fused glass art
Visiting the studios is a fascinating opportunity to see how our artists turn sparks of inspiration into the art you see displayed. Today, Terry is sharing a glimpse of his creative process as an artist, his current inspiration and challenges. How Terry Captures Inspiration I’ve always found that time disappears when you’re making art:…
There’s something magical about talking to an artist in the middle of their creative process – when the initial inspiration has flowed into action, but the finished piece is yet to take shape. Today we were lucky enough to catch Pilisa right in the middle of a glass piece that will become a garden stake…
In this series, the artists working at Creative Gateways give us a behind-the-scenes insight into their current works in progress, inspiration and creative challenges. Today, Marika tells us about a recent work in progress and the challenges it’s brought so far… Fall is a big inspiration to me: the colors and the changes in the…
In this series, the artists working at Creative Gateways give us a behind-the-scenes insight into their current works in progress, inspiration and creative challenges. Today, Terry’s sharing how he’s playing with using an established technique for bowl making in a different context: the light sconce. It was one of my professors at UCLA who cracked…
As you’ll see from the beautiful array of colors available in our store, raindrop bowls are a well-established part of AMusinGlass’s repertoire. But back in 2014, when the process was brand new to us, they didn’t even have a name yet. Today I’m sharing the story behind the first raindrop bowl I made – when…
A new fused glass garden stake project is unfolding in the AMusinGlass studio. Here's a peek behind the scenes at the work in progress.
About a week and a half ago, I attended a fused glass class at the Santa Fe Bullseye Resource Center called “Working Without Expectation,” taught by Catharine Newell. Classes at Bullseye are always fabulous and this one was no exception. It was a truly wonderful class whose entire point was to let go of your…
After the Sedona Arts Festival show was over, I decided to make another raindrop bowl. I have a bowl mold that I hadn’t used before that I wanted to try out and I thought it would make a good experimental mold for the raindrop bowls. So, I used this mold for my next bowl and…
One of the wonderful things about working with an art medium such as glass is that you have the ability to create items that are truly one of a kind. Whether you are just starting out with collecting fused glass art or you have been doing it for quite some time, you will find that…
I’ve made a few new raindrop bowls lately, and the image to the left shows off the new green raindrop bowl that I completed a few days prior to the Sedona Arts Festival show I attended a few weeks ago. I’ve been playing with putting more clear in the bottom layer of the bowl to…
