Red Whimsy Color:Red The painting is done with

The painting is done with watercolor and gouache and the line work is drawn with india ink or gouache and a steel nib pen

where negative space is just as powerful as the painted elements

The Zipper Pin is Kate Cusack's signature design and was the first piece in her collection

Hand made to order

Red Whimsy Color:Red The painting is done withPart of Helen Rudy's signature "Blast of Color" collection. The design is based on her interpretation pools of water and ice pockets. The tones of glass are warm reds, coppers, and golds. The artist has cut off set sizes and shapes of glass and layered upon each other to create the imagery of the pools. The design uses dichroic glass that shimmers on top or under the glass layers. By melting and fusing the glass together in a kiln, she creates a