Northstar Glassworks has awarded glass grants to ten students of the John Burton Program.  Northstar makes borosilicate glass in various forms including rods, frits (small chips in varying sizes), and powders.  I use Northstar glass for most of my work. 

Paul Stankard is the founder of the John Burton Program, an online self-study educational program for flameworkers. 

I am fortunate to be a student in Paul Stankard’s seminar and one of the Northstar grant recipients.   Each grantee will receive $250 worth of Northstar glass.  I have ordered $250 worth of Blue Thunder rod.   Blue Thunder is a beautiful blue with streaks of brown.  

http://www.northstarglass.com/photos.asp?code=NS-122

My plan is to make a large Blue Thunder cyclone with fruits and leaves spinning out of it.  I’ll post photos as I progress. 

Thank you Northstar and Paul Stankard!!

Here are the artists of the “Colour” show at Hodgell Gallery in Sarasota, Florida, just before our opening reception. 

Left to right:  Alexander K. Smiley, Rachel Rader, Laura Donefer who curated the show, Kathy Poeppel, Paull Rodrigue, Richard Moiel, and myself.   Behind us on the wall are two of my “Birth of Color” pieces, and in front of us is Rachel’s mermaid food.

As a result of the show, I have received a commission for an otherworldly tree in clear glass and silver to be installed on a wall in a client’s dreamy, silver-accented, white bedroom wall.  Photos forthcoming.

 The show is up for a few more weeks, so stop by if you are in Sarasota.  www.HodgellGallery.com