Angie Rodgers interviewed me for the magazine on my 50 State Flowers.
INSTAGRAM: barbara7975
Spring Crocus and Tulips
SPRINGTIME
Spring first appears when the crocus and tulips break through the snow covered
ground.
This mixed medium sculpture is made on a nine inch piece
of burl wood from Southern California
The shovel is a miniture.
There are over thirty glass crocus and tulip flowers with leaves
and 3 bluebirds at the top of the shovel.
This will be displayed at Glass Craft and Bead Expo
in Las Vegas the first of April.
Spring Crocus and Tulips closeup
Yellow Hibiscus Collaboration
California Poppy Collaboration
Red Poppy Collaboration
SHOW SCHEDULE 2023
Rio Grande Arts and Crafts
New Mexico Fairgrounds
November 24th - 26th, 2023
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Cherry Blossom Bead Set
Washington Magnolia
Cherry Blossom Spray
Boro orange hibiscus
boro red hibiscus
White Hibiscus Boro Flower
GLASS SCULPTURE ARTIST
AND
FICTION ROMANTIC AUTHOR
I started working on the torch in 2003 setting up my torch station in my home. Like many I started with Moretti Glass, a Minor torch and no kiln. The first six months was interesting with some very unattractive beads. I then upgraded to a Lynx [still my only torch] and a Toolbox kiln by Don McKinney [I still have it]. My next upgrade was for a generator that would run my torch since getting oxygen while working full time in a law firm was very difficult. After a few years of working with Moretti glass, I switched to Bullseye Glass. I have bought tools and have a lot that I don't use but I do have small tools that stay near my torch. I am now creating with boro glass. Each time you change your set up or your glass, the learning curve starts all over again.
My publishing of my writing started in 2007 and my first novel was published in 2013. My stories are romantic, often historcial settings either out west or during the Civil War. I love to write and I love to make glass flowers.
Barb and Looie
There are two things that everyone should do during the day - sing and write - even if you can't carry a tune or spell a word you should just fill your soul with both.
