Jane's Glass

Down to the Sea

"I must go down to the sea again,..."

A friend was looking at one of my other pieces and said that an unintended shape reminded her of a sail. The idea stuck in my head and I was off on a series of sail-inspired work. My first intent was with small jewelry pieces - one o

f which I gave to my inspiring friend.

Then I tried a larger format,

and finally a small plate.

A Bit of the Tropics

I also brought along a few pieces with a more tropical flavor.

A small palm tree plate.

Some mangoes (on a larger plate even though it looks about the sams size here.)

I have something similar in a rectangular format, but I don't have a picture of that piece.

And an older piece - my Goajira - one of my first attempts at combining liquid paints with the powdered oxides.

To the Shore (once more)

Here are some of the shore scenes I brought up with me to Barnegat Light this summer.

I´ve had a lot of fun over the winter, trying out different formats and techniques.

I've not come into my own style yet - it's too much fun to try out new ideas and face new challenges.

As always - I have more failures to show for my effort than successes.

But I do have a great time!

Old Barney

These pieces are heading up to Barnegat Light. The lighthouse, of course, is the most popular model in town, in different moods and weathers. I've used varying sizes and techniques here. Blue skies in a larger format -

A cloudier day -

And a smaller piece I put together for fun out of scraps of glass. The large blue patch on the lower right just happened to sprout a bubble in a position which makes it look like a large fish head approaching the lighthouse. That's one of the joys (and tortures) of glass fusion. You can never be 100% certain

what will come out.

Something Different

I've been trying out some different techniques and ideas - inspi

red by work I've seen by other glass artists. This is obviously not my signature style - but who knows? We must all keep evolving.

Flowers

I made these flowers to replace an earlier, smaller piece that hit the floor and became frit. Again, it is a combination of powdered color between the transparent layers and black Glassline paint fused into the upper layer.

These sunflowers are dedicated to a very special lady, whose wedding decor was all sunflowers. Hopefully it will soon be in the collection of Mariela and Raúl.

And then there are those which might have been. This larger, more abstract sunflower split during heating, and then refused itself as the glass liquified and then cooled. It's not sturdy enough for travel, but I still

enjoy looking at it now and then at home.

Patagonian Trout

At last - I recieved a photo of my rainbow trout, now in the collection of the Olsen family of Estancia San Huberto in the Patagonia, Argentina. This piece took me several trials, some cracks, some re-do's. The three piece structure was by design, however. The water area is small bits of blue glass fused between two transparent pieces. The fish is of powdered color fused between the transparent layers and Glassline paint on the upper layer.

Special Orders

In the spirit of our trip to Argentina - fishing in Patagonia - I dedicated myself to some trout. My first intent -

The brown trout which became the prize for the best catch of the trip - won by Juan Pablo Gomez.

...And I am hoping to receive a picture of a three-piece rainbow trout which I left with Doña Carmen Olsen in thanks for the wonderful friendship and hospitality we have always received from her family.