new in store

posted some pieces in my etsy shop last week and a few coming this week. 
colorful glass to catch the last of the summer sun.
hopefully not as much as my face and shoulders caught the sun yesterday...

birds

I made these birds last week.  These large birds are my favorite things to make at the moment.  I cut all the pieces from fragments of glass, working the patterns from the center out to each wing tip.  I then grind, foil and solder all of the pieces together, giving the wings a 3 dimensional curve, as if I've frozen them in flight.  One day I plan to make a whole flock of these to install on a sunny wall, and when sunlight streams on them it will cast streaks of color across the wall.  I don't have such a sunny wall in my current apartment, but one day...

baby it's cold outside

fire dodecahedron lamp :: some new birds

 For some reason this week I just couldn't shake the chills.  It's probably why I've been working with a lot of fire themed colors lately, in the hopes that those reds, oranges and yellows will generate some warmth!  This weekend I'm heading on a roadtrip to Pittsburgh to have a belated bday celebration for one of my best friends.  I'm looking forward to some time on the road (hopefully my roadtriping partner likes Bruce) and I'm planning on remembering my camera to capture some moments. 

Next week I'm going to be tinkering with my website layout/design, so if you stop by and things are looking weird that's why.  Hopefully I'll get them ironed out, but I just wanted to give a heads up!  Also from now through Monday I'm offering 15% off in my Etsy shop with code spring15, so go on, treat yourself :)

blue bird, green bird

Just wanted to share two new large birds I finished recently.  I wanted to take a photo of them on a sunlit wall, but it's a bit too grey and overcast today so that photo will have to wait.  And please forgive the suction cup marks on the window, window cleaning is set for this weekend...

back on the radar

Hi friends! Sorry I was off the radar last week.  I took a break to somewhere a bit warmer.  But now I'm back in Philly and working on new ideas, including some little things for Valentine's Day (January has been flying by!)  I've already put a few of them in the shop, including some Lovebugs (imaginary flying hearts) and some Swan Partners. 

The Lovebugs that are in the shop are about 5 1/2" wide, but I'm going to be making some slightly smaller ones too.  I think they are going to look really neat when there are a bunch hanging together around my apartment.  However, my favorite new items are the swan partners.  Did you know that swans mate for life?  I actually saw some black swans on my trip, so that's probably where I got the idea to make them in glass.  My glass versions have curved wings and elongated necks, as though they have been captured mid-flight. 

In the coming weeks I'll be putting some new poetry sculptures in the shop, as well as Valentine-suitable items, so keep checking back over the next few weeks!

bluebird

This week I've gotten out of December-mode by making a bunch of these guys.  I want to make a whole array of them in different colors - a) to just have around to take to shows and put in the shop and b) for a new project of mine that will require many, many, many small birds.

I hope your 2012 started well this week.  One of my main accomplishments this week was continually adding to my "to do" list, though now I feel that I need start checking things off!  I actually added a few things on the list today just so I could immediately check them off, do you ever do that?  Hopefully it's not just me...

happy weekend!

events: November 2011

I can't believe it's November already!  Time is flying by, but before it flies into the new year be sure to check out all the great events going on in the area this November...

*events I am selling at are marked in red*

Nov. 6: Clover Market, Ardmore, PA

Clover is an upscale vintage outdoor market in Ardmore PA featuring original art, antiques, vintage jewelry & clothing, artisan crafts, and handmade items. This Clover Market (my first!) has over 75 food and crafts vendors, should be a great one!  

The Market is held one Sunday/month in the spring and fall.  10 am - 4 pm rain or shine

12 E. Lancaster Ave., Ardmore PA  

Nov. 10-13, Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA

This is always a spectacular craft show, displaying the cream of the crop.  I'm so happy to be back in the States this year so I can attend again!  This is their 35th year and this year they have 195 craft artists, as well as artists from Scotland!

Thursday & Friday 10am-8pm, Saturday 10am-6pm & Sunday 10am-5pm

Nov. 12-13, Village Art and Craft Market, New Hope, PA

This is an annual craft market held by the Village of Buckingham Springs, an adult community in new Hope, PA.  It is held inside their club house over the weekend.

The Village of Buckingham Springs Club House, Route 413, New Hope, PA, 10am-4pm

Nov. 12-13, PA Guild of Craftsmen Show, Lancaster, PA

140 exhibitors at the Lancaster County Convention Center

Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 10am-5pm

Nov. 19-20: Holiday Art Star Craft Bazaar, Philadelphia, PA

Saturday, November 19th, 11-6pm & Sunday, November 20th, 11am-6pm

23rd Street Armory, on 23rd Street between Market & Chestnut Streets. 

See you at Clover Market on Sunday!

new work: weekly wrapup

Lamp with Circles, 2011 :: Yellow/Orange Bird, 2011 :: Purple/Black Bird, 2011

Last week's weekly wrapup comes a bit late, but I think it's worth the wait. I started the lamp at the end of last week, finishing it off yesterday. It is made from four hand-pieced "fins" that extend at 90 degree angles from the central pole. The whole structure is stabilized with a glass base and glass disc topper that are soldered to the frame. I counted the circles yesterday and there are exactly 60!

I made both of the birds last week.  They would look great hanging on a wall, or even from a ceiling.  I had the idea for these birds a few months ago, sculpting them so that their wings undulate as if they are caught mid-flight.

Burst, Sky, 2011 :: Purple Icosahedron Lamp, 2011

Also from last week, another Burst, this one in shades of light blue and white, and an icosahedron lamp in ambers and purples.

I will have all of these pieces at the PA Guild of Craftsmen show in Blue Bell this weekend!
Go here for a list of all the exhibitors.
Check out the HiP list of exhibitors to look for in which I'm mentioned!

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