Lacy Vase Tutorial gets a facelift with a new bowl or two using the same tutorial.  So now it becomes a 2 for 1 tutorial.  To order, please contact me…. linda.glover333@gmail.com.  Heres are a few pics….

Catching up!

Life has gotten in the way and all of a sudden you realize it's been over a year since you last posted!  My wolf won in last year's fair.  My daughter is taking lessons with me and she did win ribbons but we were still waiting on first place.

Well, this year she did it!  She took first place in glass painting with her mermaid...her first ever painting.  She also won ribbons in two other categories.  So veryproud of her accomplishments!  I was torn over my entry and decided to 

Enter Mother and her cub over my sea turtle.  Mother and cub won second.  So i'll save ole turtle until next year.

Entering is always fun and we love, love the Texas State Fair!  If you haven't gone, please plan on next year.  It's the largest in the country and there's always a live event to attend.

Hopefully, i'll stay more current....later!

2016 Texas State Fair winners!

So excited to announce that Jasmine, my ocelot, has won first place in glass fusing.   Paul Bratescu, a wonderful wildlife photographer, was kind enough to let me use his photograph taken in Costa Rica. My daisy bowl also won a first place in glass slumping.  The pieces will be on exhibit in the Creative Arts Bldg during the entire run of the fair in October.  Please come visit!

Pansy Bowl

Pansy bowl is a new creation using a Creative Paradise mold.  The ladybug is an extra touch.  I'm hoping to come up with a bowl that i feel worthy to be my entry in the Texas State Fair this year.  They've added back the "slumping" category

so fusers will have two categories in which to enter.

New Bowl in a large 13" mold

Love this new bowl and shape

Picture on my sloppy worktable shows the real size

Sunflower and Daisy bowls

I wanted to show you my newest creations.  The mold is by Creative Paradise, GM88, a large organic slumper.  Don't let my pictures be misleading as the bowls photograph to appear quite large.  They actually measure about 3 1/2" deep and about 9" across.  It takes time to develop a pattern that fits a mold and then experiments in firing to be sure it slumps correctly.  This piece requires two firings.  I'm still working to perfect it and once done, will consider writing a tutorial.  I am photographing every step so i'm headed in that direction.

Iris

My love of iris continues.  This iris photographs slightly blue but it's actually a lavender and white opal streaky.  The lower petals were fused and the slumped on a Creative Paradise mold and the top, just as in the iris below, was draped over the top of a stainless cocktail shaker.  I'll eventually have my bouquet of glass flowers for a basket.