Bottled Up Designs by Laura Bergman is a remarkable line of jewelry made from antique glass and bottles reclaimed from antique bottle dumps throughout natural wooded habitats and rural farmlands. This is done in an effort to help the environment and protect wildlife by removing this hazard. It is a truly unique way to preserve the past while helping the future.

Each piece is handmade from this antique glass and comes with “The Story of the Glass” detailing what the glass was originally and the age of the piece and mounted on recycled card stock. Most of the pieces are created …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

Artist: Kim Fraczek
Website: Kim Fraczek
My jewelry celebrates the movements and colors of the organic world. I like watching the way an octopus curls his tentacle, the way the sunlight passes through the thin veins of a leaf, the way seeds grow inside its pod… Working with a material such as glass, I can sculpt these tiny moments, yet still allow the glass to maintain its own natural tendency as a material. It has a beautiful way of balling up, dripping, swirling… I like to utilize these movements in my design.
It’s remarkable to have the experience of creating little glass “creatures” …read more