Interested in becoming a NO Days Featured Artist?

Simply send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with the subject: Featured Artist. Be sure to include your name, email address, website along with a brief bio and pictures of yourself and your artwork made with NO Days Products. Not sure what to include in a bio? Tell us how you became interested in playing with glass or crafts. How about where you get your inspiration? Oh! And don't forget to tell us why you love using NO Days!

"I love the 'hunt' of discovering unusual pieces that I can incorporate in my one-of-a kind mosaics.  The 'onions' were discovered at a yard sale.  I used a No Days Groutless sheet under cut glass strips that were placed on a metal wall plaque.  The onions were then added for a 3-D look.  I love the shiny look of the No Days 'grout' on this piece."

Merle Bouffard is the artist and designer behind Merle Art Design. She specializes in custom elements for the home including furniture, Italian glass and marble mosaic, and wall art. "I love providing decorators or home-owners something that has personal meaning as well as serving as a functional piece of art."

Merle enjoys using heat activated No Days Mosaic Mesh for mounting her mosaics because "it is great for delicate glass mosaics, but is also string enough to hold the marble pieces together as well." She also likes to stabilize her intricate mosaics further by "front mounting with paper and back mounting with the No Days Mosaic Mesh. It is the way to go!"

For her Dogwood Mosaic, Merle used a similar technique. "It was an intricate glass mosaic of Dogwood flowers for a shower floor installation. It was 4 feet by 4 feet. The mosaic was so complex, I really didn't want to separate it into too many pieces to install. I face mounted it with paper then turned it over and back mounted it with the No Days Mosaic Mesh. I used the heat gun you sent that allowed instant adhesion with no disturbing of the tiles. It was great!! My installer applied a skin coat of thinset as well and let it dry. We were able to lift and maneuver a very large piece without losing one piece of glass. I'm so glad I found this product. It is the answer for so many problems and frustrations I've had in the past."

Merle is a prolific designer and creator; check out more of her work with No Days Mesh, here. To see more of her designs for the home, including wall art and tables, visit: http://MerleArtDesign.etsy.com.

Karen Dixon is an award winning glass artist.  Her work has been exhibited throughout the south at juried gallery and museum exhibitions. Her most recent award was the Maury Smith Award at the 39th Annual Montgomery Art Guild, Montgomery Museum of Fine Art Exhibition in spring 2011.  

Karen is a co-owner of Dixon-Ballog Glass Gallery & Studio, LLC located just south of Birmingham in Pelham, AL. The studio offers  a fine art glass gallery, architectural commissions and courses in kiln-formed glass.

Karen holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular genetics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.  Her training as a scientist has been instrumental in her commitment to fine craftsmanship and attention to detail.  It is this love of experimentation that continues to drive her technical development as a specialist in kiln-formed glass.

"I use lots of pieces and layers in my work.  I was very happy to find No Days Liquid Fusing Adhesive so parts stay where I place them, and it sets up quickly. I especially like it for creating projects with multiple layers that require specific placement of pieces to give a dimensional effect. It saves time and it fires clean at tack, full and casting temperatures."  

In addition to creating her own artwork, Karen also teaches classes and co-runs a glass gallery, Dixon-Ballog Glass Gallery and Studio. They offer everything from walk in projects to classes on box and open face castings.

For Karen's personal website, visit www.kdixonglass.com.

For more information on the glass studio, gallery and classes offered, visit www.dixon-ballog.com.

You can contact Barb at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . To see more of Barb’s work, you can visit her Facebook page.

Above: Night light using No Days Liquid Fusing Adhesive to create Olivia's name and Bailbond to secure the nightlight finding 

 Above: Fused Glass Coasters using No Days Liquid Fusing Adhesive to control frit application

Read more about Laury and see her work on her website, her Facebook page and her Etsy shop, where you'll find necklaces that Laury has made for her favorite local Tempe, AZ band "Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers" (formerly known as "The Refreshments").

She recently used No Days Mosaic Adhesive to complete a mosaic installation on Wedi Board. "Both the installer and I are quite pleased with the results. No Days Mosaic Adhesive worked really well."

"I got quite good at building up layers of adhesive, using the heat gun, etc.  I have developed some good
 skills and techniques."

As well as making the ceramic tiles, Santa Theresa Tile Works offers classes in making tiles and mosaics. Watch for the New Technology Workshops, where Susan offers her experience and advice in working with No Days Mosaic Adhesive. Some of her students have gone on to create architectural mosaics of their own, including a large mosaic fire pit.

Lizz Van Saun has been a mosaic artist and teacher for more than 10 years. Her energy and enthusiasm for this art form have led her to artist residencies in schools, to teach workshops at her studio (Kast Hill Studio) in New Hampshire, and throughout New England. She is passionate about creating and finding opportunities for leading community mosaic projects for public and private events.

Lizz is a member of The Society of American Mosaic Artists, Contemporary Mosaic Artists, Mosaics New England and New Hampshire Made.

Logan Niles is a true Renaissance Woman with professional and artistic experience across many mediums. A graduate from the prestigious Culinary Institute of America with over 26 years in the food service industry, Logan has experienced a varied creative life to date. Be it as a busy caterer and Executive Chef in New York City, a nationally heard voice-over actress, a food stylist and photographer, or a budding mosaic artist; her hands are rarely still for long. If there are creative avenues to be explored you will most likely find Logan at their crossroads learning, teaching, consulting and exploring new ways to think outside of the box.  Logan currently heads up the manufacturing of culinary inspired artisanal bath & beauty products for her company Lather Unusual while raising her young son amongst the verdant green of Seattle, WA.

While seeking a way to enhance the retail experience for her customers at the same time emphasizing her brand, Logan decided to attempt her very first mosaic using NO Days Mosaic Mesh. She was looking for a way to fill the shop with allure, while keeping within a budget, and NO Days helped her speed the process. "There's no way I could have done this (especially in a week's time) without your NO Days Mosaic Mesh!"

Gayle Haynie has worked in stained glass since 1991 and has studied under some of  the best known names in the industry: Si Isenberg, Peter McGrain, Norm Dobbins, Gil Reynolds, and Vickie Payne, just to name a few.

She is a member of the Blue Ridge Art Guild and the Southern Appalachian Artist Guild.

She also loves creating mosaics in tile and glass, and offers “one-on-one” classes in her Georgia studio. She welcomes commission pieces.

She has most recently completed a mosaic table using NO Days Mosaic Adhesive.  “I love using No Days Mosaic Adhesive because it takes all the time and mess out of gluing each piece in place.  Also, it allows me to change my pattern before final adhesion.”

You can reach her for more information at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

For more of her work, visit her website at www.glassbygayle.com. 

Meet featured artists Vicki Day and Nola Cabral of The Stained Glass Shop in Glendale, Arizona. 

Vicki and Nola bought the shop in 1986, which had sold traditional leaded glass supplies, finished goods and held classes from a suburban strip mall since 1971.

Warm glass was incorporated into traditional stained glass, and the Shop’s classes, virtually from the beginning. Shortly after purchasing the shop, Vicki and Nola went to their first trade show, took their first fusing class and bought their first kiln. Vicki then traveled to Los Angeles and took a class from Gil Reynolds and her fusing career took off. Originally, Gil traveled to Glendale to teach fusing classes for the shop; then Vicki assumed that role and Gil visited to teach only specialty fusing techniques. Vicki’s expertise and continuing education has allowed her to become The Stained Glass Shop’s professional when it comes to fused glass.

In 2001, The Stained Glass Shop moved into a space designed and built to their specifications to enable them to provide more warm glass classes.

 Although the shop is just across the street from the old location, they have more retail space as well as a better-designed teaching area. They also have the capacity to run three - 220V kilns and six - 8” kilns all at the same time! When teaching some techniques they need all that fire power!

Their fused glass mosaic technique has been developed over time with the help of two special people: Diane Sepanski, who had the original idea, and Mary Beth Maddox, who helped define the new process. Vicki & Nola love using No Days ThinFuse Adhesive in their Fused Glass Mosaic Classes because it eliminates a firing and cuts back on the amount of time it takes to finish a project. Prior to the advent of No Days Thin Fuse Adhesive, the colored tile pieces would be laid on the background glass, then the piece would be tack-fused. Now the pieces can be heat set with the adhesive, allowed to cool, and finished with frit glass grout all before being kiln fired. 

The Stained Glass Shop is a full-service retail store. The shop provides glass, supplies and a large variety of classes in both traditional lead and copper foil stained glass techniques, beginning fusing and specialty fusing, mosaics, precious metal clay, wire working, silver jewelry techniques and much more.

Visit Vicki and Nola at www.stainedglass-shop.com to learn more! 

  Glenda works as the Studio Specialist & Instructor at Hollander Fusing Center in Atlanta, Georgia. She is also the secretary for the Atlanta Glass Art Guild. Glenda became enamored with glass fusing after taking a beginning class in 2006.
 
She loves using No Days Liquid Fusing Adhesive for kiln casting because "it allows you to pile more glass into the mold, therefore getting more out of your cast piece. The No Days keeps the glass that sits above the mold line from shifting and ruining the mold or making a mess in the kiln."

When frit painting, Glenda loves using No Days Liquid Fusing Adhesive as "it is great for helping the frit stay in place once you have your design in place.  No Days Fusing Adhesive also lets you build up the frit in areas where you want bold color or more texture with out having to wait for the initial layers to dry between each application of frit. I is a great time saver when doing frit painting."

Glenda grew up learning different craft techniques from ceramics to sewing with her mother, but nothing has captured her interest like glass. Glenda has taught beginning fusing and wire wrapping techniques to local scout and church groups. As a perpetual student Glenda plans to learn many more glass techniques to advance her love of art glass. 

"I grew up in a family of very creative women.  My mom used to tell me stories of my grandmother transcribing library books, including the illustrations, by hand for my mother and her sister to treasure, because they did not have enough money to buy books.  My mother and I took many crafting classes together as I grew up.  We tried our hands at many crafts. But, glass has drawn me like no other.  I have fond memories of visiting the Fenton Glass factory when I was a child and wondering at how everything was made. I have long collected carnival and antique glass marveling at its color and sparkle. I love that no two art glass pieces are alike.  Even if you take the same pattern and make it twice there will be subtle and sometimes distinct differences between the two pieces."

Connect with Glenda at Glenda Emory Designs.

Leigh Adams emits an energy and exuberance brighter than the purple in her hair! She loves sharing her knowledge of mosaic with students of all ages, but especially enjoys working with children to create public art. Although most of her work is done in the Pasadena California area, Leigh has traveled and worked with children in Mexico, China and Central America for many years.

Whether teaching folk arts, language or life skills, Leigh believes that cooperative learning, achieving consensus and building new skills which can result in public acknowledgement are some of the greatest gifts we can give our children and our society.
As arts become less and less available in our schools, Leigh believes it is incumbent upon us to make opportunities for hands-on learning available to our young people.  Public installations are an excellent way to elevate children's belief in themselves, their self worth and the value of their efforts.

Created by commission for the Los Angeles County Arboretum's 40 acre Australian Garden, The Rainbow Dream Snake is inspired by Aboriginal creation stories of the Waugal or Rainbow Serpent. The Dream Snake was made with poured concrete to create the creature's scale patterns and differently shaped mosaics on No Days Mosaic Mesh throughout its quarter mile path. Leigh invited the public to help create the mosaics on mesh.

“When you have participated in something that is public, you always have a place to go back and see what you've impacted; the contribution you've made. You can visit or you can bring your family and friends to share in the beauty.”

Leigh's always working on several different projects in different stages of the process. Pictured at right is her Cypress Wall, a fused glass mosaic on No Days Mesh, which has been mortared to the wall, but must still be trimmed, grouted and cleaned. 

Leigh is currently working on a piece in her water wise backyard garden, a Queen of Bees Throne, using No Days Mosaic Mesh and ceramic tiles.  She's sharing the process and you'll find a slideshow of her progress below.

 See more of Leigh's work at Leigh Adams Glass Art Designs...

Brenda Smith holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University. She loves art and making things with her own hands. Brenda has been in the art field for twenty-nine years, with an emphasis on glass the last seven. She began with leaded glass windows, then went on to stained glass and copper foil, building triple-glazed windows, and performing commissioned work for business and residential clients.

Brenda, who has four grown children and two grandchildren, lives in Fullerton, California, with her husband Gary. After fusing her first piece of glass, Brenda told her husband that she wanted a kiln, to which he and her sons said, “Youʼll burn the house down!” Their house is still standing, though, and looks even better.

From there, it was glass painting, jewelry boxes, custom glass tiles, mosaics, and consulting work across the United States.

"I love working with all forms of glass! I love combining different techniques to create 'mixed media' glass art work. I've recently started using bits of GlueFoil to accent the leaded glass windows I create with No Days Glaze. I love the easy extra sparkle and detail it adds to the glass."
 
Brenda has been perfecting her techniques with No Days Liquid Fusing Adhesive for a few years. She shares those techniques in an article she wrote that was published in the Fall 2009 issue of Glass Patterns Quarterly, Frit Painting - A Fall Leaf Plate. The article is available here.

Brenda never wants to stop learning new things to do with glass. Her glass work can be found in the United States, Japan, and Brazil. 
 

    Far left: Mosaic table top created using No Days Mosaic Adhesive Film and fused glass inclusions.

Left: Fused glass mosaic tabletop created using No Days Glass Fusing Adhesive and No Days Liquid Fusing Adhesive

Jennifer Urbaniak of My Little Pink Boutique

"I was working for a supplier in the art glass world about 4 years ago as a general manager for the company, when I decided to try my hand at crafting. Barb Steffan from Sunshine Glassworks exposed me to fused glass, and I was hooked from day one!  
 
   I began creating and selling my jewelry pieces in local art shows. This past summer, I proudly received two awards: Best in Show at the Lancaster Fine Arts Show (Lancaster, NY) and the Special Judges Award at the Quaker Arts Show (Orchard Park, NY).
 
    I have begun lampworking in the past few years, as well as building mosaics occasionally. I love the No Days Mosaic Adhesive Film because it allows me the freedom to easily remove and replace tesserae as I change my mind and my mosaic designs evolve!"   
 
Meet Jennifer Urbaniak in Las Vegas at the Glass Craft & Bead Expo when you stop by the Strueter booth to sign up for your class! 

 www.CalyxGlass.com

Left: "1134 Pieces" created using HoneyDoo Zuper Glue.

Watch how Carrie created her masterpiece "1134 Pieces"