2023 End of Year Wrap

Festivals, Markets, Fairs and More

Earrings. Never Enough Earrings

Big Beads, Small Beads, Sculpting Off-Mandrel and More

Murano glass: A brief history & why I use it for most of my work

Some Recently Made Fused and Kiln Formed Glass, Including Dichroic Glass

A few months ago, I began experimenting with what is commonly referred to as kiln formed glass. For the purposes of this blog entry, this broad category includes three main subgroups: 1. glass that is simply melted in a kiln to form an object (the most basic type of kiln formed glass) 2. glass that …

Enamel and Glass: A Review of My Recent Work Incorporating Enamels with Lampwork Glass

New flamework / lampwork / torchwork glass focusing on the use of frit.

New Lampwork Glass

New hand built ceramics and some pleasing glaze results

So, what have I been up to?

Sources of Inspiration from the Distant Past in My Glass Art

Much of the inspiration for the lampwork / torchwork glass I make comes from the distant past, especially Roman glass but also Bronze Age and later Egyptian, Greek and Hellenistic and even medieval Islamic glass. I frequently reference my sources of inspiration when I post links or images on social media and in my Etsy …