Favorite South Bay (around 95008) Businesses :: Fused Glass & Jewelry Resources

Our Favorite South Bay Businesses (Campbell, Los Gatos, Saratoga)

Favorite Art Studios
1) Trezora Glass is now teaching fused glass in their Akeena Solar powered studio. Come take classes from Crystal Ouzillou. For more information on classes and class times please visit www.IFusedGlassClasses.com.

Favorite Restaurants
1) Mendy was born in France, Crystal was born in Texas, so we love Twist Bistro and Cafe in downtown Campbell. Dominique, the executive chef and owner, serves beautifully prepared contemporary French and American cuisine at prices that will keep you coming back often. Oh and by the way, the restaurant is Zagat rated (see review) and family friendly.

Make reservations there for Valentine's Day and Trezora will have Valentine's Day theme jewelry at each table to complete your romantic evening.

Favorite Wineries (try limiting yourself to just one!)
1) Our number one pick is easy since it is so close to us, the wines are well crafted (that means they are very tasty) and we are wine club members. Located in South Campbell in an unassuming industrial park you will find Travieso Winery, home of the Chupacabra and the San Francisco double-gold winning Amaranta 2005. Our consistent fave is the El Rey Cabernet (cassis and/or black cherry depending on the vintage).

Fused Glass and Jewelry Resources

Favorite Jewelry and Glass Books
We consider these books "must haves" for the serious fused glass artist and jeweler.

Glass Fusing Books:
1) Contemporary Warm Glass: A Guide to Fusing, Slumping, and Kiln-Forming Techniques by Brad Walker
2) Kiln Firing Glass: Glass Fusing Book One by Boyce Lundstrom
3) Advanced Fusing Techniques: Glass Fusing Book Two by Boyce Lundstrom
4) Glass Casting and Moldmaking: Glass Fusing Book Three by Boyce Lundstrom
5) The Fused Glass Handbook by Gil Reynolds
6) Contemporary Glass Enameling: Fusing with Powders, Paints, and Frit by Kay Bain Weiner
7) Firing Schedules for Glass: The Kiln Companion by Graham Stone
8) Glass Under Heat: Kilnwork Notes 1982-2004
9) Flameworking: Creating Glass Beads, Scultptures and Functional Objects by Elizabeth Ryland Mears

Art Glass Magazines:
1) Glass Art: The Magazine for the Art Glass Industry
2) GAS News: The Newsletter of the Glass Art Society

Jewelry and Metalsmithing Books:
1) Silversmithing and Art Metal by Murray Bovin
2) The Complete Book of Jewelry Making by Carles Codina
3) Creative Gold and Silversmithing: Jewelry, Decorative Metalcraft by Sharr Choate
4) Making Metal Jewelry: Projects, Techniques and Inpiration by Joanna Gollberg
5)Basic Jewelry Making Techniques by Jinks McGrath

Jewelry Magazines:
1) Lapidary Journal

Resources for the glass artist:
1) www.warmglass.com Warm Glass -- your source for information about glass fusing, slumping, kiln-forming, casting, and more