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.

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!

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....