Jun 15
I took a fused glass class this spring. I hadn’t been terribly inspired by anything I’d seen in fused glass, but I figured that it was one of the few types of glassworking I hadn’t tried yet, so I ought to give it a go. My first couple of pieces are really ugly. So ugly …
Jun 01
In front of my computer monitor, I collect small mementos, things I’ve been given, things I’ve made, and other things I can’t possibly ever part with. Unfortunately, it means that my monitor area gets quite cluttered. I decided to take the large shrine blank that I had made and create a shadowbox to turn these …
May 24
Laurie Nessel did a demo in this class where she made these amazing little netsuke rabbits out of a solid lump of glass. These were my attempt. I think I need a lot more progress if I’m going to make rabbits that look like rabbits. Maybe the glass was too hot, or maybe I pushed …
May 17
I made these in an off-mandrel technique class I took at the Mest Art Center from Laurie Nessel. The technique used for this involves stringers, and it’s an excellent way of practicing stringer control. It reminded me a lot of coil building a pot.
Mar 27
I made this core-formed vessel especially shallow so that I could have something completely vitreous to use as an inkwell. I like how the turquoise and ivory colored glass work with each other. The inside still has rust from the steel wool used as the form, and I haven’t been able to clean it all …
