Friday, June 30, 2017

Newest Mask- Meet Bella!

Meet Bella. She is the subject of my latest (almost all glass) mask  and gift to her human mom.  Bella is an adorable Boston Terrier I have had the pleasure of often watching (never often enough!) in my days of pre- puppy ownership. Yup...I now have a great dog...7 months old as of yesterday (perhaps the subject of a future mask!)


Below is a photo I snapped of Bella last year. Usually she wears a zebra harness and her favorite chew-toy is a zebra! 

Everything but the zebra fabric is made of glass and is made in Portland Oregon! This glass has an easy panelclip ®  mounting bracket also made here in Portland by the wonderful folks at Brooklyn Hardware Manufacturing.



Tuesday, June 27, 2017

New Seder Plate Commission


Apologies for the dark picture, but it is a beautiful turquoise seder plate with a textured back that adds true depth. The frit sprinkled around it is burgundy in color, the lettering is dichroic glass. You'll see two zig-zag lines representing two journeys, each filled with ups and downs. (sorry for the two vertical lines.....part of the plate stand!

This is a commissioned  wedding gift....lucky couple! MAZAL TOV!

Saturday, June 10, 2017

New Collaboration: Neighbor Artists!

It started with a 12" glass disc and a chunk of wood.



After some careful measurements, my neighbor Jack Liskear set to work on the wood, while I returned to my studio to work on the embellishments.

The most challenging part was cutting the tree.  The glass is a reptilian patterned iridized black glass that creates a cool effect when light hits it.

The leaves came next..... and when the wood and the glass met again....