Nov 12th, 2009
by juiceglass.
So busy. So busy!
Mom, artist, house cleaner, cook…it goes on and on.
I have been making glass drinking straws, utilitarian compared to jewelry, but beautiful in their own way. They have been selling great. But I HAVE been in the studio making jewelry. And I have something new that I can show here in about a week. I need to get some other things nailed down and get a few more made.
I have some work in a magazine! If you get the 2010 issue of Bead Unique, I have a focal in the gallery section!
I also have a necklace right now displayed in the Justice Center in downtown Portland. I need to make the trek myself to see it!
I also will be demonstrating lampworking at the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland on Dec.12 around 3 pm. And finally, all my work and myself will be at a fantastic holiday sale:
When
Date(s): Sunday, December 6, 2009
Time(s): 11am – 6pm
Location
The Chelsea Ballroom
1510 SE 9th (SE Hawthorne at 9th)
Portland, OR 97214
Details
An elegant holiday shopping experience with local handcrafted wares in a stunning 1920’s historic ballroom!
Live classical music, gift wrapping table and more!
http://www.handmadenw.com/events/#21
Keep checking my artfire and Etsy for new items, they do show up here and there. And I usually add a lot right after a show, since I have been creating and hoarding for the booth, I always do this and I always make so much more than I can fit on the booth! =)
Posted in: Business junk, For Sale, Jewelry, Life, Shows, glass.
Jul 23rd, 2009
by juiceglass.
I am sitting in a local cafe right now, listing things on Etsy and Artfire. Listing is a necessary part of my business, but it sure takes up time. Usually I only have time at night, but I prefer to list during the day. It eats up minutes, so right now I have a babysitter for Derek while I do this work, and get a little “alone” time to sit in a cafe like a real person. Heh.
New pendants, necklaces, bracelets…lots of goodies and many more to come. I am behind on listing, actually, so I hope to pop out a bunch more while my babysitter is on summer break from school.
I haven’t had much torch time, which is a bummer, but I’ve been so busy playing with my son, seeing my parents, and enjoying the summer weather. We have some camping trips coming up, more time away from the studio.
I guess I have spent some time at the torch, but a lot of it has been making my glass straws, which are selling very well. Torch time is torch time…but I do love the more creative work of beads when I have a chance. It has been so hot, too, that midday torching while Derek naps isn’t ideal. I also worry he will wake in the middle of a complex bead, and Derek wins and lives vs. the bead if that happens. =)
Posted in: Beads, Life, glass.
Jul 9th, 2009
by juiceglass.
I am impatient. I want my glass to show up. The work I did in the hot shop will arrive priority mail at some point. There was a little coldworking that needed to be done and I truly meant it when I said no rush. But I’m still eager to see what came out of the kiln! After I get it, I still have work to do. I am looking for a way to do an electroform that is bigger than what I can handle here in the studio. I could, of course, just get a bigger bath, etc., but if it doesn’t work, then I am stuck with all the materials and the bigger bath container. I would eventually get through all the materials, but…I’d like to try it first. Anyone have a large electroform setup nearby? I have one inquiry in where I took a class and I know they have a big enough one, but I need more ideas!
Posted in: Uncategorized.
Jul 8th, 2009
by juiceglass.
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27549694
I seem to have nuts and bolts issues with the blog, time to update it, I guess! These earrings are yummy, I will have to find a way to get a photo up! *edit* YAY!
I have been very busy with my glass straws, and starting to do work in boro. The reason for this post was to show some new boro work, but I guess I gotta get the writable directories back in order. Pheh! Glass is every so much more fun.
I just did a show at Art in the Round, which is a music and art event at a condo area in Beaverton, OR. Despite the harsh sun before it finally hid behind the building, it was a very fun and enjoyable afternoon. Small shows don’t often net me the most cash, but I don’t always do shows for the money. I just love supporting and being a part of local communities and their events. In today’s world, so much is being lost to global commerce, expectations, and big business. I love working with, supporting, and talking with humans, not phone trees, not giant corporate event talking heads. Even at a big show, it can be a personal event, absolutely, but when these little nice activities pop up and I have the time, I do them! There are two more Art in the Rounds this summer; I don’t know if I can do another as each has a very small number of artists and others should have a turn, but I enjoyed it very much! Maybe I will take the family to just go enjoy the next one as a spectator!
Ok, gotta go work on that image upload issue!
Posted in: For Sale, Life, Marketing, Shows, glass.
Tagged: etsy for sale · juiceglass · oregon · Shows
May 28th, 2009
by juiceglass.
Congrats to westcoast2007, who won the bracelet by a random drawing!
As always, you give me great answers, I love seeing what you think!
More soon, I sliced a finger and have stitches and a splint, typing is very hard!
Posted in: Polls.
May 7th, 2009
by juiceglass.
This new poll closes on May 25th.
From the registered readers who answer, I will randomly select one to win a lampwork bracelet! Made of bright yellow handmade juiceglass beads, it’s sure to shine on your wrist this Spring and Summer!
Posted in: Beads, Polls.
May 7th, 2009
by juiceglass.
A lovely pendant. I wish I could make more. Right now, I can’t. The kiln is really sunk. And this sucks. I had been babying it along, and then I went and played with boro, and now I can’t get it to go back to soft glass and run a program correctly. I have made the same bead 8 times, and it’s really a shame, as I need to send it to a magazine. So I ordered a new thermocouple. I really hope that does the job. It won’t be here for a week, so instead of making that bead (and then hooking up my new Lynx torch for the first time) I will be listing more items than usual, to keep myself busy. I miss the glass! Well, I don’t miss it, I was making it…it just wasn’t making it itself to the end to be worn.
This one, I really like. I was going to smooth in all that clear encasement glass, but then saw it like it is and something told me to stop.right.there. So I did.
Posted in: Uncategorized.
Apr 29th, 2009
by juiceglass.
Yay! I am posting work on Etsy again! Now that my large show is over I don’t need to hoard my goodies from the masses. So slowly, the Etsy shop will fill up again.
The show was a great success for me, I had a good time, learned a lot, and it is always good to see my glass friends. One woman gave me a cheese plate made out of a Jaegermeister bottle. I bet I didn’t spell that right.
I think I will try to make a cheese plate this week. We get milk delivered to us in glass bottles from a local dairy, and I recycle them back to the dairy each week. Maybe I will take a quart bottle and try it, and gift her one back! Or even send one to the dairy!
What do you think? It will be clear glass, but might turn out neat!
Posted in: Bead Art Originals, For Sale, Shows, glass.
Apr 17th, 2009
by juiceglass.
Oh, I am busy. Busy busy.
I am doing torch demos at the show at the Oregon Convention Center next weekend. Hooray! I love torching for an audience, and teaching them about working with glass. It is such a passion of mine and I love talking about it! I will be on the torch on Friday at 12:30 and Saturday at 3:30.
But so much to do! My inventory is spread all around the guest room, and still needs to be priced. Beyond the hurricane of my work, the entire guest room needs to be cleaned, as my father in law is coming to visit next weekend. This will be good for my husband and little Derek, while Momma is gone, but it does mean more cleaning up this week before he arrives. Not enough time for all this! I should be cleaning right now!
I got some new glass in, my first borosilicate glass. I have a little project to try. If I am sadistic and amongst all the cleaning and packing and pricing I STILL go down to the torch, I might have my new little items at the show, with a very nice intro sale price! We shall see….and it’s something PRACTICAL! I mean, I think beautiful glass beads are practical, but I know not everyone does.
I promise to have another giveaway about 1.5 weeks from now, to celebrate the fabulous show being over! I love this show and do it every year…but it definitely is work!
Posted in: Beads, Business junk, Life, Shows, glass.
Tagged: boro · oregon · Shows · torch demo
Apr 9th, 2009
by juiceglass.
I ordered the tables for the show at the convention center. now I NEED to order new necklace stands. I cannot find mine ANYWHERE. They are the only things missing…why? I need them! I can’t kludge something else together to make necklace stands. Ugh. I hate spending money twice. I had a lot of CD’s robbed from my apartment in the mid-late 90’s, and a lot of them I still have not replaced because I hate paying twice!
It is a need, though, for this show, so tonight I will do it. I will.
I didn’t make beads yesterday, even though it was my Wednesday, which usually means a little studio time. But we went to IKEA instead, and got a new blackout curtain for Derek’s room, and a little container thing that hangs on the wall and holds… a laptop! I was standing in front of an old armoire to type. The computer has to be out of Derek’s reach, and with this new thing, it will be out of sight as well, when not in use.
I love my family, I love my husband and I love my kid…but I will admit it…when I see, in IKEA, those demo apartments, how to live in 500sq feet or whatever… I envy someone that small, simple space all to themselves.
Speaking of family, Derek has just woke up. Off I go.
Posted in: Uncategorized.
