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Karen Heise
- Jan 2
- 3 min
The Ghost in the Machine . . . and of Christmas
Things break at the most inopportune times.
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Karen Heise
- Jun 4, 2022
- 5 min
The Making of The Tunnels at Sunset, Buena Vista, CO (Glass, 19"x 22" framed)
The first time I saw Joe Randall’s photo of the old railroad tunnels north of Buena Vista at sunset, I knew I’d have to try and re-create...
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Karen Heise
- May 22, 2022
- 3 min
Finding REALLY OLD Glass--Mostly Intact
Whenever archeologists or laypeople come across ancient glass, it's exciting. The fact that glass can and does survive the centuries at...
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Karen Heise
- Feb 28, 2022
- 3 min
2022: The U.N. International Year of Glass and Why It Matters
If you love glass, if you're interested in it, or even if you've never really given this common yet amazing material much thought, this...
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Karen Heise
- Jan 30, 2022
- 4 min
7 Great Reasons to Take a Class at Glass Eye Art in Buena Vista, CO
Feeling the need for some creative stimulation? Classes offer benefits you may not have though about before.
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Karen Heise
- Sep 25, 2021
- 6 min
UPDATED: Life Lesson #2 from the Kiln: Surrender
UPDATE at the Bottom of this post . . . I love Fall, and I’ll never understand why we don’t capitalize the seasons, but we do so for the...
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Karen Heise
- Mar 8, 2021
- 4 min
Life Lesson #1 from the Kiln: Patience
This blog post starts a series I've had on my mind for some time. It occurred to me that the kiln, in addition to being the tool to shape...
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Karen Heise
- Jan 8, 2021
- 2 min
Having a Smashing Good Time
Every now and then, the only thing left to do with a glass piece that just cannot be fixed is to smash it to smithereens (whatever those...
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Karen Heise
- Oct 11, 2020
- 5 min
Gettin' Down to the Nitty Gritty
I recently added the option of finishing glass pieces with various grades of loose grit to my glasswork. It’s been an educational and...
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Karen Heise
- Aug 3, 2020
- 4 min
When Glass Almost Mirrors Life
At some point, I realized how similar fixing the bird bath and Cheryl's treatments seemed.
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Karen Heise
- Mar 26, 2020
- 6 min
Keep Your Sanity During COVID-19
In this current climate of "social distancing," it's easy to get sucked down the belly-button drain and stay there.
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Karen Heise
- Feb 27, 2020
- 4 min
Seeing Red: A Brief History of Red Glass
There is an old widespread legend that a nobleman invented red glass by tossing a coin into a glass batch. If only it were that easy . . .
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Karen Heise
- Dec 5, 2019
- 3 min
5 Great Reasons to Shop Small (again) in Buena Vista on December 7th
Here are 5 great reasons to "Shop Small" again December 7th at "Art Under the Cupola," sponsored by BV's Heritiage Museum and Chaffee Arts.
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Karen Heise
- Nov 1, 2019
- 2 min
Rose-colored Glasses (and yellow, and red, and blue . . . )
Part of the seduction of working with glass is the color of it.
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Karen Heise
- Aug 28, 2019
- 4 min
Shattering Glass Myths, Part 3 of 3
Looks can be deceiving . . . and so can the price.
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Karen Heise
- Jul 9, 2019
- 3 min
Shattering Glass Myths, Part 2 of 3
In the inaugural post to this blog, which was Part 1 of this short series, I looked at the ways we tend to think of glass (feels solid,...
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Karen Heise
- Jun 13, 2019
- 2 min
Shattering Glass Myths, Part 1 of 3
Think you know enough about glass? Well, read on. In my first of three blog installments, I'll explore some common misconceptions about...
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