Deby's Designs Fused Glass Art - 2012 is My Year

I have started the year on a new quest for better and more artistic pieces. I took a class in January with Tanya Viet of AAE Glass ( aaeglass.com ) in Cape Coral Florida which has proven to be the jump start I needed. I have purchased a tile saw and upgraded my kiln to a programmable style and I love it. Everything I have done in the past was just practice for what I am starting to develop now. I look at glass differently and have discovered that there are endless possibilities to what I can create, my imagination and designs are limitless.

So now with my new enthusiasm for my art I will be blogging and bragging more so indulge me it will be a fun and fascinating journey.  

Here is a couple of pics of what I am doing:

Picasso Etched Dichroic Pendant

Scenery in Glass

Etched Dichroic Tree Pendant

Fusible Paint Heart Pendant

 New items posted weekly, please enjoy - I do!
Deby

Interest in Deby's Designs is Rising!!

Even though a show may not go as well as hoped there are always contacts to make. At just about every show I have done someone has approached me for another show or to sell in their shop. This past weekend was no exception, actually I got one of each! Vanity Lab ( http://www.vanitylab.com/ ) in Westlake, OH has shown an interest in selling my items in their salon, I have a meeting on Monday. And in the fall Grand Pacific Junction ( grandpacificjunction.com ) in Olmsted Falls is planning a Shop Hop the first weekend in October. I am hoping to be set up in Odd Fellas Cafe on Columbia Rd. for this event, more info to follow.

I also just got the nod for the 21st Annual Basket of Treasurers ( http://www.westlakejuniorwomensclub.com/ ) craft show on November 13th in Westlake, OH at the Westlake High School from 9:30-4.

Since I have so many pet related items I am planning on doing the Brooklyn Animal Shelter ( http://www.brooklynshelter.org/ ) event located at the Brooklyn High School in Brooklyn, OH on December 4th.

Still working on my "Expressive Glass" line, last night I made butterflies and lady bugs!

Make it a Great Day!
Deby

Creating More Glass Everyday - Decals Rule!

I decided to start creating a new line of "Expressive Glass". This is done with decals in black, sepia or 22k gold. I am making fused glass (wikipedia.org/wiki/Fused_glass) pendants with Chinese characters, dragonflies, sea scapes, critters and verbage. Most of these will be for sale at the shops that I currently sell my pieces in (see yeaterdays blog). The decals are actually fused into the glass and are like a temporary tattoo that are soaked in water and placed on the glass before they are fused in a kiln. I typically use regular opalescent glass but sometimes I incorporate the dichroic (2 color) pattern glass (wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichroic_glass).

Do What You Love - Love What You DO!!

Deby