Glass star

Posted on September 14, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, diamond shape, Fun, Fused glass, Glass, Memory, star shape, Time, Workshop2 Comments

Small pieces of coloured glass embedded in diamond shaped clear glass which is joined at the centre to form a star. This is an example of fused glass which my hubby made at a workshop a couple of years ago. This summer it’s been outside in the garden but I will bring it back in and hang it in a window when the weather starts to get frosty. I don’t know whether it would break in the cold but I would like to keep it safe. Its about the pleasure of making things and the memories of the friendly people who were there that adds to the experience. Made in a group led by Angela Ashton. Glass artist.

Hubby’s glass star

Posted on July 31, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Colours, Creating, Creativity, Fused glass, Glass, Sunshine, Workshop1 Comment

In amongst the fern leaves. My hubby created this glass star at a workshop a couple of years ago. When the sun is setting behind it the red glow of sunset sometimes lights it up. It reminds me of gum drops caught in jelly. The colours make me happy.

I think we shall book another workshop. I have an idea of us making some new pieces.

I needed chains…

Posted on July 24, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Colours, For sale, Fused glass, Glass, Jewellery, necklace, New, Painting, vibrant, Waiting room gallery2 Comments

I’ve been panicking because I made some new glass pendants but I had no chains or laces to hang them on. In the end I went to our local supermarket and found some plain chains that were reduced a bit in price. As I make one off things I don’t use wholesalers so it’s a bit difficult to just find an appropriate match for the pendants.

I used my business cards to display the pendants. I realise now that my vibrant painting matches the colours on my jewellery.

They will be for sale at the Waiting room gallery in Longport, Stoke-on-Trent.

#bandofsketchers prompt

Posted on June 21, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, black ink liner pen, Chess, Drawing, Fun, Glass, Pencil, Quick sketch, SketchingLeave a comment

Quick sketch : My dusty old glass chess set. Not very well drawn, I’m not sure if I will play with it or put it back away under the cupboard. Sundays #bandofsketchers prompt was ‘Game’.

Pencil and black fine liner pen. In a small A6 sketchpad.

Glass pieces done

Posted on June 12, 2021June 12, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, art glass lounge, Brooch, Fun, Glass, Glass workshop, necklace, pieces, ringLeave a comment

One and eight are my hubbies pieces, the rest are mine. Out of the kiln at Art Glass Lounge. I did them at a workshop. Some are being turned into necklaces, some brooches and a couple will be attached to rings. I’m collecting them tomorrow. I’ve really enjoyed learning such a simple technique of layering glass to get a sparkling result. Can’t wait to collect the finished pieces. I will take a photo of them when I get them.

Glass time

Posted on May 29, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Design, Experiment, Fun, Fused glass, Glass, Learning, Life, looking forward, WorkshopLeave a comment

Today I found someone at a place called Art Glass Lounge where they do glass workshops. I was really pleased because I had wanted to do some more glass pieces and my hubby wanted another go too.

We met a lovely glass artist who was very informative and helpful. Social distancing was used and at the end we bumped elbows. We had a go at grinding the glass to shape it, melting thin glass rods with either a candle or a blow torch to slump it or with the blow torch, fuse it together.

Very interesting and enjoyable.

Glass paperweights

Posted on May 17, 2021May 18, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Collection, Colour, Glass, glass inclusions, glass paperweight, Light, millifiore, Windowledge2 Comments

Paperweights I’ve collected over several years. I’ve moved them because the cats had started knocking them off the shelves. I will make sure they don’t cause heat when the sun shines through them onto the windowledge. They can act as lenses and sometimes they have been known to cause fires so I’m thinking of putting something behind them to block direct sunlight. it was only when I took them down to dust them that I realised I had so many. Sometimes you dont really realise you are collecting things till you have a lot of them… then you think where did they come from?

Gone to a good home

Posted on April 28, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Colours, Friend, Fused glass, Glass, Happy, Life, necklace, Wire weaving4 Comments

Just delivered this to my friend. She is really happy with the necklace I made. The others have gone to the Waiting Room gallery in Longport, Stoke-on-Trent. They are having an open day on Saturday along with Cherished Chimneys across the road from there. I like the way it lies flat, the wire weaving looks really neat and the colours look good together.

Pendants

Posted on April 25, 2021April 25, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Craft, Fused glass, Glass, Glass cabochons, Jewellery, metallic inclusions, Wire weaving2 Comments

I was so pleased to get these yesterday. My friend had got them before the pandemic but because of her work we could not see each other for months. Now each fused glass cabochon has a smart wire weave bale and chain.

I tried to get good photos of them although the light in our house isn’t good, perhaps I should get a light box? I think they work really well together.

Cross eyed

Posted on January 16, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged crossed eyes, double cross, Funny, Glass, Glasses, Poem, Poetry, Strange idea, Thinking, WeirdLeave a comment

Why is it

When you

Cross your

Eyes

You get

Double vision?

I see

Your face

In my

Glass

Don’t laugh

At my

Crossed

Eyes!

Is it

Double vision

Or a

Double cross…?

Mallaband-Brown

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