I'd like to introduce a new vineyard themed reverse hand painted glass chandelier, Napa Valley Romance. This is a gorgeous hand painted chandelier that combines red, violet and pale blue grapes with leaves, vines, sunflowers and roses. The flow of the grapes intermixed with the flowers is very graceful. Tuscan colors make this reverse painted [...]
Flower of the Coast is a new reverse hand painted glass chandelier. It is 24" in glass diameter and it is photographed here in my hand forged fixture, Contemporary Swirl...though my floral chandelier would definitely lend themselves naturally to my more scrolled and more formal chandelier fixture styles. Most of my clients who choose my [...]
It's been a very busy month in my studio and I've juggled commissioned reverse painted chandeliers, painted lamps and even a mural sized oil painting for a national fundraiser. In fact, most of the summer season was spent working on commissions. Don't get me wrong—I love commissions but it's also very gratifying as an artist [...]
I'm surrounded by my work daily. I cannot escape it and that's probably a good thing for an artist. It forces me to examine and contemplate my creations. This is a moment in my front gallery studio where my reverse painted glass chandelier bowls reflect off my baby grand. The chandelier bowl in the foreground [...]
The months are just flying by! I'm just not sure where spring went. I was so busy that in early April I could see through the end of May. Summer is just so beautiful that it's tempting to sit in the back yard under the palms (in my new chaise) and just listen to the [...]
This morning I decided to wear a piece of jewelery made by a very good friend, Barbie Koncher, who is also a well-known jewelery designer. It is from her labyrinth series and it represents my journey in which I must take different paths in order to get to my destination. In a labyrinth there are [...]
These past couple weeks have been very intense. Preparing for a show or a new gallery is always hard work. My newest 36" reverse painted chandelier which is titled Romantic Summer Garden has been completed and will be installed next week in Colorado. This piece is very different from the second 36" chandelier though the [...]
