Karen Wilson
Tapestry Inspired Glass Vase
SOLD: This beautiful vase using a drop out technique. The base glass is a piece I made using the tapestry technique of Richard Parrish.
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Karen Wilson
Jul 6, 20201 min read
Sunset Over Manhattan
“Sunset Over Manhattan”. This is a combination of a pattern bar and strip cut glass techniques. The first photo is of the pattern bar...
Karen Wilson
Jul 6, 20201 min read
“The Yellow Emperor”
This piece is called “The Yellow Emperor”. He reigned in China, born in 2711 BCE, and he lived 113 years, until 2598 BCE. He is credited...
Karen Wilson
Jun 30, 20201 min read
Healing Pathways
This piece is about life. I was so excited by this new pattern bar piece after it was fired, before final fire polishing. Sadly, in the...
Karen Wilson
May 9, 20201 min read
Potomac Almanac supports local glass artists
A lovely memory from our Glen Echo Park Art Glass Center show two years ago. Although we postponed this year’s show because of...
Karen Wilson
Apr 29, 20201 min read
The Star of Lakshmi
Exploring designs in kiln-formed glass from the incredible temples we visited in India. I will do the cold working and slumping after...
Karen Wilson
Apr 3, 20201 min read
Inspiration all the way from India
Inspired by my travels to India. Colors, patterns, movement, and integration all fused together in a multi-layered assemblage. Four...
Karen Wilson
Mar 3, 20201 min read
Fun with Rods - "Spring Rain"
Having fun checking out the possibilities with rods. Glass rods are easy to fuse together in straight lines, or you can cut them to a...
Karen Wilson
Feb 10, 20201 min read
Winter Blues Special
The “blues” are inspiring me this winter. A large platter combining different sheets of Bullseye specialty glass. Working with pinks and...
Karen Wilson
Jan 21, 20201 min read
Finding my flow with real Stardust!
7 billion-year-old Stardust found in a massive rocky meteorite that struck our planet in Australia half a century ago. This is the...
Karen Wilson
Jan 14, 20201 min read
First pieces of 2020!
“Angels We Have Heard on High”, six layers, powder Frits, 10” x14”. “Evergreen”, 10” x17”, strip cut.
Karen Wilson
Dec 10, 20191 min read
Working with Earth Tones
My latest pieces include my first mosaic, spreading my wings from kiln formed glass. I took "Mosaic Tapestry" with Bonnie Fitzgerald at...
karenw0
Nov 18, 20191 min read
Friends, Positano & Inspiration
I love the open-hearted learning environment at Weisser Studios. Nancy Weisser taught her pattern bar class recently. I just returned...
Karen Wilson
Oct 8, 20191 min read
Fun with Glass Enamels!
What a wonderful time at Cheryl Chapman's kiln formed glass class, "Reverse Glass Painting", at Weisser Studios in Kensington, Maryland. ...
Karen Wilson
Aug 23, 20191 min read
Glen Echo - Drop & Drape
Drop and drape. Starting with a tapestry piece I made in Richard Parrish’s Advanced Tapestry and Beyond class, I used a drop and drape...
Karen Wilson
Aug 14, 20191 min read
"The Spirit of Place" Experience
Wonderful class, Genius Loci: The Spirit of Place, with Richard Parrish and Steve Klein, starting at Yellowstone National Park for...
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