Merry Christmas to me

Santa brought me track lighting for Christmas, or I should say I got a box with the supplies inside and when our guests were here this weekend the guys installed it for me. It looks great and really lights up a section of kitchen counter that was in the dark before. Lovely!

Santa also brought me a creme brulee torch, isn't this exciting? I used it on tile but I haven't used it for caramelizing sugar yet... but give me time.

PS, doncha love how the lights bathe this counter in light?  I do!   

Merry Christmas!

Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love!  

~Hamilton Wright Mabie

Merry Christmas 

With love from Studio B

Christmas Ornaments

I made small jewelry pendant sized wreaths, and suddenly I wanted to try making ornaments as well... so after some experimenting this is how they turned out. Each of these are about three inches across plus the silver bail. They are tack fused and then I used my glass glazes (check out the hand painted glass on my website for an example)to add words and another layer of texture in pearl white. These ornaments meld my work in kiln glass fusing and glazing glass together. The wreath is made from crushed stained glass and also some crushed dichroic glass, all carefully placed with a clear section in the middle. All of them (some photos were taken before I had added the bails)now have a silver jewelry bail. I think these would be pretty in a window at Christmas time!
Peace, Hope, Love... mostly lavender
Peace, Joy, Love... mostly green
Hope, Love, Joy... mostly turquoise and cobalt blue
Faith, Hope and Love... Multi earthy colors.
The cool tones all together on a scarf. $35 each.
Click on the image for a better look.