Clayton Hill Studio
Site of my fused glass life
Month: July 2017
We did some pulls …
Our first vitrigraph pull of the night … coe96 turquoise: We got some gorgeous cane/murrini. But – we had a crazy amount left-over in the vit pot … I mean like 1.5-2 inches. Since I knew I wanted to do another pull, we crash cooled the pot in cold water. It made a BEAUTIFUL ‘hunk’ …
Amazing!
I got a wee bit side-tracked today. My new phone arrived – and I had some learning to do. Samsung Galaxy S8+ … Oh My Goodness … I love it! I’ve been taking pictures, pictures – and more pictures! What an awesome phone camera!!! Little to no photo-editing to correct colors or lighting needed … …
Pulls, Puddles and Pool Time!
DH and I continue to play with the vitrigraph kiln, making murrini cane and stuff. We had a repeat pull tonight, and I learned the value of the bubble-squeeze (along with a more controlled ramp up)! We’ve had some 20+ pulls, and we are learning with each one! But – that’s a lot of vit …
Momma got her Flock together …
Yep! We got all four of our kids together (along with my sister, brother-in-law and niece, my dad and stepmom, my grandpa and my mother-in-law) for a family dinner. I’m a happy girl! The twins turn 20 in just a few days, our oldest will be 25 in a few weeks, followed by our oldest …
Pool Time, Dinner and the Cowbell …
Dinner with the (high school) girls, along with a bit of pool time this week, and – Oh, life is good! [Thanks ladies!!!] My kilns are cooking (photos to come), and I’ve got my next vit stack ready. Shooting for an ocean/water scheme, and I’m hopeful we can have our pull before heading back to …
Cane, cane and more cane
We had a fun vitrigraph cane pull last week. I finally got around to chopping, photographing and listing … Then I played around with a couple of mixed bag options … I like it! I’ll be listing a few in our shop, so keep an eye out! Our coe90 cane selection is growing, and …
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