Finished studio!

This is what we've been doing for the last few months. This is my new station but it won't stay clean for long. We have ventilation that about pulls my hair out by the roots and great lighting. I won't have any excuses if my marbles aren't perfectly round now!

Here are a few of the glass eggs I have made recently. Most of them are about 1 inch wide and 1 and 1/2 inches long. I hope your Easter is a good one.

Check out Salado Arts Workshop http://www.saladoartsworkshop.org/ I have been teaching there recently - had lots of fun with the hearts for Valentine's Day. Come see us for Easter eggs on February 27 and 28th!

I made this bead in Trey's class also.

I took a class recently at Blue Moon Glassworks in Austin. The teacher was Trey Cornette and I had a blast. He is a wonderful teacher and I learned bunches. If you ever get a chance take a class from Trey - at Blue Moon of course!

These are two views of (imagine that!) a marble. This is the second marble I made - please excuse the bubbles. It is about one inch diameter. This marble is made of borosilicate glass (Pyrex), not the usual glass I use.

This beautiful necklace was made by a very talented friend (yes, you Brenda) using one of the hearts I made. The heart is about two inches long.

glass hearts

I made these hearts Wednesday (the day before Thanksgiving.)

These marbles vary in size from 3/4 inches to a little over 1 inch diameter.

I put a couple of twisties inside this marble. It is about 1 1/4 inches diameter. The back is the purple that is in the twistie.

I started a new blog this week - Salado Flameworks. Check it out!

This is the other paperweight I made. Thanks, Stephen!

This paperweight is about 2 inches tall and about 2 1/2 inches diameter.

This is one of the paperweights Kate and I made with lots of Stephen Bishop's help. We can't wait to make more. This paperweight is about 1 1/2 inches tall and 2 1/2 inches diameter.

We went to a demo at Blue Moon Glassworks in Austin with Bronwen Heilman Saturday night. Bronwen does painting with enamels on glass then encorporates it into a bead or marble. She makes marble making look easy. You should see the marble I bought - it is beautiful. She is lovely in her Halloween tutu - and she didn't even set it on fire!

Stephen Bishop

Kate and I took a glassblowing class from Stephen Bishop in Salado this week. We each made two paperweights and now we have the glassblowing bug. Stephen was teaching at Coyote Glass in Salado as part of Salado's Founder's Day celebration. In this picture, Stephen is making a fish. If you ever get a chance, take a class from Stephen - he is a great teacher.

Yet more hearts - somebody stop me!

I made these hearts on the first weekend in October. I'm having so much fun making hearts - thanks Lisa, for showing me how to make them. The deep purple one on the right is such a pretty color. I'll post more as soon as I get pictures. If you get a chance, take a class with Lisa at Blue Moon Glassworks in Austin. She's the best!

I am so touched - a friend who received one of my hearts started a blog about her travels with her new heart. If you look at my favorites it is Life of a Heart. Bren is a wonderful friend and I am so glad she likes her new heart. I hope it helps her through some hard times.

Of course, I had to add a couple of marbles I made recently.

I made this blue and yellow bead recently. The hearts were made after I took a class from Lisa Jo at Blue Moon Glassworks. If you get a chance, go to Blue Moon and take a class. They are the best!