I didn’t know Charlie very well when he died. I only had a year. With every email, phone call or visit at the studio, I had felt like I was stealing time. I talk to him often now. His energy was dwindling in 2018-19, and I was reluctant to push. Because of the effects of… Continue reading Reading Charlie
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Clay Form Memories Series
This month I’ve been working with a series of clay forms… still unfired. But they’re embedded with memories of people and places I’ve known. The petal and tip of a fire pink bloom, the long wall of Great Zimbabwe, writing the Arabic alphabet, an embellished door in the Forbidden City, a tucked swallow’s wing, Mary’s… Continue reading Clay Form Memories Series
Gray Gates Poems
Another of the Gray Gates Poems. These are mostly about 10“ x 36“ and can be hung as is, or fused to a background to match your decor
March 2020
Everything was going so well a month ago. And yet, it still is. It’s been a strange shift – from a busy, active studio with almost daily visitors, to a closed, solitary workshop. And yet, it opened up. I have been so frantically busy in the past nine months, trying every which way to earn… Continue reading March 2020
Breakthrough- First of the Series
First in a new cast glass series “Breakthrough” – just out of the kiln. I would love to hear what it makes you think of when you see it
Gray Gate Poems
Excerpt from a new fused glass series “Gray Gate Poems”. This poem in its entirety is 10” by 38” and can hang directly on the wall – which then casts subtle shadows – or can be fused onto a colored piece of glass to match your decor.
Lisa Schnellinger
Lisa Schnellinger is an artist based in Atlanta who specializes in cast and kilncarved glass forms. She often incorporates ceramics, photo imagery, and sculpting media. In recent works she has portrayed the psychological changes she experienced after a near-fatal brain aneurysm, raising awareness of the silent suffering of people with brain injuries. She manages Fused… Continue reading Lisa Schnellinger
Process
Fused Light Studio makes kilnformed, or “warm” glass. This means that the glass is cast, carved, fused or shaped in a kiln, at temperatures of 1175 to 1700 degrees Fahrenheit. The glass must then be annealed, cooling at a slow, even rate so that the glass remains stable. The kiln firing on smaller pieces takes… Continue reading Process
Contact
The studio is at 186 Rio Circle, Suite D, Decatur, GA 30030. Due to COVID-19 safety measures, the studio is currently closed to the public, but individuals can make an appointment to visit. Click here to schedule a time. To reach Lisa Schnellinger, call 706-669-9933, or use this form to send an email. [contact-form][contact-field label=”Name”… Continue reading Contact
Glass tree
Trying to decide what to do with this glass tree I made. Please click on photo to see the whole piece. It’s 10” by 22” and weighs nothing. I like it just as it is, but there are other directions it could go: become part of a fused glass scene that is then framed and… Continue reading Glass tree