Aly Rose Designs

Thomas D. Friedman

Glass artist

Borosilicate and Soft Glass

Pendants, Marbles Perfume

Bottles and other

Objects d’arte. 

Tom Friedman is a glass artist born, raised and lives in Omaha, Nebraska. He has been creating glass since 2001. Tom has studied with many of the world’s best glass medium artists from around the world. With these experiences he has created his own techniques and style of wearable glass art and custom collectable marbles. Some call his art, “lampworking”, based upon the ancient and time-honored glass workers from ancient Egypt to the island of Murano outside of Venice. He refers to his modern work as “torch-worked glass”. The pendants created are uniquely original. They are made from Borosilicate Glass with a torch using temperatures between 2,500 and 3,000 F°. After it is created, it is annealed at a cooler temperature of 1,050  F° for several hours to insure its hardness and wearability. Tom also has years of experience in “soft” glass. 

During the summer of 2010, Tom’s pendants were among only 10 artists internationally whose works were chosen for a juried show sponsored by the International Society of Glass Beadmakers (ISGB). With customers as far away as Italy, New Zealand, Israel, Hawaii and Japan, AlyRose Designs have spanned the globe. They have had their works for sale in fine galleries and museums in Dallas, Winter Park, Colorado, Rochester, New York, Woodstock, New York and Joslyn Art Museum, Lauritzen Gardens and The HotShops in Omaha. Tom along with his wife, Sue, and daughter, Alyson Roberts, create unique and original necklaces as wearable glass art through their company, AlyRose Designs.