AOTM August 2012 - FHF's International AOTM

[sparrow]

Here's what I figured - it's the International Festival of Glass, it's the rainiest summer ever (or feels like it) - let's dedicate an AOTM to all the glass artists whose work others might not have come across. Whether they are bead makers, flameworkers, fusers, casters, blowers...........post a pic, and make sure to post a link to the artist, too, if you can, so we can all go and explore some more.

I'll make a start to show you my favourite piece by Janis Miltenberger:



...and here's her website:

http://www.janismiltenberger.com/

[chipperpottery]

OMG Awesome.

[Kaz]

Wow!!!
May I introduce you to an Australian glass artist from Kangaroo Island
http://www.mbstonorstudios.com/recent-work.html
I am having 2 days of lessons (boro and sculptural) with Bernie in September!
Kazx

[sparrow]

Oooh, loving the reef marbles, and the weevil....oooh, and the possum scent bottles - can't wait to see what you'll make during your lesson, Kaz!

[SilverGems89]

Here's a favourite artist of mine!
Nikki Carollo, she makes some of the cutest critters, and i must confess to owning a fair few of them!

nikki by SilverGems89, on Flickr
Here's a group of lovely looking fellows she made recently from bullseye (she normally works in 104)

Here's a link to her website www.nlcbeads.com where you can find critters for sale and links to other places on the web you can find her 

[Kaz]

Oooh glitter critters - fab!

[Tollgate-Debs]

Wow, it never ceases to amaze as to what glass can be made to do!

Debs

[Zeldazog]

Fab idea Sabine!

Here's one of my favourites:

James Lethbridge - first saw his work at the IFG 2008 (and I love this piece below)

[Donna@Rockin' Beads]

Wow, amazing work. I do LOVE those sculptural pieces of James Lethbridge in particular.
My nomination is back to much round shinyness and these simple but delicious ones really caught my eye today....
http://www.z-beads.com/workingfolder/superstars/072512/amazeballs.html

MTA... I forgot to give her name.... Sarah Moran. 

[Les]

What brilliant stuff !

Here's one of my favourites ... An American (I think) lady called Melanie Egan from Moonraker Lampwerks



Her beads are just so CUTE !

[Sarah]

This is fun! I love James Lethbridge's work too. I came across Robert Kincheloe in the States and he's subsequently had a tutorial in The Flow. I have one of his marbles but I'd love a sculpture!

http://www.brvglass.com/

Sarah
Xxx

[Hotglass28]

Just one of the many I admire

http://www.etsy.com/shop/VortexGlassWorks?ref=seller_info_count

[Hotglass28]

I would do anything to learn from Emma Varga. Check her out on google images as her website doesn't work from time to time.


Any more?  Seems to have stopped after me 

[Nicknack]

What about Julie Anne Denton.  She's amazing!!!!!!!!!  Can't do a link, but look her up on Google, as above.  Her dragons are to die for

Nick

[Krysia@No98]

Julie Anne Denton demoed at the first Flame Off I went to (Which I think was the second flame off).  the first day she made a dragon