Catching the eye, delighting the soul.
Source: etsy.com via Margaret on Pinterest Illumination is to throw into the light. I like the active tenor of this word. Working with glass has made me aware of the importance of illumination in bringing the work fully alive. Stratoz especially has challenges because he makes stained glass, and light is a kind of [...]
As you can see, I am not the only one in this two-studio-one-bedroom-rowhouse who loves orange! [Edited to add: The Penguin is now in our Nutmeg Designs Etsy Shop.]
Saturday it started to rain. We were at the Skippack Spring Fest, in our tent, and started gathering up my mosaics and Stratoz's stained glass. We had some twinges of anxiety, but most people seemed to be leaving their tents, and we were tired, and the tent was soggy, so we headed home. We stopped [...]
Last year, Stratoz took a trip to visit a friend in Cleveland, and stopped at the Youghiogheny Glass Factory in Connellsville, PA, on his way back. He was greeted by this really cool parking lot of glass scraps! He bought several sheets to bring home, and we’ve been enjoying the rich variegated colors and the [...]
Uroboros Glass, founded in 1973 by glass artist Eric Lovell, is based in Portland, OR, and turns ordinary sand into extraordinary art. Here is how Lovell describes the origin of the name Uroboros: Uroboros is an alchemist's term often represented by a dragon symbolizing the cyclical Nature of the Universe. The uroboros has its tail [...]
Ruth over at synch-ro-ni-zing recently wrote about the Imported From Detroit Superbowl ad. I hadn’t seen it, and was moved by the acknowledgement of strength and beauty in the city of Detroit. I’ve never had occasion to discover the glories of architecture of Detroit, and the identity of Motor City and Motown seemed all encompassing, [...]
Nutmeg Designs Custom House Number in Amber 1770
Nutmeg Designs Custom House Number in Amber 1770
Sunset Spiral Mandala by Margaret Almon
Sunset Spiral Mandala by Margaret Almon
Sunset Spiral Mandala by Margaret Almon
Helix Nebula Mandala by Margaret Almon
Blue Sky Spiral in the Light
Custom House Number 46 in Blue and Yellow by Nutmeg Designs
Hope Rainbow Mosaic by Nutmeg Designs
Blue Skies Spiral Mandala for Suzi
Chinese Coins Quilt Pattern in Mosaic
Log Cabin Quilt Mosaic in Orange and Pink
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