Fun with enamel and glass. I used clear glass for this necklace, rolling it in 3 colors of enamel while white-hot. For the pendant, I used purple and teal on one side, green on the other, against a white enamel background, leaving it in the torch just long enough to create a textured "orange peel" effect. This necklace is in both my Etsy and Ko-fi shops. Glass art you can wear, direct from my studio. #glass #beads #lampwork #flamework #HotGlass #studioglass #artisanglass #LasCrucesNM #MastoArt

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

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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In addition to hot glass for our weekly market, I'm making new glass for a big show later this month. Made in the last few days: a necklace with raking designs, another in 3 shades of transparent green, a bracelet in powdered enamel on white opaque glass encased in clear, and some earrings. Watch for more new hot glass in a few days. #glass #beads #hotglass #lampwork #torchwork #flamework #artyoucanwear #handmade #studioglass #necklace #earrings #bracelet #newmexico #lascrucesnm #lascrucesart

Another necklace is this coral red and dark turquoise blue combination that I find very satisfying. The central pendant is a mix of colors I've used to resemble stones that can be found in the environment here in southern New Mexico. This necklace is 21 inches long (!), and is available in both my Ko-fi and Etsy shops. #glass #beads #handmade #necklace #jewelry #lampwork #flamework #torchwork #artyoucanwear #studioglass #artisanglass #newmexico #lascrucesnm #MastoArt

Transparent amethyst colored glass and two shades of transparent blue glass. I've added frit in mixed colors to the dark blue while it was white-hot. I'll be at the Saturday market, as usual, this week, but will be taking Saturday, the 28th off for our local No Kings III event. #glass #beads #lampwork #flamework #torchwork #artyoucanwear #handmade #blue #amethyst #necklace #jewelry #studioglass #artisanglass #lascrucesnm #newmexicoartist #farmersmarket #nokings

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

If you've followed my work for some time, you know I enjoy using decorative glass techniques popular in the ancient Mediterranean world Here I've used trailing that I've tooled into "raked" or feathered patterns. I never tire of this technique, as the results are always different. Here's a link to it in my shop: https://ko-fi.com/s/2d669ee4be #glass #beads #hotglass #lampwork #flamework #studioglass #artyoucanwear #handmade #jewelry #necklace #lascrucesnm #newmexicoart #ChristofMaupin #PastPresentArt