Glass artist Liz Rowe from Milwaukee sent me this fabulous image of a winestopper she made.  I hope that someday Liz will have a website so that we can see more of her gorgeous work!

Liz writes:
The Lampwork glass vessel wine stopper is made with Italian glass 104 coe. After annealing the vessel, Lily pads, and top I applied my PMC3 design and re fired it according to the PMC3 schedule. The vessel is sitting on 3 Lily pads, one of PMC3 and two of glass. The Top that looks like a the sorting hat in Harry Potter is …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.
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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: Julie Van Ember
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Julie Van Ember lives in Alberta Canada, and handcrafts her gorgeous glass creations in her home studio.  Julie has an etsy shop (link above) where she makes her beads, buttons, winestoppers, and other glass objects available.   The three examples Julie sent show the diversity of her talents.
Julie writes about the images that she sent:
The lampwork bead I created on this antique key has 4 leaves surrounding the top edge.

The bead on this winestopper is a real show stopper! Hiding beneath the clear magnifying dots, is a mandrel wound implosion. The lower end of the …read more

Technique Tuesday

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I’m going to be tantalizing you with lots of beautiful handmade beads this month (stay tuned for tomorrow’s post!), and so I thought it might be a good idea to remind you that we’ve got a treasure trove of links on making your own beads. Every year, I like to add to my personal repertoire of techniques, so if you are in agreement that that’s a good way to keep your designs interesting and fresh, check out all the different types of beads that you could learn to make for yourself!