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.

The Bathroom Gallery at Studio B.

This bathroom got a face lift back in July... I still can't believe the transformation! And I've been dressing it with artwork, little by little, ever since. I finally added a few details to it today and decided I was ready to share photos. So here's the grand tour of one vintage 1975 bathroom with an updated look and some cool art & accessories.

Welcome, come on in! As you turn into the bath from the hallway, this is what you'll see:
I made this quilt. Here are some of the stages that this quilt went through: Mid & Finished. It's all hand dyed cotton except for the unbleached muslin.
Turn a little to the left and check out the floating shelves we made. We bought a sheet of MDF and made them, they are available at Ikea as well but they don't ship them and the closest Ikea is too far away for casual visits. So instead of planing a pilgrimage, we made our own.
There is no window in this room, so the track lighting and the lights above the vanity are it. See the transformation post for photos of the new lighting.
It amazes me now beautifully this small painting works with the quilt. This is a piece by Melody Johnson and it's one of my favorite things in the whole wide world! (Her post about this painting is in her archives here, a ways down the page.) A friend of mine saw it and exclaimed that she wondered how Melody put a piece of my soul on her canvas.
These candle holders came out of my wood pile. After a quick visit with the chop saw downstairs, I had three. And I love it that one has a little branch sticking out. FYI, if you'd like to try this, make sure you use really well cured wood with no sap or bugs. Sap molds, and spiders spin webs and the combined result is rather unpleasant! =)
I collect fleur de lis, so when I saw this clock with the fleur de lis on the hour hand, I knew it needed to live at my house plus it is shaped like a clock I remember my father winding every night before bed. The poppy photograph is one I took ages ago by the side of the road when I took the scenic way home one day. I saw a cool old barn with all these poppys and slammed on my breaks. It was beautiful!
The little paintings are a series I did ages ago using fleur de lis as the focal point and working in all kinds of layered visual textures. And the rubber ducky is there because rooms shouldn't be too serious!
And of course there will be a piece of my hand painted art glass in the room - somewhere!
Turn more to the left and you'll find more work. The flash played tricks with the mirror reflections which is kind of cool because that way you can actually see the light fixtures! I just picked them out, I didn't create them.
These tiny little quilt has found a home here in the bathroom, I only very recently finished and framed it. Details here and here.
On the thermostat is this lovely little cardinal created using the limoges style of enamel work by my friend Judy Ligon. This little birdy is really something special in person, that's for sure!
And here is Vincent keeping my earrings and ring ready for me, what a doll! More of my hand painted art glass and a bar of soap I made.
That spot between the closet and the tub just needed something. And in keeping with my fleur de lis addiction, I pulled out this silver and copper piece I created some time ago. It's a bit big and bulky to wear, even for me. So I think it's new home will be on the wall rather than on my skin.
I'm very pleased with how it all the artwork works together and how the room turned out. Both bathrooms look good now, see photos of the facelift in the other bathroom.

Now for the rest of the house. =) Time to get crackin!

Framing Mini Quilts

I've framed up some of my mini quilts and am very pleased with how they turned out. I will need to wait for some daylight for decent photos of the rest but I have photos of this one because it's hanging on the wall in my bathroom. =)

I love the dimension in this frame, and no glass to hide the work.

More photos coming of the rest of the framed up mini quilts, and maybe even some photos of my bathroom now that it's all decked out in great artwork. Soon.

On Buying from my Blog

A quick note on making a purchase from my blog. All the work you see pictured is generally for sale here on my blog. The one caveat is that once it is out in a gallery somewhere, it’s a little too late as some of my galleries are pretty far afield. So anything that you see listed is pretty much a week or so from being taken to some gallery or other to meet the local/regional public. So if you see something you’d like, it’s best to contact me right away so your piece doesn’t go away somewhere.

I accept any credit card or even an e-check through PayPal.com and ship using USPS priority mail. On anything glass, insurance will be quoted as part of the shipping cost. If you are interested in something, please send me your zip code along with specific information as to which piece you are talking about and I’ll get a quote on the shipping for you. No “handling fees” or other hidden fees, just pure and simple USPS shipping costs.

If you have questions please leave a comment or email me using the link on my profile page.

It’s Christmas season, help me find good homes for my work this holiday season. We’re grateful for every purchase!