Meet Charlotte Barnard

Meet Charlotte Barnard

Spotlight on Charlotte Barnard I guess my journey to lampworking started as a little kid in Los Angeles in the 60s. My parents frequently took us to Olvera Street for lunch at Felipe’s and left me to watch the flameworker make lace carousels, tiny animals and delicate...
Robin Schultes – 3 Tiered Cake!

Robin Schultes – 3 Tiered Cake!

An Evening with Robin Schultes Three Tiered Cake Thursday, August 18, 2022 Robin Schultes has been playing with Glass for almost 30 years, and taught both glass blowing and flameworking for 13 years at the Toledo Museum of Art. She is co-creator of the YouTube channel...
Challenge #28 – Bugs & Bees

Challenge #28 – Bugs & Bees

Ongoing Challenge #28 Bugs & Bees By Janie Jones A bee or any other kind of bug could be added to a countless number of glass surfaces – make an inchworm, or a butterfly. Try a fly on a piece of pie (eww); a ladybug on a mushroom cap; or make a pair of...
Tech Tuesday – Donna Felkner

Tech Tuesday – Donna Felkner

Donna Felkner, of CGBeads graphite rollers and presses, will be our guest for this Tech Tuesday. She will show us how to make and use a spreading twistie from her twisted design beads, and how to adapt it to our own styles of bead making. Donna has been busy in the...
Space, Pliers & Graphite Spray

Space, Pliers & Graphite Spray

We have a few more tips that may be just what you need to make your lampwork experience a little easier! For more workspace, especially in a small studio, add some hardibacker raised up on bricks. I store markers, etc. under for easy access, hot rods on top. Great...