
When doing lampworking, especially when working with finicky glass that tends to shatter - stand rather than sit. A piece of glass that...
Foray Into Lampworking, Beading, and Glass Fusing
More unwitting influencers: 5. My husband Paul (yes, again) who when I brought up the idea of buying a torch and glass, and setting up a...
Foray Into Lampworking, Beading, and Glass Fusing
More unwitting influencers: 3. My sister Kathy who went with me to Corning, NY. There we took an hour class in making our own lampwork...
Foray Into Lampworking, Beading, and Glass Fusing
An Unexpected Start If anyone told me five years ago that I would have my own glass studio and be designing, creating, and selling my...
