Category for Glass and Mosaic Art
Rita Dunlavy Rita’s fascination with mosaics came from a need to provide decorative pots for plants sold in her specimen plant nursery in the early 1990’s. Her work has moved through many phases enveloping decorative interior design using ceramic and porcelain tiles to garden furniture and traditional three dimensional sculptures. Her introduction and interest in […]
Jeff & Heather Thompson Glassblowing husband and wife team Jeff & Heather Thompson have been creating sculpture in glass for over 18 years. Their style is based in the traditional Italian method which utilizes a steel pipe to gather liquid hot glass from a crucible furnace. The results are pure magic. Thompson – Blown Glass
Joanie Callen Joanie Callen is a mosaic artist living in Bend Oregon. Her love of color, especially strong saturated colors dominate her work. Fascinated with the mosaic art form, Joanie studied classical mosaics in Ravenna, Italy. The technique learned was the ancient Byzantine method of setting tesserae (pieces of glass) directly into a mortar bed.
Deb Borine Becoming hooked on the art of fusing glass in 2007, Deb not only creates beautiful glass art, but also teaches others the process. Deb creates her work by layering two or more pieces of sheet glass and fusing them into one by firing in a kiln. Colors, textures and patterns are retained by
