Sara Sally Le Grand -Part II

Here's Part II on my Sara Sally La Grand class - can't believe it's been two weeks ago!

The way our class was set up, there were two parts - the first day was lampwork - learning how to make the components for the final pieces we were making. I did that on Friday, then on Sunday we all came back to learn how to assemble everything.

That gave me Friday night and all day Saturday be the over-achiever and make lots of parts

I decided to focus on a color scheme to cut down on my design issues when the time came. It turned out to be a very dramatic one - red, white and black.

So here is my "final" for the class. The picture on the left shows how it was designed to be worn...

But is was pointed out that if you turned it to the side, it looks like a carnal mask!

I have a great time playing with the shapes and forms. This is definitely not a piece to wear in a "hugging" situation.

I want to figure a way to display this in a shadow box so it can be enjoyed when it's not being worn.

Have been asked about the size, 6 inches from point to point.  Not for the faint of heart...

Class with Sara Sally Le Grand

Last week - and it's hard to believe it's been that long ago - I took a fantastic class with Sara Sally Le Grand.

I came away so inspired - more ideas than I can fabricate any time soon.

Sara is a wonderful instructor, full of information and more than willing to share with us. And the way her class was set up, we actually had time to work on making pieces. And she was available to help if you had a question or a problem.


I love her work - it's so organic not just the color but the shapes.

Here's the piece I bought from her -

There were so many wonderful pieces it was difficult to choose.  The title of this piece is
"Louie Batton". She made it in honor of a bat that was in the convention center in Louisville at the "ISGB Gathering "conference last year.

Too bad you can't see the bat wings in this picture.

In my next entry, I'll post my piece - maybe even PIECES!

New piece of work

I continue to explore working with my glass flowers, leaves and pods. Am taking a class with Sara Sally Le Grand this week and hope I have something worth showing from there. 

I am hoping it will allow me to "take off" in some different directions.

It takes time for lessons learned in a class to stop looking like you took so-and-so's class and the techniques become your own. I am looking forward to that journey.

But in the meantime, here is one of my "big honkin'"floral pieces.  It has a sunny feeling about it.

I was inspired by some of the gardens we would stumble upon while wandering the neighborhoods of Murano, Italy. 

Unfortunately, I can't find the picture I was looking for, but the garden was at the rear of the house and it faced the pathway we would sometimes take.

Since I couldn't find that picture, I am adding one of grapes growing outside of one of the glass studios we visited.

These colors inspired the piece in the post below which I refer to as "Autun>"


Both pieces are available at Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale, MI.