Kiln Glass Pendants

It's cold here at Studio B today, it is drizzling outside. It seemed a perfect time to curl up on the sofa with a blanket and my dog and share what's been coming out of the kiln lately. I ran out of bails and those will be here in a day or two, otherwise I'd have more to show you.

First, some fun news:
My art glass, jewelry, cards and dichroic glass pendants can now be found here:
The Museum Store at the R. R. Smith Center
Drop by and have a look if you are in the neighborhood.

There has been a flurry of activity here in Studio B to get ready for the Christmas holiday. Here are more fused dichroic glass pendants. I just love opening the kiln, never know what will come out! I've had this kiln since about 2005, I just don't understand why I didn't use it until now. But it's ok, I didn't feel like I had time with everything else I was doing back then, now I have managed to trade a few things around and put something different on the back burner.
Click to enlarge the photo for a better look.
I just love those swirls on the send one and the little millefiori flowers on the blue one.
$24, $25, $27, $28, $28
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That one on the right is really fun in person, very complex looking inside from layers of glass. The middle one also has the millefiori at the top. $20 each
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An interesting combination of colors and shapes, these are $19 each.
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The gold one on the left has a bit of surface texture which is fun, millefiori flowers in the second and fourth one and I just love the full range of colors in the third one on a black background.
$18 each.
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Small sizes for more delicate tastes, there are a variety of color choices here.
First four are $16 each, last two are $17
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Delicate looks and very affordable, stock up on these for gifts!
First five are $15, the last four are $16.

On buying from my blog

It's cold here, I've started to toy with the thermostat. I have eaten the last of the red curry, otherwise I'd have that for lunch. It's perfect food for weather like this, spicy and served piping hot, yum! And I may need to look up Melody's bread recipe again and get some going (excellent recipes there in her links to the right.) This weather is perfect for hot soup and great crusty bread.
Stay warm, stay creative

Hand Dyed Scarves

Over the last few days I've been working on dying some scarves for the Christmas season. These are just so yummy!

Cut Velvet scarves, 82% Rayon, 18% Silk, Size: 14x72 inches plus fringe unless otherwise noted.
From the left: Crimson Swirl, Golden Bouquet, Lemon Lime Stripe and Color Blend Leaves. $45 each.
From left: Turquoise Blue leaves, Cerulean Blue Stripes, Jade Green Stripes (and Color Blend Leaves, same as above.) $45 each
These are kind of cool, the design is one color and the background is different. The left scarf is 10x49 and olive/cranberry - $37. The right scarf is a combination of olive and chocolate brown in 14x72 with fringes - $45.
These four scarves are 100% silk, soft and yum yum yummy! The small one is 7x52, $29 without fringe. The left is a color blend of fuchsia, purple, blue and cerulean blue. The next one is fuchsia, orange and purple. The last one is orange, yellow and lime green. The right three are all 14x72 for $45 each. This is my favorite size for a great scarf. I often wear these this time of year wrapped around my neck with both ends free in front, it's a great way to add a splash of color and warmth to any outfit this time of year.

In the old days I would dye up a bunch of these, make earrings to match and I sold LOTS of them for gifts. A great scarf with matching earrings is really a great gift! It is nice to have a great selection to choose from when I leave the house in the morning, these are so fun to wear!

Dichroic Glass Pendants

One of the fun things about working with fused glass is putting the pieces in the kiln before going to bed and programing the computer on the kiln to fire and cool. By morning the temperatures are back to normal and it is safe for me to open it up and see what happened while I slept (if I slept.) I can be laying in bed groaning to myself about the inevitability of another day, then think about the glass and suddenly want to jump out of bed to go discover what happened. It's always a treat to open the kiln door! I've finally taken the time to work out some pricing that makes more sense in the long run. So here are some photos of the things that have come out of the kiln lately, though some of it has sold and some out it is out at a local gallery.

(Click the image to see the larger version)
Six small pieces: A- sold, B - $16, C - $16, D - $19, E - $16. F - out

Top Row: G - $19, H - out, I - sold
Second Row: J - $25, K - $19, L - $19, M - $29
Bottom Row: N - out, O - $21, P - out

Top Row: Q - out, R - out, S - $22 T - $28
Lower Row: U - $27, V - $28, W-$20, X - $20, Y - out

The only two available from the above photo are the the first one in the top row: $32
And the first one in the second row: $30

The turquoise piece on the right is available $33

There are more coming, one batch came out of the kiln this afternoon and there is a batch that should come out in the morning, provided I have time to get to them. I have a number of deadlines this week, so I'm really trying to kick it in high gear around here, I'll post more photos as I can.

More Painted Glass

I'm really pleased with how this set of wine glasses came out, set of six for $90. I had two and one set is already gone.
Two bubble bowls: 5 inch: $19, and the small 3 3/4 inch: $18
More bubble bowls and a bubble vase. The 8 inch one with the neck: $24, 5 inch bubble bowl: $19, and the small bubble bowl: 3 3/4 inch: $18
A series of tulip vases in cool colors: Large 10 inch: $42, Med 7 inch: $29, Sm Med 5 3/4 inch: $24, Small 4 1/2 inch: $19
I'm behind on blogging the things coming out of studio B, but I'll catch up soon enough. Happy Creating! -Carmen Rose

I *heart* glass with LIDS!

I'm in love with fancy glass jars with lids. They don't love me though, I've broken enough of them already.

These are all about color, completely un-bashful COLOR!
Large 16 inch $59
Med Large 12.5 inch $45
Med 9 inch $32
Available locally but not to ship, the glass on these is just too thin.
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These are sugar bowls, but any treasure will be perfect in these. Q-tips in the bathroom or filled with sweets on a desk. I'm smitten with them!

6 inch $25
4.5 inch - wide $23
4.5 inch - narrow $22
I'd ship these, they are fine glass but seem to be pretty durable.

Framed Mini Quilts

While shopping the other day I came across a number of ready made frames and decided to pick up a few and experiment with some of my mini art quilts. So take a look and tell me which ones you like the best.
This is a large floating frame with no glass. It is 17x17 and the quilt is 6x6 inches. $185 I love how much dimension is in this kind of framing.
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This is a small quilt behind glass, and also under a double mat in a chocolate brown frame. It's 13.5 x 13.5 inches. $69
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This one is similar, a 17.5 x 14.5 inch frame with a long narrow quilt in it. This one is mounted over the mat board so that the edges of the quilt still show. $84
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This is a table top 8x10 shadow box frame, it has no hardware to hang it on the wall. $45
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This one is a traditional shadow box frame. 12x12 and rather deep. I like how the photograph turned out but this quilt is not for sale. I added some crystals and glass to the surface of this quilt. As you can see, it has found a good place in my home.
For more information on the mini quilt series, and better photographs of these quilts before framing, they live here.

Which framing options do you like best?

Quilt Dream Team

This is a nine patch quilt I designed years back. My mother-in-law and I pieced this top and I think we had help from one or both of the Mennonite grandmothers. We pieced the blocks for two quilts and I have the parts to the matching quilt in a box here somewhere, it is unfinished. Over the years we have developed a system for piecing a quilt that works for us. I cut, design and orchestrate the process. My mother-in-law stays at the sewing machine while I feed her fabric assembly line style. Then if we have a third person helping, they iron as fast as they can then the pieces come back to me for the next round of addition. It's a juggling project but I thrive on the fast paced ultra organizational aspect of working a team like that. The quilt was hand quilted by my Mother-in-law, grandmothers and their friends. And it is shown on my mother's bed. Her favorite color is lavender, in case you hadn't noticed.