Fused Glass Tile

A couple of weeks ago, there was a lovely event up in Palmer called "Who Let the Girls Out".  There were activities and special things going on all over town.  While at Half Moon Creek delivering some new earrings, I decided to take advantage of their offer to make a fused glass tile.  The upstairs studio was full of people and cute kids making tiles.

All manner of glass in a rainbow of colors was available to use on our tiles: shards, chips, stringers and small bits (not the right name, but you get the idea).  All we had to do was arrange some glass on the clear tile and they did the fusing for us.  Here's what I made:

I love the way it turned out.  Pretty cute, huh?  I think I'll hang it in the window in my studio.

First Friday

This past Friday evening Rick and I went into Anchorage for the First Friday art openings. To be quite honest, we only went to one opening. We went to Half Moon Creek Gallery specifically to see our friend Cindy Shake's newest creations in metal art.

Once again, Cindy has amazed us with her artistic sensibilities and whimsical designs. Her HUGE praying mantis was sold by the time we arrived, which was only 1/2 hour after opening! Rick got a kick out of the grasshopper and I'm entranced by the hostas and sunflowers. You can see photos of some of these items on Cindy's blog.

Of course, I still love the piece I purchased at Half Moon Creek during their grand opening 7 years ago. So much of the art in my home is sea-themed and this sculpture by Cindy fits in perfectly. It also appears to have been created just for that spot above our 2 large windows, doesn't it? It's 11' long and features fish, starfish, shells and sea glass.






(Whatever setting I had on my camera totally whited out my windows and skylight, which have no shades or curtains at all. It's actually quite green out there!)