I made three focal last night… and all of them failed by the time it was time to photograph. One cracked in the kiln, a long running issue I have with a certain design which ultimately is a room temperature problem, I think…one got put in the kiln too hot (to counter said temperature problem) [...]
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Eeek, squeak!
My husband and I just chased a mouse all around my studio. I had a mouse in there before, that we suspect one of the cats got. Tonight I was in there working on some stuff for a necklace and a little electroforming when I heard a noise, over and over, like someone EATING paper. [...]
Coast Tropica, without the breeze
We just got out of a heat wave here, 3 days in the 100′s. Our home does not have AC, which is fine 99% of the time. It was a little tough at night here when the attic fan was still going at 3 am, that means it was quite warm inside. I haven’t torched [...]
Etching
I am getting better at etching my Bullseye glass. It is so wonderful to finally be able to etch! Bullseye is a lot stiffer than the Italian glasses a lot of lampworkers use, so I can’t just drop it in some etching solution. In the end, I think that is a good thing, etch solution [...]
Racing the Baby
Derek is asleep right now. It’s always a struggle for me to decide what to do in those moments. It used to be easy: SLEEP. I’d nap when he did, I was so tired from nights up with him and long days learning to be a Mom. I still have long days as he grows, [...]
My nemesis: the Triangle Bead
It’s one of those you learn early. An early exercise in dot placement, encasing, melting colors in where you want them to go. Most folks get it pretty quickly. I have been trying for years. I do not know why I cannot make this reasonably simple bead. I am considering a halt on anything else [...]
Dreaming a lot, working a little
Derek is asleep, so I can write. A lot of changes are coming for juiceglass, the business. I have been calling it juiceglass 2.0. A lot of the work now is in my head, with my limited time, but I am also doing work in the studio towards it as well. Instead of glass willy [...]
