We hear you! You love our artwork and want something practical you can use! That's why we are excited to announce our new Limited Edition Collections, practical art-ware that can be used for everyday meals or special occasions, and enjoyed as art when not in use. Our 2019 Limited Edition Collections include: Botanical Our Botanical Collection includes handmade fused glass pieces made using the Fossil Vitrea technique that combines actual plant materials with glass. This Colle

We had the pleasure of working with Pâte de Verre, one of the earliest glass-making techniques in the world. It was also one of the messiest (and most fun) techniques we ever tried. The Corning Museum of Glass writes...​​ "The term (Pâte de Verre) means "glass paste" in French and refers to a casting technique for making objects by grinding glass into a fine powder, adding a binder to create a paste, and adding a fluxing medium to facilitate melting. The paste is brushed or t

Exciting news! Blazing Star Arts is now the proud owner of a vitrograph kiln, a kiln where glass flows out of the bottom of the furnace where it can be manipulated. So, what does that mean and how does it work? A pot of glass pieces is place inside the Vitrograph and fired to around 1700 degrees. This is done slowly so the glass melts evenly. Once molten, we use pliers or our hands, covered in heat proof gloves, to pull the glass down into different thicknesses and lengths of

I had the pleasure of working with my friend Fred Buxton at Raining Sunshine Studios recently. He helped me refine our approach to landscapes with depth, and I taught him how to do fossil vitrea (using plants in glass). It was hard not to be inspired by the amazing view outside the windows of his studio - towering trees, stunning flowers, singing birds, breezes creating whispers in the woods, and gorgeous, sunny skies of Washington. I kept remembering a verse from a song I kn

This month I had the opportunity to take a class from Richard LaLonde, a pioneering fused glass artist who taught at the renowned Pilchuck School in 1985 and who created the Liquid Glass Line technique. It was an amazing experience in part because of his knowledge and skill, and in part because the class included work with steel, aluminum, glass, wood, Liquid Glass Line, and pastels. Essentially, I created every element of this two-sided rattle (when you hold it and shake, it

We are delighted to announce that three art glass pieces created by Blazing Start Arts' own Bonnie Quintanilla have been accepted into the "Anything Goes" Competitive Art Show. This juried show is sponsored by the Ventura County Arts Council. The show runs through May 22 at the Atrium Gallery, located in the Hall of Administration at the Ventura County Government Center complex, 800 S. Victoria Ave.Ventura, Calif. 93009-1940. The featured pieces are Midnight Aspen, Reflection

The spring show season is here and we have a busy schedule of events. We hope you'll come see us at one or all of them as we will have new work at each show! The Band Street Faire Fundraiser for Newbury Park High School Music Department April 28th 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Newbury Park High School 456 Reino Road, Newbury Park, CA 91320 Free Admission 49th Annual Studio City Rotary Art Show Saturday May 12, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday May 13, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Moorpark P

What an appropriate name for this lovely artwork we created for a very special lady. The commissioned piece was designed to look like our client, complete with red hair and a joyous approach to living. The artwork took several weeks, hours of handwork, and multiple firings. The skirt was created from hand-cut pieces of transparent and opaque glass. The fisrt layer was fired onto clear, a second layer was added and the entire skirt was fused to the overall piece. To create th