A buffet of colored before it meets some 2,080 clear glass.
Transformed into a fresh crop of flowers and some new Wunder Bird friends. They'll all be traveling with me to markets this weekend!
Handmade for the Holidays
Want to shop blown glass in the warmth and glow of a glass furnace? You're in luck!
On Saturday, December 10, I'm one of seven glassmakers taking part in the annual DC GlassWorks Studio Artist Holiday Sale. The studio will be open 1:00 to 5:00 pm and you can shop a variety of blown glass bowls, vases, sculpture, ornaments and lots more.
Bonus: while you are there you can spend some time in my craft studio crafting up some love to share with our neighbors. Bonus, Bonus: This is the first stop on your Highlight Hyattsville for the Holidays tour and there is lots more to explore!
Don't love it
Glass is ever a humbling medium.
There are countless ways a piece can go wrong before it goes in the annealing oven. In the safety of the annealing "box," unseen stresses on your glass or a piece near it can cause damage. Once it's finished and out in the world, glass is fragile no matter how sturdy I try to make it. And just when you're feeling confident in your process, gremlins attack "the box" and an evening's work on vases results in puddles of glass.
Will have to try these again next time.
New Shape!
New pattern and shape out of the annealer. I'll have these newbies with me at Eastern Market on Sunday.
Searching for the wonder
Wunder Birds weren't originally on my "to make" list this week, but I felt the need to expand the flock.
