Dark Blue Swirl Bowl and Tile Set

I have been sold out of this particular design in bowl and tile sets since the winter. This set is brand new just in time for spring!

Rainbow Bowl and Tile Set

Designing bowl and tile sets is such a fun thing for me to do! I love the process and the results are always rewarding. This one is so colorful and cheerful, it would be nearly impossible not to fall in love with it!

Mica Bowl

Fresh out of the kiln, this bowl was a rather nice surprise. I blew mica onto black radium glass in the hopes of creating something truly unique and I was not disappointed. After cold working, the piece was slumped into a large bowl and viola, the pictures speak for themselves!

Student Work-Betty Price (and my son Dylan

Above are two tiles in progress designed by Betty Price. The green one is all Betty's creation and it looks great! The blue one Betty made with the help of my four year old son Dylan. You can certainly tell the difference in artists between the two...Dylan is really into capturing the whole rainbow of glass colors in one piece!

I am excited to get these tiles cold worked and in the kiln for the fire polishing. They will become votive holders for Betty to display in her home when I am done with the final slump fire.

Student Work-Nancy Klick

This is a work in progress. Nancy designed this 4 x 4 tile during her visit, and I will cold work it and slump it for her. I think it looks great and another person that visited my studio last week commented on how much she liked it too! This decorative tile will eventually become a votive holder for Nancy to display in her home.

Unfortunately I am a little behind on my cold working right now so finishing this up has been going slower than I had hoped. I have a huge backlog of pieces that need to get sawed, ground, and sanded, then fire polished. I am hoping to get a fire polish in this week though.

Stay tuned to see the finished product!

Reading From 2000 ft.

This is a new piece I made for submission in a group art show with a theme of "Landscape and Industry." It is my interpretation of a satellite view of Reading, where the interchanges of 222 meet at Penn Ave/Penn St. You can see the Schuylkill River, and next to it a small part of the city. This piece was fired in 2 parts initially and then those two parts were fused together in another firing. After that it was cold worked and fire polished into what you see in the pictures.

The first layer is set on almond colored glass. The trees and natural areas around the river are represented by glass frits in green colors. the river itself is designed from copper leafing and several different colored frits, all in shades of blue. The city is created from glass melted through stainless steel. This process creates the glass swirls you see and also accounts for the building lines. Stainless steel leaves some metal residue on the glass when I fire it in such a way and it is a very interesting design element. Certainly perfect for this project! Some of the buildings and parking lots you can see are represented by copper mesh, and others with mica powders I painted on there with the help of a gum arabic and water mixture. This layer was fused with a layer of clear glass to laminate it.

The second layer was a base of sheet glass onto which I constructed and adhered the road systems. The roads are designed with copper coiling wire and all bent and arranged according to the appearance of the city at a 2000 ft. altitude. The second layer was laminated and fused.

The next firing fused the two layers together. When that firing was complete, cold working began. The sides were cut square to expose the edges of the copper wire fused within. I sanded it to a fine finish and beveled the edges slightly, then it went back into the kiln for a fire polishing.

The finished piece of artwork is 7.5" W x 5.5" H x .5" D. It is shown unframed. My wonderful husband will be welding a stainless steel frame it before it due to be shown in the gallery show.

Student Work-In Progress

These snapshot photos are of a student's work. Erin Reinhart made these 4 fused tiles and this pendant on January 3rd. Since Erin lives in Baltimore and cannot just visit PA for several weekends in a row, I will be doing the cold working, fire polish, and will be slumping the pieces. The 4 tiles will turn into 4 little sushi bowls and I can't wait to see them finished! The pendant will eventually have a sterling silver bail attached to it so she can wear it and show it off to all her friends.

For info on instruction time in my studio, please e-mail me at adriaoglass@ovdiyenko.com. I will do one-on-one sessions or two-on-one sessions on Saturday and Sunday afternoons (normally you would have 2 sessions in a row (a week apart), 2 hours each session-4 hours total-then the next week you would pick up your finished, slumped project). No more than 2 people at a time, please. The cost of the sessions will vary based on experience and project (includes firings) plus the price of glass. You can buy glass from me in 4 x 4 sheets (that's the standard...if you are doing a larger piece we can break it down by the size you will need). I have a pretty good selection! Dichroics and speciality glasses can also be broken down by square inch.

After seeing this great work that another student has done, I hope you decide to drop me a line and take a class! I will post photos after these pieces are done so you can see the finished projects.

Nature Inspired Soap Dish

This soap dish could very well be the exact opposite of the one below with the dichroic glass! This is a light and subtle nature inspired piece. The focal point is the leaf, constructed from green frits. it is surrounded by purple hues on iridized glass. This soap dish would look great in any bathroom or kitchen because it can pretty much go with any color or scheme.

Happy New Year 2008/2009!

I would like to say Happy New Year! We are counting down the hours now here in PA until 2009. I am sure it will be another great year and I am looking forward to so much-too many things to even list. I will be completing much more work in the new year, including sculptures and new designs across the board. I am entering some art shows starting in February so will be working hard through January to prepare. I will keep the photos and postings rolling.

Thanks for checking in and looking at what I have to offer. I appreciate any feedback you have and if you are interested in purchasing anything, please e-mail me at adriaoglass@ovdiyenko.com. I will be happy to discuss pricing and shipping, and answer any questions you might have.

Happy New Year!!

Are You Going To Let An Ugly Bar of Soap Cover This Up?

Just imagine the surprise when an unsuspecting guest lifts the soap off of this soap dish! This is dichroic glass at its best, a real show stopper. Warning: it may turn you into an obsessive compulsive hand washer. But who could blame you for wanting to ogle this baby as often as possible?