Monday, February 26, 2007

New artist on electroniccottage.com

I’m happy to say I have been added to the list of over a thousand other artists and craftsman on electroniccottage.com. The site acts as a direct connection for those looking to purchase original art or handmade craft directly from the artists. You can find artists from all over the world, working in over seventeen different mediums including pottery, metal, photography and sculpture. Support the arts by purchasing work from one of today’s contemporary artists.


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Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Golden Sunflower

I am grateful to the freedom from standard colors Jayne Persico gave me when I learned color mixing from her this last January. This sunflower's golden colors come from a mix based on woodland brown. Mixing the color myself allowed me to control the shading through the tip of each petal.

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Sunday, February 4, 2007

Dichroic Glass Jewelry

At the urging of several supporters (you know who you are) I committed to finally adding some examples of my jewelry and removing what had seemed to become the permanent "under construction sign" on the jewelry page of my website. I even manged to throw in some high level information on dichroic glass.

Of course this is just the beginning, so keep checking back for updated information.
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Thursday, February 1, 2007

Cast away your troubles...

One of my absolute favorite technique is casting. When I'm working I forget everything outside the glass in front of me. My stress, thoughts of work or home float away. These worries are replaced with my hopes and vision for the piece. It's as if I cast these thoughts, and feelings into the piece itself. There they float along with the colors, encapsulated in glass.
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