Honeycomb

I’m working on my second honeycomb piece. The first one looked amazing, and then I tried fusing the top details onto the base and it melted into a puddle of color. This is a photo of my second try before fusing. I would like those top details to nicely melt,...

Jenna’s Dragon

Combination of stained glass background with fused glass dragon. This was a commissioned piece. Use these navigation links to get to inside blog pages, where you can comment. ← Previous: New wiring for the kiln Next: Honeycomb...

GAS Conference in Chicago

The Glass Art Society Conference 2014 was held in Chicago this year, so friend and fellow-glass fuser Brandie Dunn and I took the train down to check it out. Image from the GAS Conference 2014 Program Book Alas, as the membership fee is a bit steep for me, (also, the...

Forest Light

One of my first mandalas, still one of my favorites.  Especially when the morning light makes it sparkle on my wall.  Soft, dappled light filtering through green branches, sparkling on the forest floor. Quiet.  Peace.       Use these navigation links to get...

Slow Spring

It’s a slow, cold, wet, spring in the Midwest.  Snow flurries today.  I dream of lovely summer, bursting with green growth and scent and songbirds … Out of the kiln yesterday: “Hedgerow” Use these navigation links to get to inside blog pages,...

Field trip, as promised

Continuing on from yesterday’s blog featuring the Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, I want to share  the wonderful experience of seeing glass artist Michael Meilahn at work. We traveled out to the cornfields of Pickett, Wisconsin, to arrive at the family farm where he...