Totality, Fused Glass Eclipse Pendants

Totality, Fused Glass Eclipse Pendants

Totality, Fused Glass Eclipse Pendants From the time I was in the sixth grade to the time I graduated high school, I lived on the outskirts of the small town of New London, Ohio. Surround by plenty of flat cornfields and bean fields our little blue modular ranch house...
Full Fused Glass, How To

Full Fused Glass, How To

Full Fused Glass, How To Looking back on when I first started noticing and looking at fused glass pieces, it was a complete mystery how all the colorful pieces of glass seemed to be sealed together. I’d made lots of different types of jewelry before I began working...
Black Bears

Black Bears

Black Bears As an artist on the outskirts of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, it’s no surprise that I’ve been inspired by the black bears that inhabit the area. Although I’ve been coming to the mountains since I’ve been a kid, I didn’t see my first bear in the...
Etching On Glass

Etching On Glass

Etching On Glass My mom is the person who first taught me how to etch glass. I’m pretty sure my first etching was horrible. The very first glass piece I ever made is what looks like a stocking with a green foot, so I can’t imagine the first etching was much better! I...
Fused Glass Pocket Vase, A Basic How To

Fused Glass Pocket Vase, A Basic How To

Fused Glass Pocket Vase, A Basic How To With spring just around the corner I’ve been working hard at my studio on some of the products I like to feature during the season. I love flowers, and growing things, and one of the things I make this time of year are pocket...
Valentine’s Day Jewelry Project With Glass Paint

Valentine’s Day Jewelry Project With Glass Paint

Valentine’s Day Jewelry Project With Glass Paint It’s the beginning of a new year, and as always for me at my shop it is a time for trying out new things, and experimenting. Sure this can be intimidating, and costly, but if you want to grow, you need to learn more,...