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

This new necklace with a central pendant is not in my online shops, but I thought I'd share it anyway. It really is a hybrid of 2 styles I frequently use: raked trails of contrasting color, and a mix of broadly Southwestern colors, including reds, umbers, browns, and blues. It's 20.5 inches long. #glass #beads #handmade #hotglass #lampwork #torchwork #flamework #necklace #jewelry #artyoucanwear #glassart #glassartist #newmexicoglass #newmexicoartist #lascrucesnm #pastpresentarts #christofmaupin

Now that the "Mira! Las Cruces" festival is over (I had an excellent couple of days!), it's time to share some new work. I used a range of rich red and topaz shades, transparent and opaque, to make the beads. On a whim I turned the focal bead into a little humanoid figure. This is in both my Ko-fi and Etsy shops. #glass #beads #handmade #necklace #hotglass #lampwork #flamework #torchwork #studioglass #artisanglass #artyoucanwear #newmexico #lascrucesnm #redglass #christofmaupin #pastpresentarts

Staying sane in the midst of this insanity by staying in the studio. A few new bracelets for the Saturday Farmers & Crafters Market. #farmersmarket #bracelets #handmade #glass #beads #lampwork #torchwork #flamework #hotglass #studioglass #artisanglass #glassbeads #jewelry #artyoucanwear #LasCrucesNM #NewMexicoArts #ChristofMaupin #PastPresentArts #MastoArt

A bit of improvisation. My larger earrings get in the way on my displays for the Saturday Market. So I salvaged the light bulb cover from a shed at the back of the house (the fixture no longer has power), and took a grinder to it. With the old paint and rust removed, it's all shiny, and makes a fun little display for larger earrings. Test drive Saturday. #earrings #earringsdisplay #doıtyourself #upcycle #glass #artyoucanwear #lampwork #newmexico #farmersmarket #pastpresentarts #christofmaupin

These are new pieces that I probably won't put in my online shops, as they are likely to sell quickly at the Saturday Market. The first piece is loosely inspired by SW jewelry featuring red coral and turquoise, but of course entirely in opaque glass. The second incorporates blue enamel on white opaque glass, marbled blue, and transparent blue. #glass #beads #jewelry #art #artyoucanwear #handmade #lampwork #NewMexico #lascrucesnm #pastpresentarts #necklaces #farmersmarket #hotglass #MastoArt
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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

Just a little pendant in cobalt blue transparent glass with a bit of shimmer. #glass #hotglass #lampwork #flamework #artyoucanwear #pendant #glasspendant #glassart #glassartist #newmexico #lascruces #studioart #studioglass #artisanglass #handmadeglass #christofmaupin #pastpresentarts #MastoArt

I've been making heart shaped glass pendants in various shades of red, and with various types of surface decoration. These won"t be in my online shops but will be at my table at the Farmers Market in Downtown Las Cruces, February 7 & Valentine's Day February 14. If you're in southern New Mexico, I hope you'll drop by. #glass #handmade #hotglass #studioglass #artglass #artyoucanwear #newmexico #lascruces #farmersmarket #valentinesday #christofmaupin #pastpresentarts #heartofglass #MastoArt

Finally, one more piece that sold so quickly I didn't have time to share (I'll stop here, lest I become tedious). Another bracelet, in marbled opaque black glass and opaque pastel white. #glass #beads #bracelet #jewelry #handmade #lampwork #hotglass #glassartist #newmexicoart #lascrucesnm #pastpresentarts #christofmaupin #artyoucanwear #MastoArt