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Firing Glass: The Process Phase Part I
The process phase is extremely important because it is where the actual work under heat takes place. It is the phase of most activity, and it is really the only part of the firing when you are actually in the driver's seat. It is here that you determine the outcome of the work inside the kiln. Dan Fenton calls it composition with heat.

Autumn Leaves: A Cast Glass Installation
For the last five years, Spring-Ford Senior High School in Royersford, Pennsylvania (a rural community about 30 miles West of Philadelphia), has been inviting local artists to work with a select group of students in the production of a major work of art for its new school building. In the fall of 2002, Lucartha Kohler was selected to create a cast glass installation for the 2003 public artwork.

"Do You Make Money Doing This?"
This question calls for new discussion and realistic understanding of the changing economics and conditions of the art glass field. Debbie Tarsitano reports.

Ask Ann: Photo Mistakes, Preparations and Impact on Your Website
Beautiful photos of art glass pieces are the most important marketing and selling tool on your website or online photo gallery. Photos are also critical in keeping your home page looking new. If you don't display and/or regularly change photos of your finished artwork, regardless of how much people like your artwork, they have no reason to come back to your website.

Wheaton Village Glass Weekend, July 2003
Debbie Tarsitano spends a Glass Weekend at Wheaton Village in Millville, New Jersey.