When I got home from school in my formative years, my Mom always pasted a sign on the screen door with the “School’s out” rhyme on it. Such a feeling of elation that was, summer JUST beginning, all those weeks ahead of me with no school. Derek’s school ends next week. His very first year [...]
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A quote about pricing…
Pricing is one of the hardest things for an artist to do. And I am certainly not going to write a post about it right now, but I came across this quote in a book I am reading called “Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture.” It is in a chapter called “Death of a [...]
Show Wrap Up
The 2011 Gathering of the Guilds was super fun and a great weekend! Lots of work, as always, and this year I helped out on the pavilion team, the showcase area of our show where we put our best work for the show visitors to enjoy. It’s always so amazing what sells, and what doesn’t. [...]
Mucking about
I have been messing about with new techniques, which translates to lots of practice beads that I don’t take photos of. A shame, since I got some new lights for better studio shots. I always have so much that I want to try in glass. I have a list on the wall of things to [...]
Museum Time.
Practically the smallest thing in the exhibit, actually, it probably IS the smallest thing. My giant bead is on display at the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, Oregon during the Portland Open Studios tour that is happening Oct 9 and 10 and 16 and 17. I will also be doing a flameworking demo there [...]
What’s in a name….
My son picked the color bead to go against the hammered silver pendant. The ideas here are endless, names, sayings, beads the colors of birthstones. I am looking forward to making more.
Back in the display light
I am thrilled to find out one of my pieces will be in the Museum of Contemporary Craft again. This time, it is part of the Portland Open Studios Tour of 2010. The piece chosen was my large, huge bead. I am talking to some woodworkers about a stand for it. I used one at [...]
Summer life
I know. I don’t write. It’s been hectic. I haven’t been in the studio much either, which is such a shame. Why? Life. Family. Being a mom, a wife…my glass straw business is doing fine, and when I do get in the studio…I’m making straws. I could remedy this by sitting down once a month [...]
