Michelle Nicholas Glass by Design

09/03/2021

The life that I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and that in turn another, until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place and time my touch will be felt.
Our lives are linked together. No man is an island.
~ Frederick Buechner

art by Monica Stewart

08/16/2020

Hi Mike this came up on my page I thought it looks alot like some of your wonderful creations....thought you might enjoy.

🦈 ✨ Golden shark doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo

As we say farewell to , a peek at this jaw-dropping pendant.

Gold workers of the Chiriquí culture of ancient Panama and Costa Rica possessed extraordinary skill in representing animals from their biodiverse homeland.

Men and women leaders in the isthmian region wore a variety of pendants such as this shark to reinforce their claims to political power.

🎨 Panamanian (Chiriquí). Shark Pendant, 11th–16th century. Gold (cast). Provenance: D.M. Corwin, Panama, until 1859; Meredith Howland, New York, until 1904.

[Image description: A gold pendant in the shape of a shark with two pronounced dorsal fins and four pectoral fins. Jutting from its jaw are two whisker-like barbels with spiral decoration. The barbels are reminiscent of those found on nurse sharks native to Panama.]

04/06/2019

We've heard of the genius "technology" used in ancient times to build towering monuments with nothing more than primitive tools like stones and ropes. The Eg...

08/01/2015

Susan has finished her windows ..........

07/22/2015

North Seattle College Continuing Ed. Art Exhibit. My student Michael won peoples choice for "Best in Show".

07/14/2015

06/29/2015

These are photos of some student work from my Fusing workshops.

06/27/2015

I realized that in the previous post I did not include a photo of the subject of the painting.

06/27/2015

This was an event on Vashon featuring one of my favorite artist Pam Ingalls.