A customer commissioned my snowman plate but wanted it big….real big. I was worried how it would turn out especially around the mouth and eyes. I had to add a layer on the base to keep it sturdy but otherwise there were few other changes. Here is the snowman in a 12″ x 12″ size. The other is the 5″ square plate size that I usually make.

Just finished some great pattern bar plates. The black and white sections of the plate are actually slices of a stack of black and white ( with a little red and yellow) pieces of glass fused together. When laid on their sides and sliced, they make interesting patterns. I hadn’t tried the red for a base but I love the results on this 12″ x 12″ plate. The black plate (5″ x 5″) with the pattern bar lends a zebra style to the project.

The possibilities are endless – even with Christmas themes. These 5″ x 10″ plates are great for bread, cheese trays or for candy. They are really cool when paired with the 5″ x 5″ designs.

Having so much fun making Holiday dishes…this 5″ X 5″ dish has rich red strips with strips of clear filled with handmade holly leaves.  

Inspired by my days ( and nights) living in Colorado this 7″ x 10″ piece is created by using strips of opal white (trunks), powder (branches) and medium frit (leaves and snow) on a blue iridescent base. The silver of the moon shines above the frozen landscape.

New this year…..Glass Martini ornaments. Cute 5″ Martini glass in lavender or pink with a candy cane stir topped with a red jingle bells.

This 10″ square bowl is illustrated with fine and course frit and fired at a contour level to retain texture. Mr. Grinch is wagging an ornament before he heads out.