Sycamore Shade Studios is a family studio inspired by the Sycamore trees that grew on my grandfather's farm in Virginia. Is was there where I had my first memories of drawing with my grandfather's carpenter's pencils on tiny paper pads and sitting under the immense Sycamore trees daydreaming. I have imagined myself there as I have dreamt up many and varied creative ideas over my years of being an artist and art teacher.
My journey with glass began over 20 years ago when a friend invited me to try working in stained glass. At first, I was very nervous about getting cut by the glass or being burned by the soldering iron, but I overcame my fear and created my first stained glass window depicting a scene with hummingbirds and morning glories, that I designed myself. As my confidence in the technique developed, I eventually began designing and creating glass mosaics and then, later, discovered fusing glass in a kiln in a class at my local stained glass workshop. I became addicted to all the creative possibilities that these new techniques and tools presented to me.
I splurged, and purchased a Glass Kiln as a new creative 'toy' and began exploring glass fusing on my own. I created my first fused glass stars for gifts for family and friends. So many people liked them, so I decided to try selling them at a school fundraiser. Success - This was the beginning of Sycamore Shade Studios! At this point, my adult son, Justin became interested in working on the torch and helped to transform my 3 car garage into an Art Studio complete with Lampworking torches and Glass kilns.
Recently, we have added a Laser Cutter to our studio. This fun cutter gives us the opportunity to design and create our own wooden ornaments, boxes, displays and shadowboxes for our collaborative fine art diorama glasswork creations that we create for Installations and Art Exhibits.
The Glass creations in our shop are created essentially, by melting glass.
We use 2 methods.
‘Lampworking on a Torch’ - Justin creates his Blown Glass Ornaments, and Pendants by heating up a hollow glass tube and manipulates it by twisting, shaping and fine-tuning with the use of graphite tools, pliers, and paddles. The addition of complementary glass colors, frit, and silver makes each creation unique and one-of-a-kind. No two are exactly the same. Each Ornament or Pendant is then placed into a glass kiln to be annealed (cooled slowly in a digitally controlled kiln). The entire process of annealing takes about 12-16 hours.
'Glass Fusing' – Collage Method with Flat glass and 'Frit' - Cindi uses this method to create Glass Star Ornaments, Glass Dishes and other glass Home Decor and elements for our one-of-a-kind creations. She begins by selecting specially formulated colored sheet glass and cutting it with a glass cutting tool or glass water saw and then arranges and temporarily glue the glass pieces to hold them in place before being transported to the kiln. Sometimes they are embellished with crushed glass in various sizes (frit). Once the glass creations are dry, each is placed into the kiln for ‘firing’. Each piece is fused/melted together slowly in a digitally controlled kiln to 1450 degrees to facilitate gradual heating and slow cooling. The entire process of firing and cooling takes about 27 hours. Some creations such as Dichroic Pendants require 3 separate firings: 1 to fuse the 'collage' pieces onto a base, 1 to fuse a clear layer on top of the 'collage', and then another to 'fire polish' the edges after cutting the finished collages into pendant shapes. Dishes and formed pieces require a minimum of 2 firings - One or more to fuse (melt) the pieces together and an additional firing to 'slump' the glass into the shape of a dish, bowl, or other form. Each piece is then cleaned. Glass Stars are then wrapped with Wire and Accent beads to create Ornaments.
Our Laser Cut wood creations are designed by sketching the initial design and then fine-tuning it on the computer with Photoshop and then converting to a special file with Adobe Illustrator that allows our laser cutter to arrange it into cutting and engraving steps. Then, the file is 'sent' via WIFI to our laser cutter and it magically cuts out our design for you. Depending on the creation, we then peel off protective paper, and add cords and accent colors and/or beads. Our layered ornaments require painting with alcohol inks, positioning and glueing the layers together and then adding a matching ribbon.
Our Glass and Wood and Jewelry creations are currently available for sale here, on GoImagine, Etsy, and The Art Shop at Moore College of Art in Philadelphia, Kindred Kaboodle in Carlisle Pa, Lebanon Picture Framing and Art Gallery, Lebanon PA, Wildwood Park Nature Center, Harrisburg Pa and the Village Artisans Gallery, in Boiling Springs PA .
ALL OF OUR CREATIONS ARE ORIGINAL DESIGNS. The handmade quality and creativity are what set our work apart from mass-produced products. Color, size, and texture variations contribute to the uniqueness of each piece.
We aim to create items that you will love to keep for yourself or give as gifts. Please contact us if you have any issues with your order. Our creations are made individually - most are 'Made to Order'. Please realize that there may be subtle color, texture and finish variations depending on the raw materials that we have available to us and colors. Also, item photos are posted in low resolution for web purposes and colors may vary slightly depending on your monitor settings.
We do not accept returns for custom and personalized items, unless we have made a mistake with your order.
All of our creations are designed & individually handcrafted by Cindi or Justin - Sometimes by both!
Sycamore Shade Studios is a family studio inspired by the Sycamore trees that grew on Cindi's grandfather's farm in Virginia. Is was there where she had her first memories of drawing with her grandfather's carpenter's pencils on tiny paper pads and sitting under the immense Sycamore trees daydreaming. Her son, grew up surrounded by creative activities and art supplies and has naturally evolved into an artist in his own rite and is part of the Sycamore Shade Studios story.
We hope that you enjoy checking out our shop. We have many custom and Personalized Gift items and Ornaments.
Many items have Quantity Discounts.
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•This Sculpture Kit is inspired by the fun and playful abstract Stabile sculptures of Alexander Calder. Great for Summer Crafts.
•This "Do it Yourself" sculpture kit is so much fun to make. Your finished creation will be "One of a Kind". Get one for each member of your family and have a Family Craft nights while creating ART and memories for years to come. Buy 2 or more to get a quantity discount and get a mystery pack of additional fun shapes to add more personality and uniqueness to your personal creation. Quantity Discounts available at checkout.
•This fun kit make a great activity for Birthday parties, Girl Scout and Homeschool group activities. Contact me for Discount pricing for orders larger than 10 kits. Party Packs and Class Pack pricing available.
•Your finished sculpture will be as unique as you! Photos are for inspiration, but you can hand-color and arrange your sculpture pieces onto the base in any way that appeals to you!
•Made with 1/8" mdf. Easily accepts Paint, Permanent Markers, Crayola Markers or Alcohol Markers. You can also add durability by coating with with a clear spray varnish such as.
•Completed Sculpture size will depend on how you make it - it starts with approximately 4.25" tall x 3.25" base.
•Very simple to put together - Add a little white glue or tacky glue and some creativity! Comes with instructions. NOTE: This Kit has small pieces - Children under 12 should be supervised, especially when adding embellishments.
All of our creations are designed & individually handcrafted by Cindi or Justin - Sometimes by both!
Sycamore Shade Studios is a family studio inspired by the Sycamore trees that grew on Cindi's grandfather's farm in Virginia. Is was there where she had her first memories of drawing with her grandfather's carpenter's pencils on tiny paper pads and sitting under the immense Sycamore trees daydreaming. Her son, grew up surrounded by creative activities and art supplies and has naturally evolved into an artist in his own rite and is part of the Sycamore Shade Studios story.
We hope that you enjoy checking out our shop. We have many custom and Personalized Gift items and Ornaments.
Many items have Quantity Discounts.
Sycamore Shade Studios is a family studio inspired by the Sycamore trees that grew on my grandfather's farm in Virginia. Is was there where I had my first memories of drawing with my grandfather's carpenter's pencils on tiny paper pads and sitting under the immense Sycamore trees daydreaming. I have imagined myself there as I have dreamt up many and varied creative ideas over my years of being an artist and art teacher.
My journey with glass began over 20 years ago when a friend invited me to try working in stained glass. At first, I was very nervous about getting cut by the glass or being burned by the soldering iron, but I overcame my fear and created my first stained glass window depicting a scene with hummingbirds and morning glories, that I designed myself. As my confidence in the technique developed, I eventually began designing and creating glass mosaics and then, later, discovered fusing glass in a kiln in a class at my local stained glass workshop. I became addicted to all the creative possibilities that these new techniques and tools presented to me.
I splurged, and purchased a Glass Kiln as a new creative 'toy' and began exploring glass fusing on my own. I created my first fused glass stars for gifts for family and friends. So many people liked them, so I decided to try selling them at a school fundraiser. Success - This was the beginning of Sycamore Shade Studios! At this point, my adult son, Justin became interested in working on the torch and helped to transform my 3 car garage into an Art Studio complete with Lampworking torches and Glass kilns.
Recently, we have added a Laser Cutter to our studio. This fun cutter gives us the opportunity to design and create our own wooden ornaments, boxes, displays and shadowboxes for our collaborative fine art diorama glasswork creations that we create for Installations and Art Exhibits.
The Glass creations in our shop are created essentially, by melting glass.
We use 2 methods.
‘Lampworking on a Torch’ - Justin creates his Blown Glass Ornaments, and Pendants by heating up a hollow glass tube and manipulates it by twisting, shaping and fine-tuning with the use of graphite tools, pliers, and paddles. The addition of complementary glass colors, frit, and silver makes each creation unique and one-of-a-kind. No two are exactly the same. Each Ornament or Pendant is then placed into a glass kiln to be annealed (cooled slowly in a digitally controlled kiln). The entire process of annealing takes about 12-16 hours.
'Glass Fusing' – Collage Method with Flat glass and 'Frit' - Cindi uses this method to create Glass Star Ornaments, Glass Dishes and other glass Home Decor and elements for our one-of-a-kind creations. She begins by selecting specially formulated colored sheet glass and cutting it with a glass cutting tool or glass water saw and then arranges and temporarily glue the glass pieces to hold them in place before being transported to the kiln. Sometimes they are embellished with crushed glass in various sizes (frit). Once the glass creations are dry, each is placed into the kiln for ‘firing’. Each piece is fused/melted together slowly in a digitally controlled kiln to 1450 degrees to facilitate gradual heating and slow cooling. The entire process of firing and cooling takes about 27 hours. Some creations such as Dichroic Pendants require 3 separate firings: 1 to fuse the 'collage' pieces onto a base, 1 to fuse a clear layer on top of the 'collage', and then another to 'fire polish' the edges after cutting the finished collages into pendant shapes. Dishes and formed pieces require a minimum of 2 firings - One or more to fuse (melt) the pieces together and an additional firing to 'slump' the glass into the shape of a dish, bowl, or other form. Each piece is then cleaned. Glass Stars are then wrapped with Wire and Accent beads to create Ornaments.
Our Laser Cut wood creations are designed by sketching the initial design and then fine-tuning it on the computer with Photoshop and then converting to a special file with Adobe Illustrator that allows our laser cutter to arrange it into cutting and engraving steps. Then, the file is 'sent' via WIFI to our laser cutter and it magically cuts out our design for you. Depending on the creation, we then peel off protective paper, and add cords and accent colors and/or beads. Our layered ornaments require painting with alcohol inks, positioning and glueing the layers together and then adding a matching ribbon.
Our Glass and Wood and Jewelry creations are currently available for sale here, on GoImagine, Etsy, and The Art Shop at Moore College of Art in Philadelphia, Kindred Kaboodle in Carlisle Pa, Lebanon Picture Framing and Art Gallery, Lebanon PA, Wildwood Park Nature Center, Harrisburg Pa and the Village Artisans Gallery, in Boiling Springs PA .
ALL OF OUR CREATIONS ARE ORIGINAL DESIGNS. The handmade quality and creativity are what set our work apart from mass-produced products. Color, size, and texture variations contribute to the uniqueness of each piece.
We aim to create items that you will love to keep for yourself or give as gifts. Please contact us if you have any issues with your order. Our creations are made individually - most are 'Made to Order'. Please realize that there may be subtle color, texture and finish variations depending on the raw materials that we have available to us and colors. Also, item photos are posted in low resolution for web purposes and colors may vary slightly depending on your monitor settings.
We do not accept returns for custom and personalized items, unless we have made a mistake with your order.
All 3 of my friends LOVED their ornaments. They were all beautiful!
Karen Eaton
01/13/2022
This shop's makers are very responsive and appreciative. I received a custom order of four small glass chile pepper ornaments. Delightful designs and carefully packaged for shipping. Another lovely goimagine shop I will be following.
Karen Reck
01/12/2022
Beautiful ornaments. They shipped quickly and were well packaged.
Dawn Andersen
12/25/2021
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We do not accept returns for custom and personalized items, unless we have made a mistake with your order.
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The Glass creations in our shop are created essentially, by melting glass.
We use 2 methods.
‘Lampworking on a Torch’ - Justin creates his Blown Glass Ornaments, and Pendants by heating up a hollow glass tube and manipulates it by twisting, shaping and fine-tuning with the use of graphite tools, pliers, and paddles. The addition of complementary glass colors, frit, and silver makes each creation unique and one-of-a-kind. No two are exactly the same. Each Ornament or Pendant is then placed into a glass kiln to be annealed (cooled slowly in a digitally controlled kiln). The entire process of annealing takes about 12-16 hours.
'Glass Fusing' – Collage Method with Flat glass and 'Frit' - Cindi uses this method to create Glass Star Ornaments, Glass Dishes and other glass Home Decor and elements for our one-of-a-kind creations. She begins by selecting specially formulated colored sheet glass and cutting it with a glass cutting tool or glass water saw and then arranges and temporarily glue the glass pieces to hold them in place before being transported to the kiln. Sometimes they are embellished with crushed glass in various sizes (frit). Once the glass creations are dry, each is placed into the kiln for ‘firing’. Each piece is fused/melted together slowly in a digitally controlled kiln to 1450 degrees to facilitate gradual heating and slow cooling. The entire process of firing and cooling takes about 27 hours. Some creations such as Dichroic Pendants require 3 separate firings: 1 to fuse the 'collage' pieces onto a base, 1 to fuse a clear layer on top of the 'collage', and then another to 'fire polish' the edges after cutting the finished collages into pendant shapes. Dishes and formed pieces require a minimum of 2 firings - One or more to fuse (melt) the pieces together and an additional firing to 'slump' the glass into the shape of a dish, bowl, or other form. Each piece is then cleaned. Glass Stars are then wrapped with Wire and Accent beads to create Ornaments.
Our Laser Cut wood creations are designed by sketching the initial design and then fine-tuning it on the computer with Photoshop and then converting to a special file with Adobe Illustrator that allows our laser cutter to arrange it into cutting and engraving steps. Then, the file is 'sent' via WIFI to our laser cutter and it magically cuts out our design for you. Depending on the creation, we then peel off protective paper, and add cords and accent colors and/or beads. Our layered ornaments require painting with alcohol inks, positioning and glueing the layers together and then adding a matching ribbon.
Our Glass and Wood and Jewelry creations are currently available for sale here, on GoImagine, Etsy, and The Art Shop at Moore College of Art in Philadelphia, Kindred Kaboodle in Carlisle Pa, Lebanon Picture Framing and Art Gallery, Lebanon PA, Wildwood Park Nature Center, Harrisburg Pa and the Village Artisans Gallery, in Boiling Springs PA .
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Sycamore Shade Studios is a family studio inspired by the Sycamore trees that grew on Cindi's grandfather's farm in Virginia. Is was there where she had her first memories of drawing with her grandfather's carpenter's pencils on tiny paper pads and sitting under the immense Sycamore trees daydreaming. Her son, grew up surrounded by creative activities and art supplies and has naturally evolved into an artist in his own rite and is part of the Sycamore Shade Studios story.
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Many items have Quantity Discounts.
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•This fun kit make a great activity for Birthday parties, Girl Scout and Homeschool group activities. Contact me for Discount pricing for orders larger than 10 kits. Party Packs and Class Pack pricing available.
•Your finished sculpture will be as unique as you! Photos are for inspiration, but you can hand-color and arrange your sculpture pieces onto the base in any way that appeals to you!
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•Completed Sculpture size will depend on how you make it - it starts with approximately 4.25" tall x 3.25" base.
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