Marigold Bowl

Marigold Bowl

 

I am loving working with frit again and playing with the color mix.  This is a 16″ bowl all done with crushed glass (frit) on a clear base.

Commission completed!!! YEA!

I just finished a sculpture I have been working on since April. A big commission for Que Bueno, a restaurant at Denver International Airport, terminal B. Please check it out next time you are flying somewhere. This piece was 80 square feet of 1″thick glass supported in a stainless steel frame. Much fun but I am glad it is finished. Just saw it installed and got a few pictures with many patrons present. I guess the airport never closes as this was at 9 in the morning.

Time for a new FUSED GLASS CLASS

 

What you need to know to create fun, beautiful objects in glass!
This is the perfect class for those who want a refresher course or for the complete beginner. It will be a hands-on intensive class that will cover the basics of fusing and slumping, including kiln and mold preparation, glass selection, project design, firing schedules, annealing, and compatibility testing.
We will make an 8″ two layered project using frit, stringer, paint, and mica.

Saturday, March 16 10:00-4:00 & Sunday, March 27 –10:00-1:00 Another weekend will be added if needed.
My studio outside Lyons, CO
(map sent when you sign up)
Bring a lunch and any preferred tools I will have tea and snacks
$195 (payable at sign up, can be refunded if class fills from waitlist)
Materials are included
Class size limited to 4 so sign up early but another weekend could be added with enough interest.

Leave a message on my contact page for more info and how to sign up.
check my website for more info www.glassponydesigns.com

2010 in review

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is doing awesome!.

Crunchy numbers

A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 1,300 times in 2010. That’s about 3 full 747s.

In 2010, there were 6 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 33 posts. There were 7 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 1mb.

The busiest day of the year was September 15th with 69 views. The most popular post that day was Garnet River.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were glassponydesigns.com, glassart.wordpress.com, morganica.com, warmglass.com, and mail.live.com.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for native american symbols, the cutest puppy in the whole world, native turtle, world’s cutest puppy, and native american symbols and meanings.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

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Garnet River August 2010
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The cutest puppy in the whole world!! April 2009
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About ROBIN & HER STUFF October 2007
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A Recent Opening October 2008

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Winter Fused Glass Workshop February 2010

Gallery Window time again…

Here it is that time again.  Seems like I just did this yesterday.  Maybe if I posted more often I wouldn’t feel that way.  But, I really like the way the window looks this year, somewhat more tied together.  Lots of leaves.  After the opening I will add a pic of it.

 

Amber River & leaves – 16″ d - kilnworked glass 

Forest Illusion – mixed media painting – 24x24x2 

Aspen Mandala – mixed media painting – 12x12x2

Garnet River

This is a new large bowl, originally ment to be a sink, but the customer changed her mind.  It is 17″ across and about 6″ deep and very red…I loved taking this pic outdoors on a red sandstone slab that reflected the red in the piece well.  Red is not a color that I use very much and after this I may include it in my palette.  It is always interesting to go a new direction and see what happens.

Foxes & Art..

Foxes & Art…

This guy showed up at a sculpture I created that is in the yard of some folks in Longmont who love art. He must like art too! Unfortunately in last weeks wind storm this piece was blown over and broken.

Kitty prints

Walked Mija up the road the other day and all the way up the drive followed these prints. 

Sneaking in for a close look.

The new snow was so light you could see the fur prints around the foot if you looked closely.  Too wonderful I had to go back to get the camera.  I love it when I see visable proof that the neighborhood critters are as interested in me as I am in them.

Winter Fused Glass Workshop

Once a year I hold a workshop in my studio in Lyons, Colorado.  The best time for me is the winter as things are a bit quieter.  This year it will be the weekend of March 13 & 14 from 9:30 – 4:30 on Saturday and 9:30 – 1 on Sunday.  

This is the perfect class for those who want a refresher course or for the complete beginner. It will be a hands-on intensive class that will cover the basics of fusing and slumping, including kiln and mold preparation, glass selection, project design, firing schedules, annealing, and compatibility testing.  

We will make an 8″ two layered project (a plate of a hanging piece) using frit, stringer, paint, mica’s and inlays.

 If you want more info or to sign up please contact me at robin@glassponydesigns.com