fused glass

Took a class in fused glass, made a woven shallow bowl. I liked the colors and made a mandala out of them.

original photo

Glass ball the previous mandala came from.

Sliver Glass

The silver glass is so reflective that you almost don’t see where it is. I like the reflections in the glass highlighted by the purple flowers, the spikeness in the middle is the tips of a spruce bough that was in the edge of the picture. Just liked the different textures in this piece.

Blue Glass

This is Dale Chihuly’s entry piece at the Denver Botanic Gardens. We need some blue coolness here today and for the rest of the week, as it’s going to be in the 90′s all week. Whew! Can someone humm the “Frozen” song?

Red, Blue, Green, Yellow glass

Another of Dale Chihuly glass art pieces, this one called 'Ikebana'. I liked the curvilinear flow that formed in the mandala.

Yellow, Green, Purple Glass

These are the same purple glass spears from a different angle and a different piece of glass at the center. Still from the Chihuly exhibit at the Denver Botanic Gardens. This one has a more airy feeling than the previous mandala.

Chihuly at the gardens

There are wonderful glass pieces at the Denver Botanic Gardens by Dale Chihuly - they will be there all summer. Go see them!

Glass Mandala

I liked the colors in this mandala - it's a picture of several colored glass jars, yellow and blue mostly in this picture.  Perhaps because they are complementary colors it is more pleasing to the eye.  I am doing jewelry experimentation on the side and it almost reminds me of a brooch.  I'm going to do a couple more 6 pointed star mandalas then switch to a series on butterflies.