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Lucie Boucher is a woman with many talents. Not only is she our director at Stained Glass Express's "Glass Academy," but she owns Stone Ridge Glass which specializes in Glasscapes and she recently launched her "Hands of Time" idea. Below, you'll find out more about what these specifically are and who Lucie is and we're extremely fortunate to have her as a part of our team at Stained Glass Express. Lucie Boucher and Bernie Huebner embody, as they say, “a fusing of restless minds” through creative collaboration and, of course, fused glass! Lucie and Bernie believe that the only relevant bio to describe the man and the woman behind Stone Ridge Glass is their joint bio. A formal résumé would list five advanced degrees and an employment history including everything from hairdressing and firefighting to teaching at all levels from kindergarten through graduate school. By the time they came to glass, they were long past the age to go to art school. But as experienced teachers, it followed naturally that they would make their way self-taught. Lucie was the leader, entering through traditional stained glass but quickly becoming frustrated with the refusal of cold glass to bend to her 3D mind. She remains the technical expert as well, both with glass and kiln. Bernie spent years teaching both the visual arts and the creative process, and brings a facility with tools and materials—elsewhere called jury-rigging—that serves them well. Of course there’s still considerable role confusion. Who’s the designer? Who’s the glass slave? (And at any given moment, how do you tell?—by counting who’s wearing more bandaids.) Stuck up on their studio wall is a cliché which says “always make new mistakes.” Given the already considerable loss rate with complicated glass work, there is never-ending opportunity to deepen one’s knowledge of the craft. But sometimes failures—cracks, distortions, contaminants—serendipitously provide the chance to recast a design and salvage the piece. And sometimes the limits of glass lead one into uncharted territory, as with their innovative Glasscapes, the principle of which arose out of experiments with transmitting light through glass edge-on. Glasscape Glasscape Hands of Time Hope you enjoyed this little piece on Lucie. Come visit us and take a class from Lucie. Call 207-872-9305 for more details. Thanks, SGE

Stained Glass Express would like to thank everyone who submitted a piece into the "Just for Fun" contest this year. This is an annual event, so if you didn't win this year, try for next year! We love glass just as much as you do and appreciate you supporting us and for making us your #1 place to get your supplies, gifts and most importantly, INSPIRATION.

1st place hot category: Vicki Wainoris 2nd place in hot category: Jane Hall 3rd place in hot category: Bruce Grantham 1st place in cold category: Susan Begein 2nd place in cold category: Pam Wilcox 3rd place in cold category (TIE): Jeff Eagan 3rd place in cold category (TIE): Brenda Jolin Thank you to everyone who submitted a piece! We hope you all had fun at our event and hope to see you all next year. We appreciate your business and wouldn't be here without you. Thanks, SGE

Do you have trouble cutting a straight line? If you do, try a tracking head. It is item number 2009th. It sells for $21.99. You have to have a Toyo cutter! Any of them will work. Item number 2013n, the neon supercutter, 1880 the brass self oiler or our very best seller 1877 The TC-600 Pistol Grip. If you already own a cutter you can just change the head. If you want to buy a cutter and a head, tell us you saw the blog and get 20% off either the cutter, the head or both. What a deal! Find these items on our website at stainedglassexpress.com or you can come visit us at our location in Waterville to redeem the 20% off.