I am back!

Hello everyone;

I took a break a bit from blogging, so I could read and practice more my engraving.

My blog has not stopped attracting new visitors and I still get messages from all over the place; I hope to now start sharing more about the beautiful art I love.

Here is a new sample and video of one of my latest work. I hope you all can see a bit of progress.

Brusičské sympozium Světlá / glass cutting

Wonderful video - I love the camera angle and the fact that one can actually see the stone making the cut.

Engraving calligraphy on glass

This is me practicing a quick engraving with a Foredom drill. 

my dream machine is here!

So my machine is here =0) I got this from the Czech Republic a few months ago, I just unpacked it a few days ago and wanted to share this with you guys. If ANYONE has any information, tips, comments or wants to donate anything please write me =0)

The photo below is what the set up looked like when in the Czech Republic and what it will look like when it's set up here. I got everything that you see in the photo.

Do any of the readers here know anything about this Glass Engraving Lathe?

A member of the blog bought this glass engraving lathe and all he knows is "it came from Germany. The spindle on it is about 1 1/2" in diameter."

If you have (or think you know anything) about this lathe, post it on the comments and perhaps we can all learn a bit in the process =) Thank you all!

Broušení skla - grinding of glass

beautiful beautiful beautiful video of an amazing artist (who is also quiet handsome) =) I hope you enjoy it!

(not available on mobile)

Cam nasıl yapılır

I totally enjoyed this video =) I hope you do as well.

A gift from The Victoria and Albert museum (glass gallery) Part 2

I hope you all enjoy the rest of the gorgeous images!

All images have been provided and shared with us by Zoltan Viczan. I will forever be grateful!

The beautiful, talented and captivating... Pavlína Čambalová

All images have been with permission and are © to Pavlína Čambalová.

I was introduced to Pavlína by the great Denis Mann, and I was blown away by her work and the beautiful contemporary, elegant and traditional look blended in her pieces. I had to write her and ask her permission to feature her on our blog... and I am very happy to bring her to you! Her work is quiet unique and interesting. Please visit Pavlína's website to see more of her work and read how she works and a bit of the techniques she uses.

Website: http://www.cambalova.cz/index_en.html

Thank you.

Jiří HARCUBA... Master Engraver and a feast for your eyes!

All image are © to ArtForum http://www.gallery.cz/gallery/en/index.html

Such a pleasure for the eyes! If you are a lover of great talent as well and quality in the field of the glass engraving... I won't have anything else to say... Simply; ENJOY!

Please visit http://www.gallery.cz/gallery/cz/jiri-harcuba-vystava.html to see more of this artist's work.

The talented and cool Keving Andrews - Copper Wheel Engraver

Here is my dear friend Kev, who I communicate with and is such a funny, kind and talented man! I had to share his beautiful work and the only clear vid on youtube that shows the beautiful art and explains copper wheel engraving! Kev thank you so much for being so kind and talented! You are so wonderful!

More of the mastery of Peter Dreiser

All images are © to www.bonhams.com

Her are two more pieces of the great Peter Dreiser, please visit the website to get more information on both:

http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/WService=wslive_pub/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=eur&screen=lotdetailsNoFlash&iSaleItemNo=4257055&iSaleNo=17045&iSaleSectionNo=1#

hover your mouse over the photos and you can see a great close up and detail. Enjoy

The magnificent world of Alasdair Gordon…

All images are © to Mr. Alasdair Gordon and I am humbled to have been given permission to use them. Thank you.

With great honor I am pleased to show you the beautiful, detailed and delicate work of Mr. Alasdair Gordon. I came upon Mr. Gordon’s work while doing some research on the internet and my eyes were delighted. I thought Mr. Gordon was engraving poetry with each cut on the beautiful soft and detailed glass. I can only imagine the divinity my eyes will experience to see these items in person. Mr. Gordon has been kind enough to email and allow me to use and share some of his images with you, but to know more about this master copper wheel engraver who is stated on his site “concentrates totally on wheel engraved cameo subjects” as you can see… please visit his website and share the link! This ladies and gentlemen is as good and beautiful as glass engraving gets.

Mr. Alasdair Gordon’s website:

http://www.gordonstudio.com.au/engravers/alasdair_gordon.html

Le murmure délicat de Miki Kubo

Photos from top to bottom 1) Iceland Poppy 2) Cosmos – All images © are to Miki Kubo and Michael Myers and used with their kind permission.

The delicate whispers of Miki Kubo: (Drill engraver)

When I saw Miki’s engraving my eyes were delighted, they started to roam all over her work… I found beautiful shades, soft touches, smooth surfaces and I felt as if Miki was whispering life on to her subject. I asked Miki for permission to add some of her photos on here and so I really am out of words! Aside being such an amazing artist she is also a really kind sweet person. Thank you Miki for allowing me to share this on my blog.

I admire the proportion and perspective achieved on her subjects and the cuts on her glass as well as the soft transitions of her shades. She is one of the best engravers I have come across and I am honored to share this feast for the eyes with you. (Click on her images here and you will be able to see her softness with amazing detail.)

Her website:

http://www.mikikubo.com/index.html

Her work for sale

http://www.kirragalleries.com/kirra/Exhibitions/CurrentExhibitions/ANaturalWorld/tabid/357/Default.aspx

DVD: Glass Engraving with Peter Dreiser. One word: AMAZING!!!!

Photos from top to bottom: 1) front cover 2) back cover 3) open case

The only DVD of its kind that I have come across. Sadly there isn’t much footage of high quality glass engraving available. But I hope in the future to change that because I have fallen in love with glass engraving and my calligraphy master has encourage me to do something to keep it alive… I hope in the future to be able to meet some of the artist I so greatly admire and be able to archive their work, biographies and also to keep them alive in videos for eternity! But until then… lets work with what we have.

I got this DVD from the Guild of Glass Engravers in the UK a couple of weeks ago here is their website:

http://www.gge.org.uk/

I am a huge fan of Mr. Dreiser and had only seen one photo of him, so I was so excited at the fact that I was to see him move and hear him talk… and of course see him engrave. First allow me to tell you what is not so good about this DVD:

The sound (is not so great)

And that is about it! The image is clear (not HD or anything) but the image is clear though not the size that will take a whole screen, it is neat and you can see everything at a great angle and close up.

Mr. Dreise takes his time to explain almost everything one can explain in almost three hours of footage. He explains copper wheels, polishing, stone wheels, setting up your engraving space, abrasives… He touches a whole lot of subjects on this DVD and has an amazing accent. But wait! that's not all… He also does a project and takes you step by step on how he is engraving and the cuts he is using as well as material. But that is not it! The DVD Is so amazing that he also does two extra engravings both on Flex. Drill and a Mircromotor! He goes into details while engraving with the drill such as burs, smoothing, water usage, polishing and also engraves both intaglio and surface forms. I am fascinated with copper wheel engraving, to me it was such a treat to see this virtuoso of the engraving in action. And I was so please to see there was much more. If you have a chance to get it… do so! You will love it! It is so worth it. Please click the link below to order this dvd and if you live outside of the UK make sure you choose overseas shipping. The DVD is sold at a great price! Running time: 180 minutes.

Order the Dvd here:

http://www.gge.org.uk/store/products/18

The mastery of Denis Mann

Photos from top to bottom: 1) The mastermind trophy 2011 2) The mastermind trophy (detail, work in progress at a rough stage) 3) Denis Mann in action. All photos are © To Denis Mann and used with his grateful permission.

I would like to share with you (if you have not seen) the beautiful work of Mr. Denis Mann. I wrote Mr. Mann a few days ago, and thankfully got a reply from him, which was very nice and gave me permission to add some of his photos and a link to his website on to our blog. I think the detail and softness of his engraving make a very beautiful detailed and masterful piece of art. I am a huge fan of his work and I am so honored to have him on here. Please visit his website to see more of his work. I have ran out of words to explain exactly how honored I am so…. Enjoy!

Denis Mann’s web site:

http://www.denismann.com/

Blog:

http://mastermindtrophy.wordpress.com/

From beautiful Spain... with love; El señor Oscar Santiago.

I am so happy to share these videos with you, here you can see glass engraver Oscar Santiago working on the beautiful glass. Please visit their website; here is their gallery:

http://www.cristaltalladoamano.es/galeria.html

The beautiful crystal seems to dance on his hands. I hope you enjoy watching his videos as much as I have.


Estoy super contenta de compartir estos videos con ustedes, pueden aqui ver el genial Oscar Santiago trabajando en vidrio hermoso. Por favor visiten su sitio web en el link arriva.

El bello cristal parece bailar entre sus manos! Espero y lo disfruten tanto como lo eh disfrutado yo.

Czech Crystal Cutter

Amazing how this man looks so peaceful as he cuts his glass, how I wish it was me watching him through that window, I could stand there for hours. He cuts his glass and towards the end he engraves a duck. Enjoy

My dream machine the glass engraving lathe from Kurt Merker GmbH

Well what can I say... some girls want shoes and a purse, some a new car or a new phone... As far as I go; I want a lathe! I am working very hard to get it though I wont probably know what to do with it when it gets here... I will be quick to learn. This is the KMK1 from Kurt Merker in Germany. here is their link:

http://www.merker-kmk.com/indexe.html

It is featured in the book Techniques of Glass Engraving by Peter Dreiser and Jonathan Matcham (2nd edition) and it seems lovely! The idea is to learn the copper wheel engraving which is sadly and "endangered species" art; one that by all meanings isn't easy to learn and I am sure it will take time to do so but it will not be impossible and it will be rewarding. This is their lathe and you can visit their website (though you will have to contact them regarding price) I would say the lathe will set you back about $4,000 us dollars (with out the wheels) and almost $6,000 with the wheels. Some people might think "whats the point of spending that much?" but there is something in me that tells me it is the right thing to do... and so I'll do it! In the mean time however I will keep on engraving with my drill and sharing with you all the beautiful work of the amazing artists I admire, and aspire to be like, as well as the things I am learning by trial and error. Here is the lathe pictured with the diamond wheel set.