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Fused Glass Pendant Stolen by a Shoplifter

Blue glass wing with black and pink striping.

Blue glass wing with black and pink striping.

 

 

 

 

This pendant got several admiring comments. In fact a friend of mine wanted to buy it, alas they are out of luck.  It is no longer available.

Apparently one person liked it so much that they decided to take it from my booth at the Reston Market in […]

MFNC 2012

Here's your sign…. everybody gets one.

Well it’s over now, and I survived!  As usual Maker Faire NC was very frenetic. I was there presenting a booth on the basics of fused glass. Answering many, many questions, and even getting a few people involved in cutting glass or grinding an edge groove into a small […]

Selection of Fused Glass Books Reference List

I spent some time the other day looking for books on fusing glass. There are a lot of them out on Amazon’s website, a few on Barnes and Noble, and the rest are scattered to the wind.  In any case there are of course many resources out on the internet to help you in locating […]

Count down to 2012 MakerFaire NC

Well – it’s been almost a year already. Wow – busy busy this past year.

We’ll be heading back to NC this June for the MakerFaire.  This year I will be teaching those interested about fused glass. So look for me there.

I’ll be discussing the basics of fused glass. How to assemble pieces for firing, the […]

Pendant – PFD_0609_017

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Here I again used multiple layers of fused clear, black and dichroic glass with mica powders.

This is “Soul Stone II” – another item from a commissioned series. It’s my personal favorite from the series – however the buyer chose another larger piece instead. This one was cold worked on the glass grinder in addition to […]

Pendant – PFD_0609_018

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This is “Soul Stone III” – it was part of a series I did for a commission. Commission pieces are done as a series with the buyer choosing their final purchase.

Pendant - PF_0606_012

PF_0606_012

A very tailored shape with an attractive mix of blue-green color on a white base. I was thinking of the sea when I made this one. To give this one the tailored look I wanted – I used my glass grinder to shape and smooth the sides into a longer leaner looking shape.

Pendant - PF_0709_020

PF_0709_020

This is a dainty light blue swirled glass with mixed blue accents.

Pendant – PF_0606_011

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A small rounded fused glass pendant with a sprinkle of red (almost cranberry) and black frit on a white base.

Pendant - PF_0710_042

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