'Fuzed'

No, this is not what I made but my idea was the same. I will post my finished projects after I pick them up.

I took a fused glass class the other night. It was a needed creativity boost for overworking through the holidays (not by choice). Eagerly I gingerly came down the steps from my porch as I headed into the night and squinted into the sky. The night was spitting snow that wanted to be rain and vice versa. In  essence slush. I drove my car into town and parked next to the historic NWI building. The lights within reflecting and glowing against the many pieces of glass art that twinkled and beckoned.

'Fuzed" Is the name of the business that offers affordable lessons in the art of fused glass. Tony is the owner. I wandered around the table where local ladies and friends were standing in front of their selected projects. Tree ornaments were popular for some. Another was making snowflakes. I wanted to do a bowl, two bowls. One with poppies for my Mom and another with tulips for my sister.

It was more difficult then I thought. Cutting and shaping the glass required just two tools but to get rounded edges was a bit more difficult then I thought it would be. I liked how every bit of glass was recycled. The vision in my head was difficult to achieve and Tony was kind and suggested I use a marker to draw the shapes and he would cut them.

We munched on apples, pizza and drank wine as we worked and created. Catching up with each others lives. Three hours in I realized I created fused glass the same way I paint. Suddenly I was done. The desire to work on it any further finished. Which just furthers my belief about myself that I'm in no way capable of doing any art in a mass production scenario. Small bursts to create one of a kind items, yep that is my style.