I hadn't made any earrings since the holidays, so to catch up with demand at the Saturday market I've been making these and many more. Some are conventional, others more unusual, with materials like powdered enamels and mica. I'll have these at the Saturday market in Las Cruces. After that I'll be taking a break for a couple of weeks, before returning on June 6. #earrings #lampwork #glass #flamework #HotGlass #glassart #handmadeglass #artyoucanwear #lascrucesnm #christofmaupin #pastpresentarts
Thanks to some big brass and copper jump rings and roll milled or stamped pieces I made 5 or 6 years ago, I was able to combine metal with lampwork beads. I'll have these at the "Mira! Las Cruces" festival, and bushels more new hot glass.
Friday April 24, 6-9:30 PM
Saturday April 25, 2-9:30 PM
#miralascruces #miralascruces2026 #glassart #glassartist #newmexicoglassart #studioglass #artisanglass #artyoucanwear #lampworking #flameworking #glassbeads #glassbeadjewelry #handmadeglass #metalsmith
Come to this year's "Mira! Las Cruces" festival, April 24-25.
I'll be on Main Street, in-between Little Toad Creek Brewery and Icebox Cantina, with lots of new hot glass.
Friday, April 24, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Saturday, April 25, 2 PM - 9:30 PM
Live entertainment on the stage at Plaza De Las Cruces, artists and vendors of all sorts, food trucks, and more! #miralascruces #glassart #glassartist #lascrucesnm #newmexicoglass #studioglass #artyoucanwear #lampwork #flamework #glassbeads #handmadeglass
This necklace evokes some of the colors of the Southwest generally, and New Mexico in particular. Several different colors of opaque glass used here, with a dark turquoise peeking through the earthy red, orange and yellow tones. I made the central pendant resemble a sort of talisman. It's in both my Etsy and Ko-fi shops. #glass #beads #handmade #lampwork #torchwork #flamework #artyoucanwear #studioglass #artisanglass #necklace #jewelry #handmadeglass #newmexicoart #lascrucesart #southwest
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Close up shot of a glass vase I made (with help) at Ghost Pepper Glass in Austin, Texas, USA. March 6th, 2026.

#HandBlownGlass #GlassArt #BudVase #ArtGlass #BlownGlass #GlassVase #HandmadeGlass #SonyAlpha7IV #SonyAlpha #GhostPepperGlass
This isn't in my online shops, but thought I'd share this 16.5 inch long necklace, just a bit longer than choker length. I kept it short because when worn, the pendant that serves as a focal bead increases the length a bit. Earthy colors. #glass #handmadeglass #lampwork #lampworkglass #beads #glassbeads #glassbeadjewelry #flamework #torchwork #artyoucanwear #necklace #jewelry #glassart #glassartist #newmexico #lascrucesnm #newmexicoartist #studioglass #pastpresentarts #christofmaupin
A new piece in my Ko-fi shop, with a rather geological theme. This was fun to make, with lots of layering and blending of various opaque shades, including marbled black and maroon: https://ko-fi.com/s/9f11441593 #handmade #MastoArt #glass #lampworking #lampworkglass #artyoucanwear #jewelry #necklace #LasCrucesNM #NewMexico #NewMexicoGlass #NewMexicoArtist #geologyinspired #geology #handmadeglass #beads #glassbeads #handmadebeads
Handmade Hot Glass Necklace with Geology Theme. 17.5 Inches Long - Christof Maupin, Artist's Ko-fi Shop

Handmade Hot Glass Necklace with Geology Theme. 17.5 Inches Long I used a range of opaque glass colors to make the beads for this necklace, including...

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What a week! Out on the streets for protests & vigils 3 times this week, but I did get some work done. Every bracelet I had sold at the final markets of "25, so I'm making more. Here are a couple of new examples, one bright, the other geological. Glass handmade on the torch. Posting some on Ko-fi next week. #glass #HotGlass #lampworking #glassbeads #lampworkglass #lampworkbracelet #bracelets #newmexicoart #pastpresentart #lascrucesnm #christofmaupin #handmadeglass #artyoucanwear #MastoArt