Artist Profile
In 2005, my glass career diversified into selling glass frit blends and supplies to other lampworkers, fusers and glass blowers while still making art glass beads and jewelry. Now I spend my days running my glass frit and supplies company, Glass Diversions, creating jewelry and art glass beads and teaching Lampworking, Wirework & PMC® jewelry workshops. I've thoroughtly enjoyed taking classes over the years to refine my jewelry & glass skills and style of beads. I've taken classes from some amazing artists such as Andrea Guarino, Michael Barley, Kristina Logan, J.C. Herrell, Stephanie Sersich, Kim Fields, Connie Fox, Tracy Stanley, Janice Berkibile, Kate McKinnon, Lisa Niven Kelly, Kriss Silva, Laura McCabe and so many others. They're a huge inspiration to me and my goal is to take my art to new levels every time I learn from such accomplished instructors!! I primarily make my beads from soft glasses such as Moretti, Vetrofond and Lauscha. Lately, I've also been working in hard glass (boro) which is very exciting to me. Both glass offers different results and a whole other color palette. Lampworking & jewelry are my obsessions, I can't get enough!! I enjoy all styles of beads including floral, organic & geometric beads designs. I love color and shape and the simplification of forms. I am humbled by the elegance and beauty of nature as I try to capture it in glass. Working with PMC® and creating art glass beads have developed into two of my passions. I was hooked immediately on both and am excited to be able to combine both of these art forms in my jewelry. It is my desire to draw the viewers eye deep inside the beads to inspire emotion and imagination. I strive to create beads and jewelry that make the admirer wonder what they are made of...beads and jewelry that asks to be touched and investigated. No two pieces are exactly alike. They truly are one-of-a-kind. I'm always trying to improve my designs and skills. Check back often to see my new creations and new workshops being offered! Thanks very much for stopping by!
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Hi, my name is Robin Koza. I live just outside of Indianapolis, Indiana with my husband and 3 loveable cats. I have always loved to create things. I create websites when I’m not working with glass and also make silver jewelry. I've had this obsession with creating jewelry that spans over the last 15 years!! I began lampworking almost 6 years ago after having an urge to make my own beads for my jewelry. I was having a hard time finding the beads I wanted to compliment the jewelry I was making then. I fell head-over-heals in love with lampworking and the fluidity of melting glass that I pretty much dropped jewelry making at that time. Over the years, I've gotten back into making jewelry: PMC, wirework & metalsmithing that incorporates my art glass beads. I have two studios in my home dedicated for metalwork & glass beadmaking.
