We featured Oleksandr Gordyeyev before and just realized a few other great pieces that were sent over. The below is an etched decorative plate on an underwater scene with water plants and fish. The second is an interesting design of flowers etched on a red plate. The third is a unique multi-sided mug with an
I enjoy seeing the latest featured glass sandblast etcher’s work for several reasons. This post shows work done by Oleksandr Gordyeyev. Oleksandr’s work is a little unique because it showcases designs etched on decorative plates and a mug. Please leave Oleksandr some comment appreciation below for sharing his unique ideas with us. The first depicts
Our latest featured etching is by Kris Rau. The below photo show an etched flower vase depicting a rose design with words on the other side. The other photos below show etched flutes, I believe to be for a wedding party and bride/groom. Kris stated the below: My works were made with carefully drawn computer
The latest featured glass etcher is from Harish Dewani. I have seen his glass art posted in our groups for the past several years and his work is always enjoyable to look at. It is stunning! He uses the shadeblasting technique which incorporates the process of manually cutting the stencil piece by piece. It can
Our latest featured etching is from Rex Linder. This is a cool idea to etch a gift for card or poker players. He double etched the cards showing 4-of-a-Kind of Aces. You can look closely at how the cards overlap. To create a contrast of the layered cards, it looks like he might have added
I’ve been recommending the ROCtec nozzle for years. It is a high value carbide nozzle that is essential if you sandblast glass a lot. Since we use hard abrasives such as aluminum oxide or silicon carbide, most nozzles wear out quick and can get expensive. Believe it or not, these nozzles actually save money in
It’s my pleasure to feature Dave Schulte in this post with his art which mixes sandcarving with painting and LED lighting to highlight the details. As many of us know, he was featured in the past for his excellent shadeblasting glass etching art. Now he has been getting more involved in multi-stage sandcarving as well
We haven’t featured anyone in a while so I am happy to present some of Terri Fowler’s dremel engraved mirrors she did. She stated these were done freehand which looks quite impressive! She engraved the backside of the mirror which makes the design stand out much better due to the contrast of the silver lining.
Back when I was putting together a lot of great resources on where to get good glass etching designs to use in the member’s area here, I tested one of these basic designs shown below. The pattern was designed by Art on Glass but they don’t seem to be selling the designs for use anymore.
I am always looking for new ideas of items to etch. I found some inexpensive LED lit glass cups that sounded interesting to etch so I did a basic sample to show what it would look like below. What LED Etched Glassware Can Be Used for Since LED lit glass can help etchings stand out
This is another very simple wedding etched gift that was customized on a pair of beer mugs. Although it is very basic, this may give you some ideas whether you have a friend or family member getting married or want to etch them for a business. I even mentioned what kind of business potential there
