Distinctive Glass Jewelry and Art
Inspired by the beauty of nature and the joy of transformation
About Joy of Glass by Merrilee HarriganWhether you want to express your style with beautiful jewelry, enhance your home with art, or serve food on beautiful dishes, glass is a wonderful medium. Its colors can be brilliant or subtle, it complements and magnifies light, and its configurations are endless. Silver makes a perfect companion to glass in creating one-of-a-kind fine jewelry. Joy of Glass seeks to perfect the art of glass fusing and silversmithing to bring deeply satisfying, and -- yes, joyful -- art to the world.
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Fused Glass Workshops and ClassesHave fun learning with glass art in a 2.5 - 3-hour creative journey of glassmaking!
Two options available - make a glass plate or two pieces of jewelry. Find out more about workshops here, or click on the links below to sign up. Plate WorkshopsJewelry WorkshopsThree Session Jewelry Class -
Weekend Class: June 21-23, Friday afternoon 2-5, Saturday 1-4, Sunday 1-4
Explore a range of glass jewelry techniques, from full-fuse, multi-layered dichroic glass pendants to textured bracelets in silver plate or brass settings. Students will be able to use a range of dichroic glasses, and to cut and grind glass to shape with the extensive range of tools in the studio. Each participants will make at least 5 glass jewelry projects, including pendants, earrings, rings and bracelets. All materials included. (Silver plate settings included; sterling silver settings available for purchase.)
Sign up here Have a Glass Party! Email me to inquire about a special workshop for your group of 4-7 people.
Spring Shows
March 8th - April 28th, Artomatic, -- artists have taken over an empty 8 floor building and filled it with art! Visual artists, performance artists, installations -- an incredible array of art made by local artists!
Joy of Glass is in Room 5025. (It is not easy to find places -- go to the 5th floor, go behind the desk next to the elevators towards the windows, and go left down the hall to 5025.) March 15-17, American Craft Council Craft Made Baltimore -- this is one of the premier craft shows in the country, with over 350 artists from around the country as well as hands-on activities. Joy of Glass will be in Booth 854 showing both glass art and jewelry. I"m honored and excited to be included. April 27-28th, Arlington Festival of the Arts, Arlington VA, in the heart of Clarendon neighborhood at 1051 N Highland St. n10 - 5 Saturday and Sunday. May 4-5th, Rockville Arts Festival, Rockville Town Square Rockville MD May 11-12, Bethesda Fine Arts Festival, Bethesda MD May 18-19 Tephra ICA Art Festival, Reston VA I will be selling my glass art in Booth 627E (no jewelry at this show unfortunately!) June 8-9th, Frederick Festival of the Arts, Frederick MD |
The earrings are beautiful, and the ordering process was joyful. Thank you so much for brightening my year! “I opened a package… WOW! It exceeded my expectations. Love it! Very happy with my purchase. Thank you!” |
The earrings are beautiful - gorgeous colors and subtle pattern. Just what I was hoping for. I can wear them to enhance any outfit - from jeans to dresses and everything in between. Thanks!!” “A few years ago I bought one of your pieces and I still look at it in amazement every day!” -Josh |
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The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. - Pablo Picasso |
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harrigan@joyofglass.com
harrigan@joyofglass.com