art glass
Pattern in glass can be created in many ways. The three most common forms are: 1) The sheet glass can be cut into small shapes cut from two or more colors of glass that can be physically arranged into interesting color-based patterns. 2) The sheet of glass itself can have a pattern applied through iridescent…
The Glass Art Society (GAS), a glass organization formed in the 1960’s – originally made up of all glassblowers – puts on an annual conference that rotates through cities in America and abroad. This year, the 44th annual conference was held in San Jose, which is always a fun city for me to go visit…
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…
Struggling to find a unique, meaningful gift for that special someone? You should consider buying them an intention plate. An intention plate is a unique form of fused glass art that takes on a variety of styles and designs. No two pieces are exactly alike, so it’s a very personal, thoughtful way to show someone…
The movers have come and gone and left us a huge beautiful mess of boxes and equipment. I say “beautiful mess,” because it feels so good to have all of this stuff out of my house and into space that seems custom made for what we need. All of the glass, equipment, supplies, and fixtures…
As a participant in the 2015 SVAC Open Studio event this past weekend, I was photographed and interviewed by the Sedona Red Rock News, our local newspaper. As it turns out, I was front page news! I was photographed doing a torch-working demonstration, making colored “twistees” for some future pieces. The event went extremely well,…
The creative artistry of fused glass bowls makes them unique accents for a home. As a decorative feature on a table in a living room, a colorful bowl is unlike any other artistic creation. Displaying art is a mark of distinction in any home, reflecting well on the knowledge and sophistication of the owner. Art…
Terry Israelson started working at AMusinGlass as my Studio Assistant last July, mostly making frit balls, cutting glass, and doing finishing work on the pieces that had already been made. Now, keep in mind, that Terry had absolutely no glass experience at all, so he was learning everything as he went. Terry used to run…
2015 SVAC Open Studio Event
The weekend after next is the 12th annual Sedona Visual Artists Coalition (SVAC) Open Studios Art Tour. As a member of SVAC, I will be participating in the event, allowing the public into my studio to see where and how we work creating our glass art. The picture at left is the front side of…
The part of me that often identified, just a bit, with the mad scientist of the Frankenstein-style of movies loves it when I experiment. That part of me enjoys the discovery of seeing what happens when you put this thing with that thing just to see what happens. I’ve been working on this long-term project…
