http://sawdustandglass.com Creators of unique stained glass, fused glass and wood pieces! Sat, 01 May 2010 19:06:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have just finished a new piece for a Charity Fundraiser for the Kingston Children's Aid Society.  The piece will be silent auctioned at a Blues Night held at St. Lawrence College April 24th.  All Music passes are sold but dinner tickets are still available. See www.nightinblue.ca for more information.  ... http://sawdustandglass.com/news/20100414_thats-why-they-call-it-the-blues-2  “ That’s Why They Call It The Blues “ is a piece designed for Night in Blue 4, a charity blues night and silent auction to support The Children's Aid Society in Kingston.    The background of clear textured  “ lava glass “ provided the inspiration for the flowing shape of ... http://sawdustandglass.com/custom/framedpieces/20100414_thats-why-they-call-it-the-blues Please stop by the park to see the many women artists.  There is entertainment , food and  fun. 20 percent of all sales are donated to local charities for women and families.  This is our only outdoor sale so cross your fingers for good weather. Look for Ann  at # 122 ... http://sawdustandglass.com/shows/20100412_womens-art-festival Ron created this " Surfboard in Coral " while I was on a cruise snorkelling and looking at coral ( No surfing though) . He made the surfboard by doing  a wire melt in the kiln. In this case he used 2500g of clear and bits of colour, melted through the ... http://sawdustandglass.com/kiln/artpieces/20100321_surfboard-in-coral The maple heart quilt block is made for the Canadian Comfort & Remembrance Project which makes quilts from this block design and gives them to families of military personel that have lost theirs lives in combat. The pattern is copy righted by J. Hodge 2006. For more information about the ... http://sawdustandglass.com/custom/framedpieces/20100220_maple-heart-quilt-block This bevelled piece is 17" square and has hooks to hang horizontally. We have it in the stand to take the picture, to see the true colour you must see it in person. The bevels create many rainbows as the sun shines through them each day. http://sawdustandglass.com/glass/geometric/20100220_purple-whispy-with-bevels A nice maple bowl that is ready for a good salad. It is 13" by 5 1/2" . The wood was from a log I purchase at a wood auction. Several family memebrs have some of the same log that I turned for them. http://sawdustandglass.com/woodturn/bowls-woodturn/20100217_maple-bowl This oak salad bowl is ready for a family dinner. It is 13" by 5 3/4". The local city was removing some trees and I was fortunate to get a couple of pieces. http://sawdustandglass.com/woodturn/bowls-woodturn/20100217_oak-salad-bowl This little fellow has travelled a great distance to get here. It comes to us from the forests of Australia. I purchased the burl from John at Woodchuckers in Weston Ontario. The colours a very nice and it has a great feel to it. The bowl is 3" by 5". ... http://sawdustandglass.com/woodturn/unusual-woodturn/20100217_red-mallee Ambrosia Maple, is maple that has been drawn on by a little bettle. It does create some very interesting art work, unfortunately when it has finished the tree usually dies. I got this piece north of Kingston. The bowl is 8 1/2" by 3 and will grace any table. The ... http://sawdustandglass.com/woodturn/bowls-woodturn/20100217_ambrosia-maple-bowl