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I’ve been busy moving and setting up a new, and much smaller, studio in our new home. But here are some new vessels I’ve created. I’m calling these…
I have recently finished my first project in a new technique – pressed glass. Here, I’m creating unique patterns in multiple layers of glass that are fired at…
Now, this is my idea of gardening. These 10″ and 12″ glass flowers are blooming in my garden, at the entrance to our home, and inside as well. …
After a month of ennui, these two glass tapestry pieces, got me back in the studio. The amount of detail, the complication of the designs, and the need…
I’m so delighted to have three pieces accepted to the 2020 Open Juried Art Show of the Thousand Oaks Art Association. The show runs from February 4th to…
It’s that time of year again! Hope you can join us for our annual Open House.
I have packed these three pieces to take to Burbank for a show that will run the month of September. It’s a show being mounted by the Thousand…
Pleased to be having several pieces in a show sponsored by the Thousand Oaks Art Association in cooperation with Burbank’s Creative Arts Center/Gallery, and especially pleased to have…
The third in my series – HINENI. As I Holocaust Survivor, I am using my art to express my growing anxiety at watching refugees and new immigrants being…
When I saw this first image of a black hole in space, and I knew right away that I had to translate it into glass and, now that…
I am so pleased to have my work included in the 2019 California Open Exhibition at the TAG Gallery during the month of August. It’s truly an honor…
Now, here are some flowers for your garden or table that are truly maintenance free – no watering, no fertilizing, no pest problems. This one is 18″ long…
Are these magic or are they fused glass art – both! The wine bottle is held in perfect balance, seemingly suspended in mid-air, while depicting a landscape done…
“BROKEN…A HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL IN FUSED GLASS” is a multimedia project consisting of six annotated glass panels, an oral history by my Mother, Rose Horowitz for the Shoah Project,…
For the past few years I have devoted myself to creating a project that tells my story as a Holocaust Survivor and memorializes the lives of my parents,…
These lovely new bowls and platters could be the beginning of a new series of floral tableware. It’s a complicated and time-consuming process but I love the resulting…
I’m thrilled to be honored as “A Woman of Valor” by the Jewish Federation and Family Service of Ventura County for my work on the project I have…
On October 28th, The Ventura County Jewish Film Festival will be hosting the premiere showing of my fused glass project called “BROKEN: A HOLOCAUST PROJECT IN FUSED GLASS”. …
When the Santa Paula Art Museum asked for artists’ submission for a show called “The Wall” in order to explore the nature of boundaries and walls, I was…
Join us on June 9th, at Studio Channel Islands, to celebrate the amazing women in Shannon Hogan-Cohen’s newly published book S.H.E. Share, Heal, Empower and to meet the…
I finally got around to doing a fused glass box, and I’m so happy with the results. It’s a fairly complicated process but rewarding when the results are…
I’m ready to schedule a new round of beginning classes in June. These are 3 hour classes, with only 4 students and they fill quickly. We always have…
Here it is – my new glass cami. It’s been a journey creating this woven piece and working out how to best display it. But I’m thrilled with…
I’m so pleased that my Garden Art “Full Spectrum” is to be featured in the upcoming spring catalog from Delphi Glass, a supplier of material and equipment to…
As many of you know, Ventura County, our home for the past 45 years, has suffered catastrophic damage from multiple fires in December. Many of our friends and…
I’ve been very busy getting ready for our annual Studio Open House and Holiday Sale. We’ve extended to 3 days this year so we can enjoy more time…
What fun! A four day class in Phoenix with a teacher I’ve been wanting to meet for a long time – Lisa Becker – at the Milkweed Arts…
I’m thrilled that three of my pieces were accepted into the upcoming show at Studio Channel Islands in Camarillo. I know it will be a beautifully curated show…
I’m so pleased with my show at Fox Fine Jewelry in Ventura. Three of my pieces have sold so far and the show will still be running until…
I’m very excited about my upcoming show at Fox Fine Jewelry in Ventura. The show, titled “No Boundaries” has led me to an exploration of abstract art in…
Latest portrait for a lovely couple! I can’t wait to see their response when they pick it up! Doing these special portraits always makes me happy!
Love this new garden piece – a 10″ circle of glass that will change color as the sun travels across the sky, and a sweet hummingbird and dragonfly…
I’m so excited about my next show – coming up in May at Fox Fine Jewelry in Ventura. I’ve been working on so many new pieces and really…
Wonderful surprise today! Two of my pieces were selected to appear in the hard cover edition of ArtQuench Magazine, Creative Masters III. Second consecutive year for being selected…
I had a wonderful time playing with drop rings this weekend, and came home with these charming pieces. Definitely more to come!
Fantastic show starting today – the 2017 Open Juried Show, by the Thousand Oaks Art Association. I worked bring-in yesterday and saw many gorgeous works, making me so…
I have just finished mounting these three new works: color studies of a Picasso drawing using enamels, glass powders, and ground glass. Each of the 8 x 8…
I’ve planned some exciting new studio classes for January! On January 25th, we’ll have another beginner class to give you a taste of this amazing art form, and…
This is just out of the kiln and still a bit warm, but I wanted to share it as soon as possible. It’s a 17 x 21″ piece…
The response to my Hineni pendants and door signs was truly amazing, and this week I will be sending a donation, well over $1,000 to Planned Parenthood. Thank…
I am so grateful for the amazing turnout for our annual Studio Open House, which was held on December 2nd and 3rd. We had a wonderful time visiting…
I walked past this bowl a few minutes ago and was blown away by what the sun was doing to it. Then I moved it to two other…
It’s that time of year again. I’ve been busy setting everything up for my annual Open House. The Art is all hung, sculptures installed, and now I…
This just out of the kiln – a 17″ circle of red glory! Ready for mounting as a garden piece, but it would be equally fabulous in front…
I’ve had such beautiful response to my Heneni pendants that made just a few more this weekend . These are the last ones I can made now because…
After our recent election, feelings of fear, loss, and helplessness left me completely without inspiration to create new works, but the idea of “HINENI” has begun to bring…
Here’s my latest menorah – glass formed in the kiln – all mounted and ready for candles.
May I present – Her Majesty and her Ladies in Waiting! The three lovelies are framed and ready to go out to her audience – one of my…
My first post on the new website – yeah! These 3 lovely ladies in waiting are sporting their beautiful robes and showing off their stunning coiffures! They will…
My new website for fuzionbyfrances.com is live now, thanks to the creativity and hard work of my darling sister, Molly Morris in Toronto. It should be so much…
Here are two new lovely ladies I recently finished. The “Dancer” is self-explanatory, I thing – just an expression of pure joy! The lovely lady with the…
I’m thrilled to have 3 pieces in the current show at the Faulkner Gallery in Santa Barbara, and to be one of the 23 artists whose works are…
Let me use your favorite photo to create a lasting work of art. Photos are permanently fused in glass – no fading or wearing!
I’m so pleased that this work has been accepted into the THOUSAND OAKS ART ASSOCIATION 2016 OPEN JURIED SHOW, from Feb. 1st through Feb. 27th at the Thousand…
What a wonderful time we had in the Beginning Fusing class in my studio yesterday. Having four enthusiastic students to share my passion is so exciting for me!…
Another new abstract sculpture completed and mounted. The “melts” are so exciting to do – always full of surprises and presenting challenges. I guess that’s why I keep…
What fun I had making this piece – yes, it was actually made as one piece, which I cut into two for the sake of stability. Either part…
I’m excited to have had two pieces accepted into the show starting next week at Community Memorial Hospital. The show, entitled CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ will run through April 10th….
I’m thrilled to start 2016 by having three pieces accepted to the Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild annual show, entitled “+SPACE” at the Faulkner Gallery in Santa Barbara. The…
It’s that time of year again – we’re gearing up for our Studio Open House and Holiday Sale on December 11, 12, and 13th. It’s been a very…
I’m thrilled to have had my work accepted into the Abstract Art Collective, a group of extremely talented artists in Santa Barbara. There will be some exciting shows…
These two new pieces are based on a photograph taken by my husband, Ed during a recent trip to Crescent City, California. I had the photos made into…
I’m thrilled that these two works have been selected for “Autumn Colors”, a new show at Community Memorial Hospital, Ventura, from October 4th, 2015 until January 10,…
I’d like to let all you know about a glass workshop I’m teaching in Santa Barbara in August. It’s a 3 day workshop at the beginner / intermediate…
I’ve completed 3 pieces in my Daydream series now and they are so exciting for me because they are such a departure from my comfort zone. I want…
This 17 x 20″ piece just came out of the kiln – still a bit warm, but couldn’t wait to share! It’s a new direction for me, but…
I have 5 entries accepted into the 17th Annual Collage, Digital & Mixed Media Juried Online International Art Exhibition, hosted by UpstreamPeopleGallery. It’s a world-wide competition and debuts on line…
I just finished the long process of making my first drinking vessel, and now, of course, my husband wants a whole set, and wouldn’t they be beautiful? Or…
I’ve been playing with “melting” glass lately and the results are fascinating. After melting the glass, I’ve placed each piece in a plexiglass “tray”, added more bits of…
What a wonderful and gratifying week. First I heard that the largest piece I’ve done to date, Spectral Harmony, has been sold and installed in the offices of…
Two new pieces recently completed – “Somis Sunset” is a 12 x 24 wall hung panel and “Earth Panel” is 12 x 36.
I’m very pleased that one of my pieces has been selected for a show at the Orange County Creatives Gallery, at: 761 S Coast Hwy Laguna Beach, CA…
“BIRTH OF A PLANET” has been accepted into a show at the Orange County Creatives Gallery in Laguna Beach. The show runs from March 3 to March 27,…
This piece “Festivo” which I completed for the Ventura Music Festival last May was just featured on the cover of the latest Delphi Glass Customer Appreciation flyer. Three…
NEBULA PLATTER #8
I love it when these “bubble” bowls turn out so perfectly, with all the little bubbles lined up in neat rows – I guess it suits my slightly…
