new glass art work

I just finished two new pieces with these new awesome metal frames from aae glass...They are awesome and theym take my work to a new level I love them.They will be on display at local colors art gallery in salt lake city located at 2100 south and 1054 east.

hobbys

Having a hobby as wonderful as fused glass .....is like having christmas morning any time...
Every time I load my kiln with new glass I get super excited.....then I have to wait for hours....sometimes days....but then...its time to open up my kiln to reveal whats inside.... I get so excited...then wow what a wonderful  surprise to see what I have just made and how it has turned out......sometimes wonderful...sometimes not so wonderful....but fun all the same...Come to Local Colors Fine art Gallery at 1054 east and 2100 south in Sugar house to see alll my wonderful glass creations and to find out how you to can get started with a wonderful rewarding hobby all your own...Wheather it is Photography,painting,collage,pottery,glass,jewelry,
and metal work..local Colors has classes and Party ideas available..stop by today and talk to a wonderful artist working their shift....open 11 am 7 pm
Start a wonderful, rewarding hoddy of your own.....

between the lines "combing through hot glass"

Since I am one of the featured artist for March at LocalColors art gallery and our show is called "Between The Lines'' I thought I would make a combing..process by where you cut stripes of glass the size of 1/4 inch and stack them sideways then heat them up to about 1640* and when molton you drag a metal rack through the glass to make a design's. Here is a pcture of the actuall combing process..
It is a great way to play with glass and make something fun.
Here are some pictures of the process...
Next month I will display this piece at Local Colors art gallery 1054 east 2100 south salt lake city.

screen melt

Getting ready to head out to my studio and attempt a screen melt, this processes is a lot of fun, it also helps with all the scrap glass you collect over the years.
The fiest step in this process is to get a screen that can withstand the heat of the kiln.
start by placing some fiber paper in the bottom of the kiln for the glass to melt on to, then
make a stand out of kiln furniture for the screen  to be placed on,
pick out your scrap glass you want to use, how much glass you use depends  on the shape and size of your desired melt.. be sure to clean...clean...clean your glass....
fire it up and see what happens...usually you will amaze yourself with the results.

White ( a group show)

Our new show at local colors called.... White ....was a lot of fun..this show will run for one month  until middle of feburary..if you are out and about in sugar house 1054 east 2100 sounth be sure and stop by and see all the new art from all the wonderful artist...every month the whole gallery is moved and new art work roated...So it is new and fresh every month... thanks to the hanging commitee that works really hard to make all of us artist shine....here is a couple of pictures of my new work...enjoy...

My passion is glass... I make handcrafted fused and stained glass gifts by either fusing glass together or by using the copper foil method. 

I use glass kilns to take glass to high temperatures, and then to cool fast to anneal glass to make it strong with this process I can make a large variety of glass gifts from jewelry to large sculptured pieces.

My passion started a few years ago making stained glass window panels and sun catchers by way of the copper foil technique.  But it was not until I bought my first glass kiln and started fusing that I discovered the wonderful world of melting glass.

With my glass kilns and tools I can make a large variety of fused art glass jewelry and gifts.

For me designing and creating  with glass is magic.

I believe that life was meant to be celebrated with color and magic each day…

Each piece of glass jewelry and each gift I make is unique and breathtaking…

For me creating colorful glass jewelry and gifts is a way for me to celebrate life...I love it…

My work can be found at Local Colors Art Gallery...

Brrr..its cold outside...

Trying to stay warm, outside it is 10* brrrrrrr...its cold.....but inside my little glass studio it is toasty warm....