My work will be PUBLISHED!

I have recently been asked to be one of several co-authors of a book, based on my glass wall art. I'm so excited!!! Whooo hooooo!! I will start blogging a little bit about it as I go. I have an art journal, where I try to write down my ideas - so for the book, I've decided to work on a piece that I've been thinking about for a long time. Several years ago, I was inspired by another artist's interpretation of this common theme. The way I am making it, will require 7 glass "tiles". Each tile representing a separate idea but work together as a whole. I will post a snippet of the first tile tomorrow...Stay tuned. Forgive me for being a little vague, if I give the whole idea away, there would be no point to publishing my work in the book!

Some of my lastest Jewels - Pendants - that you can find throughout New Jersey. I will be posting a list of shops/museums (where they can be found) soon !

New Work in Jewelry

All PMC and then patinated. Blinding up close work with my nose 2 inches from the table! :)

Lots of ideas

As days go by, dozens of ideas roll around in my head for future projects in glass or mixed media. I'm really excited about one in particular (at this moment- I have been known to bounce all over) regarding the cultural/societal themes of McMansions, Credit Card debt ratio, and Advertising to the ME generation. I've always loved Marketing and really enjoy a well done commercial, especially if the commercial utilized performance art, visual art etc and well, really, don't they all?! There are several that stand above in concept and excellence. I just discovered a blog called Best Ads Ever- check it out!

While waiting for the kiln to cool down, I'm working on some other projects. Free Radical II. Approximately 12" wide and 6 feet tall. Copper and Recycled Glass....I need to get a better image...

Here is the beginning of my commission for Atlanticare. I am loving it so far, but I need to burn rubber - aaack- it is now 9 panels of transparent glass (two different shades of blue) and spans about 8' wide and 5' high. So this is the tree that the glass will be slumped over......