Mastodawn

I had some fun with this 19.5 inch necklace, using all sorts of colors and surface decoration techniques in both opaque and transparent glass. It's in both my Ko-fi and Etsy shops now (links in profile). #glass #beads #jewelry #necklace #handmade #art #lampwork #artyoucanwear #artisanglass #studioglass #hotglass #lascruces #lascrucesnm #newmexico #christofmaupin #pastpresentarts #MastoArt

Christof Maupin, Glass Artist Nov 13

While most of my sales come from markets and festivals, I continue selling online, especially through my Ko-fi shop (see link in profile). This piece recently sold to a customer in Kansas. The tropical fish were fun to make. #handmade #glass #beads #necklace #jewelry #handmadeglass #handmadebeads #glassbeads #glassbeadsjewelry #lampwork #lampworkbeads #flamework #torchwork #studioglass #artglass #artisanglass #artyoucanwear #lascruces #lascrucesnm #newméxico #newmexicoartist #christofmaupin

Christof Maupin, Glass Artist Nov 10

Yesterday our Saturday market became a Sunday mini-market, as Saturday was the Veteran's Day parade. Just 3 blocks long, instead of our usual 6. It was chilly, but with glorious sunshine. When a customer is deciding whether to buy a piece, I suggest they take it into the sunshine. That usually clinches the sale. It's the magic of glass. #glass #HotGlass #lampwork #flamework #torchwork #handmadeglass #artisanglass #studioglass #glassart #glassartist #artyoucanwear #newmexico #lascruces #sunshine

Christof Maupin, Glass Artist Nov 7

Something new that's definitely not blue. I used shades of opaque and transparent red, peach, topaz, mauve, and other shades of glass to make this 19 inch necklace. Most are barrel or tubular shaped, but I've also made 6 small beads I rolled in gold colored mica while hot. It's in my Ko-fi and Etsy shops (links in profile). #handmade #glass #HotGlass #lampwork #flamework #torchwork #artyoucanwear #jewelry #necklace #artisanglass #studioglass #glassbeads #newmexico #lascruces #MastoArt

Christof Maupin, Glass Artist Oct 27

Making blue things lately, perhaps because the weather is cooling (at least by southern New Mexico standards). I used transparent cobalt blue and emerald green glass to make the beads. With a few concessions to modernity, this is a copy of an ancient Roman glass bead necklace of the 2nd or early 3rd Century. It's long, at 21 inches. In my Etsy and Ko-fi shops (links in my profile). #artyoucanwear #studioglass #artisanglass #glassart #glassartist #newmexicoart #lascrucesnm #handmade #MastoArt

Christof Maupin, Glass Artist Oct 16

A new piece in both my Etsy and Ko-fi shops. I used a turquoise opaque shade of Murano glass to make the beads, adding splashes of red and earth tones, and a thin band of marbled blue around each bead. 17.25 inches long. Here's the link to it in my Ko-fi shop: https://ko-fi.com/s/9fcfc66da1 #handmade #MastoArt #glass #beads #HotGlass #lampwork #flamework #torchwork #artyoucanwear #studioglass #artisanglass #necklace #jewelry #newmexico #lascruces

Christof Maupin, Glass Artist Oct 13

Another good market this past Saturday. One highlight was someone with very good taste and an appreciation of glass history art purchasing this beauty.

I won't be at this Saturday's market (you probably can guess why), but I'll be back on Saturday, the 25th.
#glass #beads #hotglass #glassart #glassartist #lampwork #flamework #torchwork #handmade #handmadeglass #handmadebeads #studioart #studioglass #artisanglass #glassart #glassartist #lascruces #newmexico #buyartfromartists #MastoArt

Christof Maupin, Glass Artist Sep 29

New in my shop: I made this 18 inch necklace using super clear Effetre glass, rolling the beads in either dark purple or Oxford blue powdered enamel, fusing the powders to the surface before rolling the reheated glass again in a blue-green-white frit mixture. It looks especially glorious in bright sunlight. Here's the link: https://ko-fi.com/s/3c9061fa67 #handmade #MastoArt #glass #beads #jewelry #necklace #ArtYouCanWear #lampwork #studioart #studioglass #artisanglass