I love marbles. If there is one thing that I love to make more than another it is a marble. The sphere, the depth, the design, and the size make marbles so much fun.

Tom Galbraith:
Tom Galbraith worked in both the neon and glassblowing industries before turning to artistic glass blowing full time more than fifteen years ago. He has a special interest in borosilicate lampworking due to the organic nature of the process. He is inspired by the plant and mineral world and tries to come as close to natural phenomenon as possible. These light sculptures “sense” the body conductors of the viewer’s hand when placed near, following and changing paths when interacted with. Galbraith has taught at the Glass Furnace in Istanbul, Turkey and is currently working on several special commissions for glass collectors. I picked some photos of his works and i hope you like them as much as I do.

Took a trip to Reno to sell some glass and it went well. So I thought that it would be a good thing to put on my blog to remind me that there are people who do want to buy my glass. It does feel good. Itook some photos of the clouds and snow that we encountered during the drive.

HELENA BANGERT: a sculpture in the media of sand and ice and WOW. The scale of these works is incredible. The sand art is so very difficult to work with , as I have tried to make some things before and was unable to complete the work due to the difficulty in working with the sand.Here are some of her works. I like the use of movies and mythical elements.

Here are some works from the upcoming artists from Boise State's art department. These are some soap and spam projects.

Spending time down at the river to watch the wild life and plants in the area to get some inspiration and it worked . I found the motivation to do a lot of work when I got home. I did some work for the stores and a bunch of art. Man great days are made when you are an artist.

My midterm is a soap art project and it has turned out to be quite fun. I looked up some soap art on the internet and found some very nice designs. I decided on a abstract face like on a todem pole, tiki man, or tribal sculpture. I used a razor blade from a box cutter and a couple tools from my glass shop. Hope it gets a good grade it's ten percent of of the class grade. So far I have three hours into this piece and cant wait for the next bar of soap.

Wow art is such an incredible part of culture and I am proud to be an artist, educator, and inventor of the medium of glass. I love to teach,work, and invent things that I ave not seen. One day you will all see my works out there in the world.

Latchezar Boyadjiev: Latchezar Boyadjiev was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, and educated the the Academy of Arts in Sofia and the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague, Czechoslovakia (where he studied with Professor Stanislav Libensky). He came to the United States in 1986, where he has taught at the California College of Arts and Crafts.

Boyadjiev's works are commissioned and collected extensively both publicly and privately worldwide. Major collections including his works include the Museum of Applied Arts in Prague, the Czech Republic, the Glasmuseum, Ebeltoft, Denmark, the Glasmuseum der Ernsting Stiftung, Germany, the Museum de Alcorcon, Spain, the First Interstate World Trade Center, Los Angeles, CA, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, AZ, and the White House, Washington, DC. Here are some cool photos that I like.

Every day is a new beginning and it is important to live your life to the fullest with the ones that you love. Never let go of what is important to you, your family, and friends. Love and friendship are the most important things that one can have. Just a thought.

Nancy Rubins: was born in Naples, TX, raised in Tullahoma, TN, and studied in Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore (BFA, 1974) and the University of California, Davis (MFA, 1976). She currently lives and works in Topanga Canyon, CA. For more than 25 years, Rubins has exhibited extensively around the world. Her work has been presented in major solo shows at Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York (2005, 2001, 1997, 1994,1993); Fonds regional d'art contemporain de Bourgogne, France (2005); Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles (2001); Miami Art Museum (1999); ARTPACE, San Antonio (1997); The Museum of Modern Art, New York (1995); and Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego (1994). Her work has also been featured in many major group exhibitions, including "Belvdere dell'Arte Orizzonti," Forte Belvedere, Florence (2003); the Whitney Museum of American Art's 1995 Biennial Exhibition; "Aperto," 45th Venice Biennale (1993); and "Helter Skelter; LA Art in the 1990s," Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.She uses stainless steal and other media to complete her works of art and the ones that I found are very nice.

Louise Bourgeois: Louise Bourgeois is a contemporary sculptor who was born in France in 1911, and moved to New York city in 1938. Much of her work is autobiographical in nature, stemming from a childhood which was difficult for her in some ways.

Like many contemporary artists, particularly sculptors, her work has a wide range of both materials and appearance. Some of the materials she uses are glass, wood, steel and marble, sometimes together in one piece. Her pieces tend to be rather large, often considered installations (a type of contemporary art which consists of a number of objects or forms (mainly three-dimensional, although sometimes with photographs or text), which together form the artwork, being usually large, often large enough to fill a sizable gallery space). Her work has evolved through the years, assuming varied forms, but the common thread is always the very personal nature of the work, and its metaphorical meanings for the artist. Here are some of her works.