Punk Shop Dragon

04/18/2026

I just listed my new journal on our Etsy store at https://www.etsy.com/shop/BitterrootAlchemyArt This was really fun to create and bring to life this whimsical fox n Turtle land.

04/05/2026

I have been working on this drawing for one of my new journals. I love the image so much that I decided to add Easter eggs and bunnies to it. I hope you all have a whimsical and wonderful Easter.

02/14/2026

From my world to yours, Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone. Sending love to all

02/04/2026

How I create my books is not just the written stories; it is the alchemy of art.

In 2002, I left my engineering job to be a full-time artist. I leaped from the corporate world to become a glassblower and graphic artist, and settled on a s...

11/22/2025

Bill and I live on a small farm overlooking the Bitterroot Mountains in Corvallis, Montana. Every morning, I go into the garden to open the chicken coop and ...

11/18/2025

After our last show, several people asked us to have our products available on Etsy, so we decided to open an Etsy new Etsy store. We have had one just for our glass drawer pulls for a long time, but this one combines our glass art with our Steampunk art. I hope to have my books up here soon, more to come https://bitterrootalchemyart.etsy.com

09/21/2025

I just published my new book. This isn't a story about our Dragon Harmony, but about the science and magic of glass. After years of talking to kids, big and small, about our glass-blowing experience, I decided to address some of the answers in one easy-to-read little book.

My husband, Bill Grout, a former avionics technician, started working with glass in Montana in 1993. In 2002, Bill introduced me to the wonderful world of creating beautiful things by forging silica glass rods into pieces of art. Our glass company is Aspen Hot Glass. Bill and I produce unique, ha...