| My Family |
| My sweet honey, Larry and our dog Libby! |
About Us
About Our Business
Welcome to Hot Coles Glass! My name is Heidi Coles and I'm from the far
northern regions of Wisconsin. My experience in art is quite diverse. I found
myself dabbling in quite a few different mediums before I found my true
love...glass! With my experience in water color painting, basketry, clay work, cake
decorating, etc. I believe it has given me a good understanding in the basics of
composition, color and technique.
I was first introduced to hot glass work around 1996, when I purchased a starter
kit. At the time, my resources were so limited that I soon became frustrated with
certain problems I was encountering and gave up, packing away that kit for about 8
years and pursued other interests. Again my interest was piqued when I had the
availability to resources through the internet. Finally, after gathering together
some much needed supplies and tools, I dug out that kit and have been hooked
ever since.
As with any art, this is truly a journey of continual learning and evolving as an
artist. I am self taught but have gathered much knowledge from books and on such
forums as Wet Canvas. Every day I see myself growing artistically and see my
skills improving.
My best friend and husband of 23 years, Larry, is quite an accomplished artist as
well! We work quite well together, challenging one another and encouraging each
other as we explore the possibilities! Together we began classes in fused glass in
the fall of 2005 and are enjoying the results.
For the last 12 years Larry has been a full time chainsaw carver. We began our
chainsaw business, Bear Hugs, in Montana doing art shows mainly in Arizona and
Wisconsin. After 2 years of doing shows we sold our home in Montana and moved
to Northern Wisconsin and opened our gallery. It has been a very successful move
for us and have reaped the benefits of hard work. Our open time is very seasonal
though and we wanted to diverse a bit with our art work. That's when we became
involved with fused glass. It's a nice way to fill the winter days and stay warm. We
are truly grateful for the work we do to keep us busy as both our daughters have
moved away to North Carolina to go to school. It gets a little too quiet sometimes.
Primarily, this site is for the glass beads, however, we may have a few of our fused
pieces here on occasion.
Hope you enjoy!
Welcome to Hot Coles Glass! My name is Heidi Coles and I'm from the far
northern regions of Wisconsin. My experience in art is quite diverse. I found
myself dabbling in quite a few different mediums before I found my true
love...glass! With my experience in water color painting, basketry, clay work, cake
decorating, etc. I believe it has given me a good understanding in the basics of
composition, color and technique.
I was first introduced to hot glass work around 1996, when I purchased a starter
kit. At the time, my resources were so limited that I soon became frustrated with
certain problems I was encountering and gave up, packing away that kit for about 8
years and pursued other interests. Again my interest was piqued when I had the
availability to resources through the internet. Finally, after gathering together
some much needed supplies and tools, I dug out that kit and have been hooked
ever since.
As with any art, this is truly a journey of continual learning and evolving as an
artist. I am self taught but have gathered much knowledge from books and on such
forums as Wet Canvas. Every day I see myself growing artistically and see my
skills improving.
My best friend and husband of 23 years, Larry, is quite an accomplished artist as
well! We work quite well together, challenging one another and encouraging each
other as we explore the possibilities! Together we began classes in fused glass in
the fall of 2005 and are enjoying the results.
For the last 12 years Larry has been a full time chainsaw carver. We began our
chainsaw business, Bear Hugs, in Montana doing art shows mainly in Arizona and
Wisconsin. After 2 years of doing shows we sold our home in Montana and moved
to Northern Wisconsin and opened our gallery. It has been a very successful move
for us and have reaped the benefits of hard work. Our open time is very seasonal
though and we wanted to diverse a bit with our art work. That's when we became
involved with fused glass. It's a nice way to fill the winter days and stay warm. We
are truly grateful for the work we do to keep us busy as both our daughters have
moved away to North Carolina to go to school. It gets a little too quiet sometimes.
Primarily, this site is for the glass beads, however, we may have a few of our fused
pieces here on occasion.
Hope you enjoy!
| Our eldest daughter, Lindsay, and her husband, Andrew |
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| Our daughter, Whitney and her fiancé, Jimmy |