January's Newest Critters

Yes, I've been remiss in updating you folks of our progress for a few weeks, so below are my latest new creations that are also listed in my ArtFire studio:  First, my newest mint green sea turtle, with my favorite color theme and lovely frit added to his flippers.  Then, a detailed glass cat pendant complete with little pink nose, and finally a new butterfly, since my customers love the butterflies :)

Of course my turtles are probably one of the most fun things to make, but it's good to have the challenge of trying to make a cat that isn't obese (hard to do when your models are pretty chubby!), and a butterfly with antennae that curve just-so.  More updates later, I promise!

Mint Green Implosion Sea Turtle Pendant

Black Cat Glass Pendant

Red/Amber/Cream/Purple Striped Wing Butterfly Pendant

Sunday Show Off for December 19, 2010

Happy Sunday!  Well, today I wanted to show off something I am proud of, because these were made by my current glass student.  She had a part in most of these, and the wreath was what I made for her when she was going to town making all these trees.  We make something different each lesson, and though we were not planning on making Christmas trees that day, our short session, the last one for this year, was well spent making these adorable trees.  We had a few that didn't make it into this shot, but that's OK, these are the best! I am very proud of her, and wanted to share these with you guys. 

Glass trees and wreath from a recent flamework lesson

We have a good time every lesson, and she is a truly kind and pleasant person to be around.  I enjoy teaching her, and am fortunate to know her too.  Thanks for sharing this glass pride with me, and I'll see you later in the week, to stop by and say Merry Christmas!!!

Sunday Show-Off for December 12, 2010

I know, I've been offline a lot this holiday season so far.  We have a lot of shows during this time of year, and this is the first day I've actually gotten a full night's sleep! :) Yay for sleep!  Anyhow, no show today, so I'll be able to catch up on my blogging, laundry, reading, and of course, more glasswork for this week's shows.  In the midst of our busy show schedule, I had a challenging custom order for a set of green tree frogs. A nice customer sent me a photo of a tree frog and asked if it was possible to represent the little fella in glass.  Well, after some sufficient planning and practice, she was able to pick them up from our booth Friday, and here's my last-minute photo:

Yes, I'm pretty happy with how they turned out, and they are HARD to make!  She was just ecstatic about them, and said they turned out so much better than she'd imagined was possible.  I love that kind of feedback, so I wanted to share it with you guys.  Have a great Sunday, and thanks for stopping in!

Fire Divas Glass Bead Challenge for November: Christmas/Hanukkah!

The talented group of glass artists I belong to, the Fire Divas, are having their November Bead challenge! This month's theme is Christmas / Hanukkah, and we have many beautiful glass bead entries. You can browse them all below, then vote for your favorite over on the Fire Divas Blog - on the right side of the page!

Entry 1
Entry 2
Entry 3
Entry 4
Entry 5
Entry 6
Entry 7
Entry 8
Entry 9


Make sure you vote for your favorite Hanukkah/Christmas glass bead, then check out the rest of the Fire Divas blog for tons of glass goodies and photos.  Thanks!

Sunday Show-Off: New Animals!

Last week it was symbols, this week it's all about the new animals popping out of our studio.  First up, we have my fabulous Thanksgiving Turkey, and he's my current favorite glass critter!

Thanksgiving Turkey Sculpture!

Now, my new monkey pendant!

Brown Monkey Pendant

 And lastly, my first panda pendant!

Panda Bear Pendant

Thanks for visiting this week to see my new animals!

Sunday Show-Off for 11/07/10: New Symbols!

I've been working on developing our Series offerings, and today's showing-off features my newest symbol glass art:

This is a beige-tipped cross pendant in my classic chess-style.  I like to make different colors, but this is my favorite style for making crosses :).

This was a custom request for an Eastern Star, and it came out great!  The bottom is white but this photo doesn't do it justice.

I work with several nurses, so am inspired to make winged Asclepius pendants!  See below for the Asclepius attached to the Star of Life for the EMS Symbol.

Paul made these!  Difficult custom requests pose an interesting challenge.  He did a great job, as this is fine detail work for the laces...

The Star of Life EMS Symbol pendant!  My favorite of the lot here, this is a field near and dear to my heart.  I have loads of respect for the courageous folks who help our sickest, most injured citizens each and every day.  Kudos!

Symbols: Express your messages however you like, but glass is the classiest :)

Saturday Show Off: Mint Green Red Eyed Tree Frog and Grey Elephant Pendant!

Mint Green Red Eyed Tree Frog, originally uploaded by glassbypatrice.

Mint green body, orange feet, blue thighs, yellow and black accents on his sides, and red eyes make him one of my most complex frogs yet. He's a test frog for a custom order I'm working on, and I'm uber-proud of him so far :) Paul suggested I make the feet separately and attach them on after the body is done, so I may try that on the next one.

Also new on the block: this Grey Elephant Pendant

He's a sculpture and a pendant!  I love making pendant animals that can stand on their own, it really helps show them off at our Farmer's Market booth :)