Clayton Hill Studio
Site of my fused glass life
Tag: pendants
Countdown …
But first, special thanks to JP from Tattered Time and her Garden Stake Whimsy Tutorial. I love using a nib pen for drawing on glass! It is so much easier for me to control my lines (vs using a paint brush) – and her recipe for black enamel is well worth the tutorial price. I …
Not much news …
OK – a little bit of news … We’re prepping for (hopefully) the two shows we do each year (one confirmed, one pending) … I know we will be at Brighton Harvest Fest on 9/23 … come and say ‘Hi’, if you get the chance … So, I’m prepping inventory, boxing jewelry, etc. And, DH …
Marching On …
What an A$$-kicking week! Sent our youngest off for Boot Camp (x4 months). I can’t tell you how many times the ER nurse/Momma Bear in me was in conflict. But, he is 20 years old – makes his own decisions … and I couldn’t ‘ground him’ if I wanted to … And then, the evil-biologic …
Life in our zoo …
I played a bit in the studio tonight … Working on more reverse enameling projects. I have a lion (or llama – you decide) spoon rest, an elephant ring dish, and two stamped plates in-the-works. I hope to combine reverse-enameling with crackle glass on the plates … We’ll see … I also fire-polished my tile …
Studio update 2/24
We had our fourth vit pull last week. I’m gaining some skills with ‘the stack’ and manipulating the temperatures … I’m hoping to try for some black/white/gray murrine next, maybe later today. We are building a decent collection of cane ‘flower bouquets’ … More than I will ever need for my original interest/intent; probably enough for …
Good news, bad news, good news …
So, yea – you get the gist. Good news – my elbow is cleared for PT; Bad news – I’m not a huge fan of PT. It’s like paying for an exercise club – but instead dues are 3x the cost, due every visit. No, you don’t get a massage included – instead, we’re …
So much going on …
I knew this would be a crazy couple of weeks – what with turning 29 again! [… Oh, yeah – and the presidential election …] Since I can only control what happens in MY REALM, I can safely report we’ve been busy; Life and glass go on … I continue my battle with time, power surges …
Grand Opening, a Give-Away … and more!
So, the official grand-opening is this Saturday 4/9/16. But wait, there is more … we will have a ribbon-cutting/media-covered/grand-opening again on 4/16/16 – with door prizes. Here are my contributions: To sum up (champagne and cupcakes on both days): “ZEN ARTISAN BOUTIQUE – Grand Opening 4/9/16 – come and see! 108 E Grand River, Howell MI This …
2015 … So far, so good!
This week and – to date, 2015 has been busy and productive … My kilns have been working overtime: Future spoon rests (so far we’re up to 16 of them … in various stages); Night lights (umm … 12 and counting, including this turquoise and red beauty); New pendants almost ready for bails … And a partridge in …
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