More new goodies

Just listed some new

fused glass items.

I've been working on some items to get ready for all the spring craft shows.

Check out this new rings and earrings

Grand Opening of Art Box Creations

New shop just opened. Focusing mainly on ART GLASS and JEWELRY. Free give with all orders. I'm working on a lot of new creations and will be adding many new items in 2010.

Have a great day all and love to see you visit my shop. http://artboxcreations.etsy.com

Falling Leaves Art the process

Thought I'll show the process on my latest piece of Glass Art. This one is titled "Falling Leaves"

I've always loved trees and since fall is here I wanted to capture a tree with fall colors...

First step is to glue 2 10" pieces of fusible 90 coe glass together, then by cutting glass pieces in various sizes I begin to layout the structure of the the tree, trunk, branches and the finally the leaves. After cutting all the pieces it is like putting a puzzle together. Then each piece is tacked on the base plate with a dot of glue finally it is ready for the kiln. I never know what I will find when working with glass. It is not an exact science, so it is always a surprise how the final piece turns out. This particular project the circuit breaker kick off and I had to re-fire the whole project. So here are some photos from beginning to end...