Or the Mad Hatter … or just plain crazy. Whatever … The experiments continue!
I do love the day of the internet! Much to the annoyance of DH (… and my accountant … and my bank account …). Sooo much to learn! I have [quite] a few different experimental pots brewing on the (bunsen) burners: Marbling, crackle, webbing, oils, torching, enamels, powders. OH MY!
So, my anniversary is coming up. Umm – in two weeks. TWENTY FOUR years of wedded BLISS. DH already has my gifts picked out (and ordered – AND
IN THE MAIL …). He’s such an AMAZING guy! Rumor has it he is outfitting me with a whole torch set up – including some pretty sweet reduction frits …
But, in the meantime I’ll show you what I’ve been up to (… And, ready – set – go – PICTURES!!!): First up – marbling: Love it – absolutely gorgeous!!! But it’s not translating well onto glass. Hmmm …
And then – because nothing goes to waste in the studio … Enamel + CMC + glass … equals BUBBLES!!! (Well, WTH …)
But, we had some better outcomes too …
And then we played with some (really old) ceramic underglaze (thanks Christa!)…
Somewhere in there we did a bit of pate de verre (cuz I have some big ideas …), and tinkered with our first trial of crackle/wafer glass. Hmmm … More experiments are needed, I can tell …
All leading to tonight … I had me some fun. They’re cooking in the kiln now [fingers crossed] … so we’ll see:
In the meantime, I’m doing my best to keep up with requests (more to come … Thank you everyone for your special requests!!!). Right now, we have night lights:
And, while my Magnolia Rose will never be replaced … my heart was just too empty. Meet Nora – she is Maggie’s grand-daughter. Nicknamed ‘My-Nora’, ‘Meh-Norr-Aahhhh’ (no, she’s not Jewish, but that’s not her fault), ‘Pumpkin-Face’, and ‘Norad, my Gonad’ (yeah, she doesn’t like that one either …). She’s no “FattButt”, but she helps mend the ache – and laugh … Oh, she makes me laugh – that pretty, silly girl!
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