Technique Tuesday!
Yesterday I told you that Wendy Talaro has graciously shared her tutorial on fusing glass.  I’m so glad, because even though I’ve tried it a few times, I feel in no way qualified to speak at length on the how tos!  It’s a lovely thing when folks are so willing to share their expertise

Glass Fusing Primer
So What Is Glass Fusing?
Glass fusing is the process of assembling pieces of fusing compatible glass (i.e. glass that has the same rate of expansion/contraction when heated or cooled) and melting those pieces in an electric kiln until they stick together, becoming …read more

There is so much that can be learned from artists who work outside the realm of jewelry.  In the case of Wendy Talaro, she has graciously offered to share her expertise in glass fusing with us!  Have you ever wanted to try fusing, but weren’t sure quite how to begin?  Wendy has demystified the process for us.  Today, I want to introduce you to Wendy’s work, and tomorrow for Technique Tuesday, Wendy has written a tutorial on glass fusing that I know you’re going to want to see!

Glass artist: Wendy Talaro
Website: Fawkes Artglass
Wendy writes:
The 9 1/2″ x 9 1/2″ slumped …read more

So, you’ve been seeing some glass artists that I started sharing with you last week.  I think we’re going to go right on through the month of September, mixing glass art in with the metal clay that we’ve been focused on for the summer.  I see a lot of possibilities for mixing the two materials, and I’m hoping to hear from more artists who may practice both art forms.
All the Daughters of Eve
If you create lampwork, fused, or blown glass wearables, I want to hear from you and show off your work to everyone!  Email me at cyndi @ b5Media.com …read more

Glass artist: Kerri Lawnsby
FOXY Fusions
Kerri Lawnsby is  a designer of fused glass dichroic jewelry and personal accessories from Austin Texas.  She creates a line called FOXY Fusions that includes both wearables and non-wearables.  For personal adornment, Kerri makes pendants, earrings, adjustable rings, bracelets, cufflinks, and belt buckles.  She also creates business card cases, money clips, pill boxes, and wine charms called FOXY Charms.

Kerri writes about her wearable line:
As a designer, what appeals to me and has driven the look of FOXY Fusions is clean-line contemporary design with bold contrasting colors, striking patterns, and …read more

Technique Tuesday!

Autumn Woods
Materials:
V Pendant (available from New Terra Artifacts)
90 small glass beads, approximately 4mm, in 6-7 colors
20 larger glass beads, from 8-12mm, in similar colors
#8 gold-lined seed beads
3 gold beads, 6-8mm
2 soldered gold loops
2 pieces of .015 inch beading wire, each 2 feet long
2 gold crimps
Gold hook
2 inches of gold chain
3 headpins
Tools:
Wire cutters
Flat nosed pliers
Round nosed pliers
File
Alligator clips
Measuring tape
Step by step instructions

Make Art Monday!
Autumn in the middle of winter? At least it’s still winter if you’re here in New England…everywhere else it might be the beginning of spring, but not here. Oh no…
Anyway, I wanted to show you another style of necklace that uses Jeanne Kent’s gorgeous V pendants, and tomorrow I’ll give you the step-by-steps.

Technique Tuesday!

Materials
1 mm satin cord, 2 pieces @ 120 inches, 1 piece @ 40 inches
3 soldered sterling silver rings
Sterling silver S-hook
V-Pendant (from New Terra Artifacts)
2 head pins
4 – 2mm silver round beads
2 silver daisy spacers
3-4 accent beads
GS Hypo tube cement
Tools
Scissors
Large tapestry needle
Flat nose pliers
Chain nose pliers
Wire cutters
Step by step instructions

Make Art Monday!

This is a beaded necklace that I made from a V-pendant by one of my friends, Jeanne Kent of New Terra Artifacts. The fused glass piece is just stuffed full of dichroic glass…I am sorry that I can’t capture the true beauty of this pendant…the color shifts and dept. Tomorrow I’ll run down the simple instructions to put it together!

Art Attack Thursday!

Happy pieces! Amy and her husband Wes are the team that bring us these marvelously bright and cheerful fused glass pieces. Had enough of Goth? Take a look at the Amy Burhoe Designs website. From the site:
Amy Burhoe Designs is the husband and wife team of Wes and Amy Burhoe which was started back in May of 2006. From their home studio in Rhode Island they produce one-of-a-kind fused glass items that are truly unique.

Of course, at some point, I felt compelled to experiment with two of my favorite things: glass and wire. I made a Celtic design in the wire, and then fused it inside two layers of glass. I think the results are okay. Probably could have used a little lighter glass as far as color to make it stand out more, but interesting non-the-less.