News & Spotlights — artist spotlight

As "crafty folk", most of us already know the importance of maintaining inspiration for our art.  Simply put, it is important to keep a flow of inspiration in the wings in order to keep coming up with ideas and motivation to keep making, especially if making our art happens to be our livelihood. Some of you may even think that the process of reaching constant creativity is complex or even scary. But listen, I want to tell you that it doesn't have to be so. Let me explain what I mean. I’d like to introduce you to Maggie from Nettlebed, United Kingdom. She's a jewelry designer...

Gregory Diaz from Chicago, IL creates freeform wire sculpture characters. He never quite knows just how big each sculpture is going to be when he sets off making it, so he like to keep a mix of glass eye sizes on hand so he can use a design that will fit the character best when it's getting closed to being finished. The glass eye designs, along with a pop of pipe cleaner colored hair, give these unique wire sculptures life. SHOP ALL GLASS EYES HERE About the glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com: All artisan glass eyes are original graphic designs designed...

Lisa Armstrong of Palms’n’Pallets creates incredible works of art out of palm tree anatomy. Her home decor sculptures are other-worldly and a striking addition to the spaces they grace. To complete her sculptures, Lisa uses the unique glass eyes from handmadeglasseyes.com. The above piece includes these brown steampunk glass eyes and these blue husky dog glass eyes. Twinkle lights and these light blue glass eyes complete the above standing sculpture. This is a piece that brings an ambiance of intrigue and relaxation to an outdoor space.  It's wonderful to see our original glass eye designs included in such fascinating works of...