Clayton Hill Studio
Site of my fused glass life
Tag: glass platters
Having a clean studio ROCKS!!!
I have three kilns running and more projects planned. What a productive week … I worked on some jewelry, wrapping up a custom cab order. Here’s a double dichro dragonfly pendant moving along (in the kiln now for a fire-polish) and a couple of penDot rings! I have the coffin running with future spoon …
Frit play …
What once started as an ‘oops’ project is now being trialed intentionally … a bright peacock spoon rest: And platters: Snowmen, Bon Appetite and Pumpkin Patch … yep, it’s a Creative Paradise (molds) kind of day. Fingers crossed that I set my program right! Update … Success: Love ‘em! Just waiting for the kiln to …
Prayers & 3 kilns …
I’m staying creatively busy today. Grandma is in surgery, getting her artificial airway and feeding tube today. Arrgghhh! I hate thinking about it – so I’m trying really hard not to … Any louder and my music will be heard in the next county; if I work any faster, I’ll run out of band-aids for …
This week in the studio …
So, my flower plate ERUPTED too … Dang it! But, I have a plan for this plate and the failed peacock piece … [drumroll] … spoon rests!!! To go with the other spoon rests I’ll be cutting from these blanks and future bowls … My plate/platter slump run went well. I like this ‘patch work’ …
Busy ~ but I’m lovin’ it!
What a week! I’ve been taking serious advantage of insomnia. I have 3 kilns running, and so much to report … Here’s what I worked on tonight: Fingers crossed it turns out as promising as I hope! And, I finished my fish ‘sculpture’ … the Twins gave it a ‘thumbs up’, and it’s kinda growing …
And it hurt …
After four + decades, I managed to come across something I really wish I hadn’t – Stinging Nettle. Dang! I touched it for all of 2 seconds, while pulling weeds, and HOURS later my hand/arm is still bugging me. After some research, turns out this wonderful burning-meets-pins-and-needles sensation can last up to a week! WTH!?! …
No More Sunshine?!? What!!!
So, I don’t have lupus or mixed-connective tissue disease … yet! Although, my newest doctor tells me that SUNSHINE could cause my ANA to flip. WTH!?! Next, someone’s gonna say that Diet Coke or alcohol are bad for you!!! In the meantime, I meet with the surgeon again next week … Meanwhile, DH did it …
