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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…
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…
“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,…
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…
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…
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’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.
“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…
This new bowl is still warm from the kiln. I love the open weave and all the beautiful blue and purple tones. It’s already listed on the fine…
This lovely cast piece is ready for my Studio Open House this weekend. Couldn’t resist sharing it with you!
This just out of the kiln! It’s an example of the work we’ll be doing in a weekend fused glass workshop I’ll be doing at Santa Barbara City…
I just finished hanging 4 of my Homage Series in a grouping on one of my red walls in my home / gallery, and what a grouping that…
SPECTRAL HARMONY is a an expression of the strength that can result when a myriad of diverse elements exist in harmony. The work contains over 450 hand cut pieces, …
Good news from several fronts this month as my work has received recognition from varied sources. First, I’m thrilled to have had 3 of my works accepted to…
Arrived home from a week away to find this beauty waiting for me. I created the glass, sliced it and composed it into a thick slab, and then…
I’m thrilled to have my beautiful “Buniq” selected for the “Real People, 2014” show in the Chicago Area and I sent her on her way this afternoon. As…
I have just added 4 interesting new pieces for sale – 3 new bowls and a Hanukkah menorah! Do take a look – I hope you like them…
I’m so pleased that three of my works, “Festivo”, “Homage to the Village” and “Omega Nebula” have been selected for the “16th Annual All Media Juried Online International Art Exhibition”. The…
First, I learned today that I have been accepted as an artist member to the Los Angeles Art Association! It’s hard for me to believe that 10 years…
How exciting! My work was selected in the 16th Annual Contemporary Art Juried Online International Art Exhibition. Upstream People Gallery celebrates this month the “16th Annual Contemporary Art International”…
Introducing “Once in a Blue Moon” and “Venus”. I’ve been waiting to unveil these two new pieces until the custom stands I had made for each of them…
I’ve finished two new pieces to add to my “Cosmos” Series and each piece I finish is more exciting to me than the last. Having just sold 3…
What an exciting Sunday afternoon I had sharing my passion for fused glass with a fabulous group from Santa Barbara Planned Parenthood. They were a bright, charming, and…
My new 20″ platter, dichroic and dazzling, I think!
Here are two new pieces in my Cosmos Series – the Helix Nebula and the Omega Nebula. I’m just finishing another one as well, but wait till it’s…
Here’s the latest in my fireglass series. These bowls are made of recycled, tempered glass, fused and slumped to create these amazing pieces. They are all thick and…
Just took this latest in my Starfire series out of the kiln and had to share it immediately. It’s a lovely, large bowl, finished on the inside and…
Meet “Gemma”! She’s a 20″ fused glass sculpture, created for the Casa Pacifica Angels, and will be presented at our Annual Luncheon on May 8th. She was inspired…
I have finished two new pieces I wanted to share with you. HELIX NEBULA is the second in my series “COSMOS”, all done with powders and ground glass….
I’ve been inspired, by an astronomy class I’m taking at Osher Life Long Learning Institute from Dr. Jerry Clifford, by the beauty of the Cosmos. I’m planning to…
Trying my hand at some mask projects and this is my first. It’s a two sided mask, very thick glass, hollow in the middle, and mounted on black…
I’ve just finished photographing two new pieces: the last of my HOMAGE #8, HELENA, in which I’ve interpreted eight of Picasso’s ladies as fused glass art, and BUTTERFLY…
Is it fabric? Is it glass? I just finished this new piece of woven glass and I’m excited to do more. This is about 14 x 18″ and…
Exciting news – and a very welcome break from the hard work of putting away all my work from my recent studio open house. Yes, all the hard…
Almost ready – everything is hung and displays are finished for my annual studio open house this weekend, December 6, 7, and 8th. I’m always a bit overwhelmed…
Two exciting pieces of news this afternoon. My “Jordan River” was awarded Special Recognition in Artquenchgallery.com in their recent “Haunted” competition. And….I have been accepted as a resident…
Great news yesterday! My work has been selected to be included in “Art Buzz, the 2014 Collection”, where I have been awarded First Prize in Fused Glass 2D….
Four of my pieces have been accepted into the on-line gallery, Artquench.com with a “Special Recognition” award. The pieces are two of my Homage Series: Adara and Freda, as…
Just received 2 new vessels that I had sent to master glassblower, Ryan Staub to finish for me. I do love this medium – I create the slab…
Meet “Gilla”, the 7th in my Picasso series. Just finished applying enamels this afternoon and she’s ready to frame. “Gilla” translates from Hebrew as “Joy”, and isn’t she…
This latest piece is based on a photograph given to me by a guest at one of my demo-lectures who is moving away from the area but wants…
Just finished the sixth in my Homage Series. So far, two of my lovely ladies have left home with new owners and I realized that I miss them…
I learned today that HOMAGE #2 was selected as a winner in the 7th 2013 Showcase competition sponsored by ARTslanT Magazine, an online artist showcase. I’m thrilled to have this…
Just finished my new piece in my Homage Series. These are so exciting to create, truly pushing me to extend what I can do with fused glass. This…
This morning three of my works made their debut on the 13th Annual All Media Juried Online International Art Exhibition. (That’s a mouthful, I know). You can see…
More good news! I learned today that I had three (count them, 3) pieces selected for the 13th Annual All Media Juried Online International Art Exhibition. The exhibition…
July 16, 2013 I’m thrilled that my “Butterfly” was accepted in a show being mounted by the Northwest Area Arts Council in Illinois. There were over 600 submissions…
Two of these 20″ tall vessels were made for my daughter, Cheri and her husband, Adam to incorporate shards from the glass that Adam broke during their recent…
I’ve just returned from an amazing class with Patty Grey, where I learned the techniques involved in making glass panels appropriate for “rolling up” and blowing into vessels….
This is one of a pair of light sconces I just completed for a client. The photo can’t begin to describe them, but I think they’ll be a…