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Glass Artists - Lampwork Beads & Fused Glass

Glass work, whether fused glass jewelry components or lampwork beads, is a wonderful way to enhance your hand-crafted jewelry designs. Become inspired by the work of other jewelry making artists.
Barbara Becker Simon
A goldsmith, designer, and jeweler, Barbara Becker Simon is best known for her lampworked vessels and beads. However, she also works in precious metal clay. Her site also provides information about the classes she teaches.
Beads Uncommon
Evalynne makes some "uncommon" lampwork beads which she has on exhibit in her own gallery on her web site.
The Bead Goddess
This bead goddess, aka Lynda Graham, makes lampwork beads and also designs beaded jewelry.
Carol Marando
Bright, colorful, and unusual, Carol Marando's glass beads and jewelry are just plain fun and exciting.
Christal’s Expressions
This jewelry artist from California has created a line of fused glass jewelry adorned with astrological symbols and magical marks.
Cristallo Studio
This studio in Williamsburg, VA offers a variety of art classes including enamel, fusing, and bead making.
Crystal Myths
This company are promoters of "The Best Bead Show" and also run a glass school in New Mexico.
D.D. Hess
Natural elements such as flowers, leaves, and butterflies are the tradmark of this lampwork bead artist.
Dichroic Lady
Carolyn Beebe, aka The Dichroic Lady, makes beautiful fused glass. You probably saw her featured in Jewelry Crafts magainze.
Sylcraft
Sylvia Holtman is a lampwork artists who sells her lampwork beads and wire jewelry through her web store.
Dragon Beads
Information for the want to be glass artist is provided here from how to get started to where to find supplies.
Drew Fritts Marbles
Even if you aren't interested in making marbles, lampworkers will find some helpful information here including a review of many of the Bullseye glass colors and information about some Moretti glass colors.
Glass Cat Jewels by Laura Dawson
Laura Dawson creates wearable art jewelry created from fused dichroic glass.
Glassotica
Mitra Totten displays and sells her lampwork beaded jewelry through her site. She makes the beads herself and then adds them to her jewelry designs.
Illusion Glass Works
This talented bead artist incorporates dichroic glass, frits, powders, gold and silver leaf in her creations.
Jazzy Lily Hot Glass
This glass artist explains how she fuses glass and even has a fusing project for you to try.
Kate Drew-Wilkinson
Kate Drew-Wilkinson, one of the world's leading lampwork glass bead designers, offers all kinds of great glass on her site including finished pieces, beads, books and videos, tools, and workshop information.
LaMarido Lampworks
Diana Dugina is a glass bead artist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She sell her art through on-line auctions, but you can also see it here.
Mary Ann Williams Glass Studio
Mary Ann offers some good advice about pricing your lampwork beads or jewelry in general.
The Lacy Glass Studio
Gail Lacy's studio is located in Vermont where she makes fused glass featuring dichroic, goldstone, neodymium and more.
Natural Impressions
The images on this fused glass jewelry have been chosen for their symbolic expression of a variety of energies, such as strength, happiness and protection.
Pati Walton
Become inspired or just drool at this talented glass artist's beads and perfume bottles.
Leela Beads
Lisa Niven Kelly has more than just beads on her site, though she does make beautiful jewelry incorporting her own lampwork creations too. She also sells tools, wire, and kits for jewelry makers.
Hippos Eating Alligators
Amy Bajorek Kappler is the artist behind the quirky glass jewelry and components company, Hippos Eating Alligators. Amy is a works at her craft full-time in her home-based studio in Texas.
Jill's Glass Art
Jill Elkins specializes in lampwork pendants and other sculptures.
Fire and Earth Designs
Kandice Seeber is a lampwork bead aritist from Washington.

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