art glass tiles
A bit over a year ago, I posted the picture on the left as I blogged about my “Recent kiln disaster” while trying to make a pair of backsplash tiles. In that post, I had mentioned that there was no way to save the piece with the splits in it. Terry and I have collaborated…
Bullseye Glass Company holds a biannual glass conference that they call BECon. It was held in their Bay Area Resource Center this year in conjunction with the annual Glass Art Society (GAS) conference held in San Jose two days later. I’ll talk about the GAS conference in my next post. In this post, I’ll share…
Add a Touch of Fall to Your Décor with Fused Glass Art
Fall is now here and you may be looking around at your home, noting that the décor has gotten a little stale. Perhaps you have some of your old winter, spring, and summer decorations still hanging around, collecting dust? You can add a light and lively style to your home décor when you seek out…
I posted two weeks ago about a class I was taking at the Bullseye glass factory in Portland with Bonnie Celeste, entitled Set Your Kiln on Fire. I made the post while I was away from home – and my computer – so I didn’t have my usual options for taking pictures and making blog…
Louise Krampien has done it again! She created a wonderful class that I just completed yesterday all about how to create a relief print in glass. It was a fun and interesting three and a half day class at the Bullseye Resource Center in San Francisco. The image to the left is of the sales…
One last quick post about the backsplash tiles. The tile installation was completed last week and they look quite pretty behind my bathroom sink, even if I do say so myself. For those of you who might want to do a tile installation of this type yourself, I’d like to share a few tips. First,…
These are the two finished 12″ tiles for the downstairs bathroom backsplash. Whew! At some point, I got to believing that these backsplash tiles would never turn out properly. I’m very glad that they are completed and will be installed in the bathroom tomorrow. I need to make a trip to the hardware store today…
This past week I had another go at the 12″ backsplash tile for the downstairs guest bathroom. This time the tile turned out very well – no splits or breaks, in spite of a few bubbles forming. I was able to refire it a second time without splitting or breaking it this time. (You can…
Fused Glass Plates and Bowls are Perfect for Graduates (And Other Ideas)
Every graduate is special, and few things let them know how much you appreciate all the hard work they put into their degree than a thoughtful gift. During the graduation season, consider brightening a graduate’s world with fused glass plates, bowls, and other art pieces – with a special personal touch. The perfect gift pairs…
I wanted to post an update about the final look of the Block Party project and evaluating the process a bit, now that I’ve seen the results. The results of the kiln carving experiment turned out really well. The only small downside is that the difference in height between the numbers and the feather image…
