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Alexandria, VA 22301 
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TRUNK SHOW
Saturday, April 5, 11am to 4pm
at A Show of Hands

Don Whiteside & Susan Fussell


Don and Susan were always hearing
comments like, “Hey, that’s a nice
mirror.” So they decided to call their
work Nice Mirrors. The tiles on the
mirrors are made from stained
glass - the same kind that's used in
windows. The glass comes in a big
sheet and then Don and Susan cut
it down into smaller squares and rectangles. They occasionally make mirrors and glassware with odd-sized tiles. Those pieces take more time because everything has to be fitted together like a puzzle.


They work on more than one mirror at a time but the process for each mirror takes about 8 days. That includes a lot of waiting for things like stain and glue and tile adhesive to dry.


Mirrors are their specialty, but they also make coasters, trivets, jewelry boxes, lamps, Christmas ornaments and magnets. Don does the woodwork and Susan does the glass work.