This is painted on a 10" by 14" canvas over a 16" by 20" canvas glued together. I used acrylic paints. The ice cream and cherry on top is plaster. The fudge frosting is a glass paint. The dishes are melted glass dishes. Black ribbon is glued around the sides of the canvas to cover the staples. I try to get the hidden stapled canvas whenever I get the chance. Sometimes the hidden stapled canvases in certain sizes are not available. The spoons are real coffee spoons. The cherries on the side of the bottom canvas are glass with elastomeric custom patch as the stems. A plastic bag is used to squeeze the patch in the stem form after I mixed some acrylic green paint with it.

Ice Cream Sunday

Rings that go with Pendants

One of the newer things I am doing with jewelry is to have rings to go with the pendants. Even though they are all one of a kind they still have some simularity. The rings are on silver plated brass and they are adjustable. They look very stylish on the fingers and they are so much fun.

The leopard is from a broken glass fused on a solid white glass with a COE of 96. The zebra is from a broken vase also fused on white with a COE of 96. The zebra also looks good fused with pink, cream or light browns and light blues.

I often buy scrap glass from glass blowers on line and sometimes I run into some amazing glass in other forms and break them. Not knowing the COE of the pieces I usually experiment with fusing to see how they will do. Sometimes it is only a matter of heat adjustment in the kiln.

Happy New Year! 2010

I am back in my studio working after a hiatus finishing some remodeling on our house and spending time with my family over the Christmas holidays. I have started some fantastic projects. I left my camera at my daughter's house. When I pick it up tomorrow I will take some photos. I am excited and look forward to 2010. There are many projects in the making and hope you will join me in my adventures.