I said goodbye to a great man this week. Garner, my Sunday-school teacher passed. While I am happy for him, as he lived a full life and his body just couldn’t keep up with his amazing mind anymore … I am sad… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life
Tags: adult responsibilities, art glass studio, boo boo hand, daughter, ER nurse, experiments, fused glass techniques, Graphtec CE5000, great teacher, iridescent glass, jack sparrow, learning, life and loss, life influence, liquid silver, nerve injury, revisit, sand blasting glass, saying goodbye, sugar skull, surgery, vinyl plotter, wound healing
Dog-gone, but it’s hot in the studio tonight. I’m not complaining, really. All three kilns hitting 1300-1700 degrees will do that. In the meantime, while shedding excess water weight, I’m working on some cabs with decals, while my kiln programs are running. … Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... life
Tags: christmas glass, dichro cabs, dichro projects, fused glass studio, iridescent glass, jewelry, kids, recycling, santa platter, tree of life, warm glass experiments, wisdom teeth
Who shot the peacock?!? Dammitall! Turns out, IF you read the actual CPI tutorial for the plate, there is a small, significant tip regarding firing: “If the posts are too far under the tile, they will cause uneven heat to that area…. Read More
Must have been tired yesterday when I was playing in the studio … I pulled my latest Welcome Yoda sign out and was initially pleased! Here are both irid signs: And then, as I was trying to catch the irid-flash on the… Read More
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Tags: doh, experiments, fused glass studio, images on slumped bottles, iridescent glass, kiln mishaps, learning, mistakes, sun catcher, tired, Yoda
but – still being productive. After seven phone calls, I have the next doctor’s appointment set, this time with an academic dermatologist (yeah, I didn’t realize there are different types either) … I see him in 6 weeks. Lordy, here’s hoping everything… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... dogs, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life
Tags: cooking for the family, creating, doctor appointments, dogs, ER nurse, flattened bottles, fused glass blog, fused glass studio, fusing mistakes, garden, images on wine bottles, insomnia, iridescent glass, learning, life, medical problem saga, messes, screen printing on glass, shopping, slumped, summer chores, swimming pool, vegetables, Welcome Yoda sign, worry over diagnosis, Yorkies
Lesson learned the hard way! DOH!!! I have five failed platters in my kiln … So much went wrong – splintering, bubbling, over-firing. Shoot, what a mess! I feel like a newbie. I thought my kiln and I had a better understanding… Read More
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Tags: comfort food, dichro-slide, dragonflies, failure, fleur de lis, frit, fused glass studio, iridescent glass, kiln firing, kiln load failure, life lessons, mica, never an expert, platters
Spent the afternoon putting together a ‘lil scrapbook … all dye-sub style. We have yet another Doc leaving us, and I needed to let her know she’ll be missed greatly! Yesterday I was cruising along pretty well with putting together my mosaic load… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... life, sublimation
Tags: coworker's leaving, dichroic jewelry, dye-sublimation, ER nurse, fused glass studio, fusing problem, iridescent glass, patriotic night light, rose plate
As an ER nurse, I don’t do ‘in limbo’ very well … but here I am … waiting for my part to come from the kiln company. I called last week – customer service was great! Very customer-friendly, and she assured me… Read More
Category: Mixed - glass, life, ER, &/or dogs
Tags: Christmas basket, customer service, glass bowls, glass fusing, iridescent glass, Jen Ken kiln, slumped wine bottle cheese tray, snow, yorkie babies
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Posted on April 2, 2015 by claytonhill
Sad and Sweet …
I said goodbye to a great man this week. Garner, my Sunday-school teacher passed. While I am happy for him, as he lived a full life and his body just couldn’t keep up with his amazing mind anymore … I am sad… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life Tags: adult responsibilities, art glass studio, boo boo hand, daughter, ER nurse, experiments, fused glass techniques, Graphtec CE5000, great teacher, iridescent glass, jack sparrow, learning, life and loss, life influence, liquid silver, nerve injury, revisit, sand blasting glass, saying goodbye, sugar skull, surgery, vinyl plotter, wound healing
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Posted on September 26, 2013 by claytonhill
An experiment and 3 kilns running!
Dog-gone, but it’s hot in the studio tonight. I’m not complaining, really. All three kilns hitting 1300-1700 degrees will do that. In the meantime, while shedding excess water weight, I’m working on some cabs with decals, while my kiln programs are running. … Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... life Tags: christmas glass, dichro cabs, dichro projects, fused glass studio, iridescent glass, jewelry, kids, recycling, santa platter, tree of life, warm glass experiments, wisdom teeth
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Posted on August 15, 2013 by claytonhill
Oh Snap!
Who shot the peacock?!? Dammitall! Turns out, IF you read the actual CPI tutorial for the plate, there is a small, significant tip regarding firing: “If the posts are too far under the tile, they will cause uneven heat to that area…. Read More
Category: fused glass Tags: firing mishaps, fused glass blog, fusers reserve, iridescent glass, learning, peacock plate, peony plate, slumping, warm glass studio
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Posted on June 21, 2013 by claytonhill
Doh!
Must have been tired yesterday when I was playing in the studio … I pulled my latest Welcome Yoda sign out and was initially pleased! Here are both irid signs: And then, as I was trying to catch the irid-flash on the… Read More
Category: fused glass Tags: doh, experiments, fused glass studio, images on slumped bottles, iridescent glass, kiln mishaps, learning, mistakes, sun catcher, tired, Yoda
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Posted on June 20, 2013 by claytonhill
Spinning my wheels …
but – still being productive. After seven phone calls, I have the next doctor’s appointment set, this time with an academic dermatologist (yeah, I didn’t realize there are different types either) … I see him in 6 weeks. Lordy, here’s hoping everything… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... dogs, non-glass ... ER nurse, non-glass ... life Tags: cooking for the family, creating, doctor appointments, dogs, ER nurse, flattened bottles, fused glass blog, fused glass studio, fusing mistakes, garden, images on wine bottles, insomnia, iridescent glass, learning, life, medical problem saga, messes, screen printing on glass, shopping, slumped, summer chores, swimming pool, vegetables, Welcome Yoda sign, worry over diagnosis, Yorkies
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Posted on May 28, 2013 by claytonhill
Don’t get cocky …
Lesson learned the hard way! DOH!!! I have five failed platters in my kiln … So much went wrong – splintering, bubbling, over-firing. Shoot, what a mess! I feel like a newbie. I thought my kiln and I had a better understanding… Read More
Category: fused glass Tags: comfort food, dichro-slide, dragonflies, failure, fleur de lis, frit, fused glass studio, iridescent glass, kiln firing, kiln load failure, life lessons, mica, never an expert, platters
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Posted on June 7, 2012 by claytonhill
Slight detour …
Spent the afternoon putting together a ‘lil scrapbook … all dye-sub style. We have yet another Doc leaving us, and I needed to let her know she’ll be missed greatly! Yesterday I was cruising along pretty well with putting together my mosaic load… Read More
Category: fused glass, non-glass ... life, sublimation Tags: coworker's leaving, dichroic jewelry, dye-sublimation, ER nurse, fused glass studio, fusing problem, iridescent glass, patriotic night light, rose plate
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Posted on December 13, 2010 by claytonhill
Limbo …
As an ER nurse, I don’t do ‘in limbo’ very well … but here I am … waiting for my part to come from the kiln company. I called last week – customer service was great! Very customer-friendly, and she assured me… Read More
Category: Mixed - glass, life, ER, &/or dogs Tags: Christmas basket, customer service, glass bowls, glass fusing, iridescent glass, Jen Ken kiln, slumped wine bottle cheese tray, snow, yorkie babies
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