Autumn Leaves

Along the trail to White Pine Lake, Logan Canyon, UT

With its more moderate temperatures and colorful foliage, Nature never fails to inspire. While the leaves turn colors and float to the ground outside, I've been busy in the studio making a few leaves of my own!

In August I attended a three day conference at Pilchuck Glass School that was dedicated to all things related to glass casting. The weekend was packed full with amazing speakers covering everything from traditional mold-making, casting, and pate de verre, to cutting edge ideas using computer generated graphics, 3D technology, glass making recipes, and complex mold-making. I left with a headful of ideas and a renewed excitement for creating cast glass objects.

Last year I made a few cast glass leaves, but before making the glass castings, I made silicone positives from real leaves. These positives can be used multiple times to create plaster molds, which glass is then fired in to. Once back into the studio from Pilchuck, I started on a new "crop" of leaves using my silicone positives. If you are interested in what goes into making a cast glass leaf, check out this reel on Instagram. 

Fine silver leaf

Glass will always be my first love, but leaves have also found their way into some of my fine silver jewelry. Here's a pendant that was cast from a coleus leaf from my garden. 

Fall leaves and other items will be available at upcoming shows and through the end of the year. Below are events I have scheduled to date, I hope you'll be able to drop by and say hello at one of them!

Happy Autumn! Dana

Upcoming Events

Cache Valley Chamber of Commerce, Women's Business Conference. October 29. I'll have jewelry on display and am excited to be the featured artisan for the conference. For more info, visit the conference information web site. 

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Glass Art Guild of Utah's Annual Show & Sale at Red Butte Garden, Salt Lake City, UT. November 7 - December 20. I'll have my glass art on display along with over 30 other guild artists. If you love glass, this show is not to be missed! For more information, check out Red Butte Garden's web site.

 

 Artists Sunday! I'll have my studio open from noon to 5 PM on Sunday, November 30. In the chaos of Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, don't forget to support your local arts community! 

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Winter Gift Market, downtown Logan. December 5 & 6 at the Bullen Center. Visit the WGM web site for more information.