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 for all of us that he left behind. He could dissect, rebuild and …
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. (Can’t wait to open them tomorrow and see how everything faired!) I …
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. Elevating the mold helps to heat the glass more evenly and helps to …
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 (more square) Yoda, I finally realized why I couldn’t see it … It’s …
Category: fused glass 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 stays stable and the fever stays at bay. As a healthcare worker – …
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 of each other. So, I’ll try again – this time without the conservative, …
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
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 … a couple of rose plates: And an iridescent patriotic night light …
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 she’d get the part out to me right away. (If you ever find …
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
