About Us
DragonFire Glass Studio is a working studio, run by artist Donna Martin, located just steps away from the beach in Waveland, MS.
The work from DragonFire Glass Studio is created with lots of love and dedication; dedication to the quality of the pieces but also dedication to the spirit of creativity and imagination. At DragonFire, we believe that the bounds of our work is only limited by our imagination. Every handmade piece shows our exploration into color and forms. Each piece is made from the heart, with a great sense of imagination.
DragonFire Glass Studio offers both products and classes. If you also have a passion or a curiosity for fused glass work, we offer various classes where you can come and work on a piece with us. We are so excited to meet other kindred spirits who appreciate the art of glass work!
"Glass is a magical world that draws you into the world of fluid colors and reactions and you are only limited by your imagination. When you add high temperatures from the glass kilns and color combinations, the art of fused glass becomes exciting and resplendent like no other art form. While opening a kiln door is like opening a surprise treasure box, when the firing is complete you have an idea of what the outcome might be, but it is not until the glass is totally cool and retrieved that all the questions are answered."
DONNA MARTIN, DragonFire Glass Studio
Donna Cowart Martin
Donna Cowart Martin holds both a BA and MEd degree, with art being at the forefront of her educational experiences. She has studied with renowned glass masters in the field of fused glass. Richard LaLonde invited Martin to study in his home studio in Whidbey Island, Washington where she was introduced to float glass and enamels. Donna Phillips Sarafis helped Martin develop her love a fused glass birds in her studio in Fayetteville, Texas. Peter Kane, an Australian native, now a Singapore residing glass artist, has become a mentor when he worked with Martin on dropouts, asymmetrical forms, and gallery quality designs in Lewisville Texas in 2019. Mark Hufford has worked with Martin on her use of enamels, using a medium during the 2020 pandemic, and establishing her watercolor style on glass to further her interest of using birds in her work. Martin's works have been exhibited at the Mississippi Governor's Mansion "Honoring Frontline Workers". Her ornament design was one that was selected to hang on the grand staircase for the Mississippi's first families first Christmas in the Governor's Mansion in 2020.
She is a member of Mississippi Craftsmans Guild, Hancock Arts, and South Mississippi Art Association. She sits on the Board of Directors for the Waveland Ground Zero Hurricane Museum, serving as secretary, and has been selected by the Hancock Chamber of Commerce as one of the Outstanding Citizens of the Year for her work on the grant that produced the video When Wind and Water Speaks: The Voices of Katrina.
Martin is married to Bob Martin who assists with making the original displays for her glass works in his adjoining workshop, The Board Room.
