Koi in progress

Ready to fire

after slumping ready to make into mobile!

New Fused Glass at Studio 25

I thought it would be cool to get a photo with the backs of the jewelry showing the embedded silver bail.  The background looked to busy when I took it, now I wish I had taken all the pendants that way!

These three show the color changes when viewed from different angles.

This 10 inch disk "Protect the Filly" on display at the Art Glass Guild.

New year, New Fused Glass work!

Four new fused glass pendants and two new Koi Mobiles! I've posted the pendants multiple times to try to show how the different colors and layers show up when viewed in person.  Each pendant is 2 hand etched layers of dichroic glass with a clear layer between for depth.  They have hand wrought silver bails embedded between the layers which is a much more secure connection than a glue on bail.

The fused glass Koi  are hand painted on both sides, they have been fused and fired a second time at slump temperature to give them extra movement.  The shadows they create are extra fun!

These are now available at Studio 25, Spanish Village, Balboa Park, San Diego

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Dog # 65 and Every Day in May #124 draw something yellow

This started as a drawing on copper foil which was then cut out with an exacto knife, soldered and glass pieces shaped into a small box. I'm always looking for a perfect sky piece of glass for the background.  Tonught as the sun went down it was pure golden yellow an reminded me of this box.

Gold painted fused glass pendants now at Studio 25

Some new pendants I put in Studio 25 Friday they are 24K gold painted and fired on fused glass.

Fused Glass Koi Pond

 I displayed my Koi fish on a 3 dimential float glass tray/ bowl/ pond at the Ramona Open Studio Tour and the whole piece was purchased. The Koi would have been drilled and turned into a "Koi Mobile" They turned out to be a easy care Koi pond sculpture!

Horses in Fused Glass

Four 9" x 12" Fused Glass Panels


These may be part of a "Glass Book" project

I wasn't expecting bubbles in the clouds but they will be
a great effect for the next Koi's in water I attempt!

Art Glass Guilds Patio Sale and Show

Update!! 15 Seconds of fame!!  http://www.nbcsandiego.com/station/as-seen-on/Spanish_Village_s_Unique_Art_Glass_Show_at_Balboa_Park_San_Diego.html 

Patio Sale was great fun! Always lots of beautiful glass there. I took more pictures of the dogs that attend the show and will post and do some drawings from them.

The librarian at the Ramona library  recognized the piece of Dichroic jewelry I was wearing as one very similar to one a Julian librarian has.  I told her it very possibly was as I do bring my artwork up there for shows!  Cool to have your work recognized!

Patio Sale time already!  http://www.agasc.org/index.php?page=events Lots to get ready!

Fused Glass Cufflinks

One of the glass Artists at the Art Glass Guild, http://www.agasc.org/ suggested some items for men. Since I Had done tie tacks for fathers day and because a fellow from Australia in Studio 25 said the style "down under" was to wear your dress shirt with no tie with cuff links! I made some up with some eyes that would have turned into earrings!

This is a better picture of a pendant from a May firing.

These are drawn with glassline and colored with frit.

New horse etched on green Dichroic glass.

"Fatcat" in glass
 

Friends New Blogs

Yesterday I helped my friend Venus with her new Blog: http://www.zhibit.org/artmojos/blog

Lots of bright and brilliant paintings!

Today I helped Nancy add pictures to hers:

http://artsyfarm.blogspot.com/

We will be looking for her artwork to appear soon!

I was able to help them because Lydia helped me set up mine awhile back

http://www.artyvelarde.blogspot.com/

Thanks Lydia!

This is a test picture of the cactus flower Nancy posted before she remembered she had the USB cable to connect to her camera for her own pictures.