Desert Flower

I am happy to announce Desert Flower is finally complete. It’s a big one! Desert Flower 2017 Hand-rolled stained glass, rutilated quartz & orchid calcite 48″x 72″ (6 panels/each 24″x24″) Rutilated quartz was called “fleches d’amour,” or Cupid’s Darts, because of the small golden rods within that sparkle like beams of light. This piece helps…

Desert Flower: Work in Progress

Desert Sunrise has been an experiment. I broke out of my comfort zone with this one! This is the largest piece I have ever worked on. Desert Sunrise is six panels and each one is about 24 x 24 inches square. The colors are very bright, and the combination isn’t an arrangement I would normally…

Beach Ripple

Beach Ripple is finally framed and for sale at Studio E Gallery. Beach Ripple 2017 Hand-rolled stained glass, apophyllite, blue onyx, lithium quartz & quartz points 40”x60” (3 Panel/each 40″x20″) Apophyllite and onyx date back to Greece. Apophyllite comes from “apo” meaning “off” and “phyllon” meaning “leaf.” The combination means to leaf off or flake…

Beach Ripple

Beach Ripple is almost complete! It is my first 3-panel triptych and each section will be framed. This piece should be ready in about a week!

Spring Lotus

  I am happy to announce that my piece Spring Lotus has sold!  

Spring Lotus

  Spring Lotus is finally completed and on display at the gallery! I decided to change the center stone from a quartz to an amethyst druzy cluster. The color seemed to work better with the glass, and nicely represent clumped pollen in the center of a flower. This piece has a combination of amethyst, pink opal, pink…

Spring Lotus in Progress

I am pleased to finally announce that Spring Lotus is almost finished! This work from start to finish has taken me an extra two months to complete. Spring Lotus’s design is a lot more complex and contained a bunch of extra small round pieces. Round glass pieces are the most time consuming to create! This…

Midnight Waltz

                        This piece was a challenge with all of the curved-cut pieces! I am happy to announce that this piece is almost completed!  

Seaweed & Pods

The images here are progress shots for my piece, Seaweed & Pods. All of the stones have been glued down, and all of the glass has been cut and grinded. The image on the right is of me working late one night. Each glass piece needs to be washed in vinegar and then rinsed in…