Clayton Hill Studio
Site of my fused glass life
Month: January 2012
Postponed …
Christmas (with my dad) has been pushed back – his household has ‘the crud’ (URI). And while I love him very much, I would prefer he keep that to himself (and my uncle is immuno-compromised due to transplant). So … another week of playing in the studio! WWU – Steady but not painfully so. Lots …
Wow – Mother Nature is not happy …
As I look outside, seeing the snow blowing sideways across our yard … Brrrr! I’d much rather stay in the studio today – but my other (real) job beckons … I do hope folks stay inside tonight! I continue with my successes, failures and experiments in the studio … Here’s an update: I ran the coffin …
Happy Birthday Old Guy …
WWU: Lots of feast to famine this weekend. Sunday night started as SRO in my little ER – I don’t think I stopped running (ok, ‘walking briskly’) until 1130-12mn … infant IV’s, conscious sedation for dislocations, cellulitis requiring admission, kidney stones, arrhythmias – along with all the other standards – flu, strep throat, ‘is it …
WWU – Nurse needs healing
I spent a little time last week working on an embossed metal frame. Unfortunately, there aren’t any pictures to share yet, as I worked with spray adhesive for the first time. There is definitely a learned technique involved – as I managed to get gummy/gooey/never-let-go glue all over EVERYWHERE(!) … my project (both desired and …
Workin’ it out …
I’ve got all sorts of mixed media ideas … so now begins the trial phase. Between embossing and painting, metal and glass (stained and fused) … Wow! I’m eager to try my own spin on this print: In the meantime, I decided to frame/hang my tree of life experiment. I plan to make another – …
Finally …
Finally have the kiln running on a regular basis … oh how I love this! In between quick projects, I am working on more complex pieces. And – I have a Valentine’s Day idea or two I’d better get working on… Meanwhile – I am still researching all things embossing … Need to get DH …
I’m supposed to be sleeping …
But the moon is getting full – and that seems to be stressing me … not that last night was bad – but I didn’t know the lunar status last night. Now I do … With the larger-than-desired condition of the moon – and the fact that I can’t sleep … we’ll do a ‘lunar …
