Well, the weather it would seem is conspiring against me. I've been wanting to take photos of my new watercolor background I created and also, a custom sign I just finished and so far, all I've had, has been dark, dank and sunless days. So, I'll have to put that photo project off until the next sunny day, which I hope will really be soon.
In the meantime, I'm showing a few pieces I painted a couple of months ago for a customer of mine. I've been selling hand painted glassware for years but this particular customer wanted a glass and pitcher set. I was able to locate a source for the pitchers and have added the set options to my website as well as my ETSY site.
Glassware is actually a lot of fun to paint, it requires hardly any prep time - I literally just wash the pieces with soap and water and then give them a little rub with alcohol. Finishing is a breeze because unlike something like mailboxes, that my husband has to spray a protective sealant on, these I just bake in the oven at 325 degrees for 45 minutes and the non toxic acrylic paint is bonded right to the glass.
I have set designs that I work from or, customers can ask me to create something special for them, that they don't see on my website. Most of the time, I will enjoy taking on a new job, although, I did turn down the opportunity to paint Sponge Bob on glassware many months ago. That just didn't seem right to me. I didn't think that motif would fit into what I would like to consider my glass work being called, elegant. The glasses can also be tossed right into the dishwasher and there isn't a problem. It was nice to paint a couple of these sets....I hope to do more in the future.
I received an order a few weeks ago for my Berry Vine On Gold, Wine Glasses. This order is a house warming gift and hopefully, the recipient will be using these glasses all the time and enjoying them.
I love this particular design because I feel it is delicate, elegant and could go with any decor or dinnerware. I have to say that it is also one of my favorites, of my glassware designs. I never seem to get tired of painting it. The underneath layer of gold, kind of reminds me of gold foil, delicate looking and airy. The glasses however, are not delicate, they go right into the dishwasher with no problem at all. The gems were mine and I thought I would take this photo and include them, they seemed to compliment the design.
I have a glassware section on my website for the time being, but when I switch over to my new website in a few months, the glassware section, while no longer on my website, will be moved to one of my ETSY sites. 
