Haute Fuse is a labor of love that has been a lifetime in the making. That lifetime belongs to Renee Stimel, the designer whose fused glass jewelry is the flame burning at the heart of Haute Fuse. Renee has loved and lived the arts from her earliest memories. From a childhood filled with vibrant, artistic expression to her rigorous and disciplined study of the artists and artisans who blazed new paths and forged new art forms, Renee has always known that Haute Fuse was her calling. Renee's formal training in the arts continued at the university level, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Graphic Design, with a minor in Art History, from Seton Hill University (Greensburg, PA). She has exhibited many of her works in design, photography, and drawing . . . and Haute Fuse is