I have wanted to try making a bezel for awhile. I often find new projects hard just simply because it is so much STUFF to track down. I had to get the bezel wire, and the first one I bought wasn’t the right size, too narrow, so I had to send that back (and of [...]
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Overhaul
I finally got tired with the old juiceglass.com design. It had been the same for about three years, way too long, and very bulky and hard to update. So I blew the whole domain away and started over. There is a lot to redo, especially the the portfolio section, which will just take time. But [...]
Making Art Hard
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) [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
