Clayton Hill Studio
Site of my fused glass life
Tag: fused glass ornaments
It’s crunch time …
The next 8 days are gonna be so crazy/busy … good thing I love stress! I have adorable kids to get me through! The babies will start moving on to their new homes starting next week … but, we are keeping one. Since the twins are learning Spanish (so I am too – a little) …
Prayers & 3 kilns running …
And while I continue to take moments throughout the day to offer up prayers to the families and community in Connecticut, I go on about my business. Did I give my kids extra hugs? You bet! We had our family time at the dinner table over home cooked Shrimp Alfredo and finished with our nightly …
Update, soak, sleep – and THEN …
[The Twins will be HOME!] But first, update: DH and I survived our Empty Nester time. We spent quality time doing our own thing, quality time together – and had nightly phone calls from the twins … For a trial run, I think we did well! I have a few new ornaments and the Zeus …
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 …
It’s still a full moon … WWU
While the lunar status doesn’t quite mean what it did at the hospital ER, you can still tell when the moon is full … bizarre and unusual people were out in full force this weekend. Had a great family night – in the new studio, munching on popcorn and cream puffs (kids’ choices). We were …
Moving Right Along …
A good, productive day. Plan C looks to be working – should be able to share some photos soon. Got most of the work competencies done [heavy sigh]. And, I’m getting pretty good at this wire-wrapping stuff, if I do say so myself … You know you’re married to an alright guy when: (Forget feminine …
Baby steps …
I’m slowly redesigning, reworking and correcting my studio mishaps. An idea that I thought was a slam-dunk (no design flaws) is proving to be a challenge … so I’m workin’ it! Plan B failed, I’m trying plan C now – and I have a back up plan in case that’s a bust too! Of course, …
And then there’s Monday … WWU
Gone is the contentment, bottled or otherwise … What a crummy weekend. Volume wasn’t out of control, no ‘major’ patients (i.e. really sick) … but YUCK! Drama, drama, drama … and a bit of it was mine. I was shorter-fused than I should be with … people (we’ll leave it at that). Then I got …
It’s all coming together …
I love this frame of mind … I wish I could bottle it! Positive energy, lots of creativity and productivity … Life is good! DH performed emergent, life-saving ‘surgery’ on Dear Old Grinder. She’s back! And with a new 1 inch coarse grit bit – we’re moving through glass like a hot knife through butter! …
Arrrrgh … Houston!
We have (another) problem … While grinding away at my ornament pieces – my grinder died. Well – not died, exactly – but it’s terminally ill. Work slowed way down in the studio after that … So, I did some painting. Had an experiment flop. Played with photo manipulation. Loaded the production kiln with the …
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