Growing Crazy Mushrooms ...

I think I have mushroom envy.  My friends are posting photos of purple, green and multihued mushrooms from their yards.  Honestly, I was feeling kind of left out.  Oh yeah I have a few mushrooms, but they're brown, and kind of look like pancakes that have set out too long.  So what does a glass artist do?  Well of course, we make what we don't have.  I decided to make some with faces.  Why not?  This blue one is hanging out on my tree roots with some moss.  A perfect place for him.



...and he needed someone to keep him company, so this one has little arms and pink cheeks.  Must be a younger version.

Have to say I was fully entertained making them, but I need to get back to my usual lampwork glass beads.  Please follow me on Instagram - @MarcyLamberson  or on Facebook @StudioMarcy

Fontemplating...The Art of Contemplating a New Font

I've been looking at fonts for my new website.  I want a nice one for my name.  I'm changing the StudioMarcy title to my name, Marcy Lamberson and perhaps adding "glass artist" below it.

And after pouring through hundreds of fonts, these are some of my favorites. I want one that is easy to read, and has a little style at the same time.  And although a lot of my work is whimsical, I don't want all the curlicues and cute stuff for my name.  I would like versatility and a more stylized font as my art changes over the years. I think that would represent me better in the direction I want to go.

So if you have a favorite, please let me know.  Or comments, if you think I'm off base. I'm open to hear your thoughts.  See you soon as  I'm going through this process of a new website, I think you might enjoy hearing what I'm learning along the way.

Jari's Buttons

If you haven't seen Jari Sheese's handmade glass buttons yet, take a gander.  I think they are absolutely fabulous.  You can find them in her etsy shop right here.

Plant Watering Globes

I'm working on my inventory for a local show, and my category is 50% jewelry and 50% other glass.  Needless to say, I contemplated a lot of things to decide what the other 50% would be.

Although it's caused a lot of wake up in the middle of the night times, when my mind is working over time, it still has been lots of fun.  One of my items is the ubiquitous Blown Glass Plant Water Globe. (I think they need a sassier name, personally.  If you have any ideas, please post them!)

Here it is being tested by my friend Amy Sim's plant.  She has reported good results so far.  I have read reviews for others, and have heard that if your plant is in full sun, you might need two.  And if it is in full sun, these colored glass globes would look so pretty popped into their pots.  I'm thinking I might want to display some of my glass gnomes by them as well. I think they always look great in plants...a touch of whimsy never hurts.

Anyhow,  just wanted to show you one of the items I've been making.  My chandeliers will be featured in the next few days too.  I really like them a lot!

Little Tiny Mermaids Swimming Away...

I'm in a "Beach" themed charm exchange and these little ladies are headed to the organizer to be doled out.  Each one is under an inch tall.  I enjoyed working so tiny and have kept some other ones that have even more details on them.  (Love my magnifiers!)

Now, we just need a nice warm beach to complete the picture.

Prickly Pods?

I'm always looking at photos of pods for a series of beads I've been working on.  This one is called locally, Nickernuts and is usually found by the beach.  I think its real name is Caesalpina.

But then I saw this cute photo and thought this is what I'd rather discover than the pods.  Aren't these baby Hedgehogs just adorable?  They look like prickly pods to me too.  (but such cute little faces)  I have a feeling they too, will be added into my prickly pod series.