Tomorrow is the big day

Well.....oh man...it's finally here. Tomorrow I go to set up the booth for a three day show in Augusta, Georgia. I have more stuff than I've ever had at one time. I just hope that I don't have to lug it all back home with me. On the brighter side.....what I don't sell I have for Christmas and maybe by Christmas Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, AIG and all of the other big deals in the country will have stopped collapsing so that everyone is running around like chicken little. Nothing like impending financial doom to encourage folks to go out and buy!!!! Oh well...I've bought a bright new Hawaiian shirt to wear for the event and I'm going to have some fun. I'll try to take some pictures to post next week. Thanks for stopping by.

Going to the Show!!!

So I made it into the Show!!! I've been working like mad to get stuff ready and I thought I'd post a picture so you could see.

So, I've never really participated in a juried show before. They want photos of my work as well as photos of my typical display table. It makes me super critical of my work, of the pictures, of the display design of everything. I have no clue if I'll be accepted to this show or not. So, I put together my latest work and Madeline took some great photos. Here's hoping.

May's Coming and Going

I took a class from Andrew Brown. He was great. The class was great and I learned to make some new stuff. I'll be posting things that I learned how to make from that class for a long time to come. Here's the first.

April Passed

Yep...I made it all the way through April and didn't post a darned thing. Which reminds me of what Oscar Wilde used to say. To lose one parent is tragic, but to lose them both is just plain irresponsible. Not writing a thing for a whole month...well that's just irresponsible.

It's been a busy month. I've made a lot of things, I've attended a class which taught me a whole new way of looking at a pendant. I'll post some of them as I make them. There were a couple of the new ones on the etsy site, but one of them is gone already. I suspect the other will disappear in short order too. I'll be making some paperweights this month as well and I will post some of those here too.

We own some blueberries (some translates to 350 bushes) and I'll be spending some time in the fields with them soon as well. I'll post more later....promise...no really, honest.

Growing

I've been trying to work larger and larger over the last couple of months. I've made lots of little jars and bottles, but they just aren't the size I'm looking for. The truth be told, I probably won't really be satisfied until I'm working in a hot shop with a full furnace and glory hole set up so that I can make human sized vases and bowls. For now, I have to settle for smaller sizes. It's good practice for technique anyway. Thought I'd share.

Okay so I missed Easter

So I never got around to putting any Easter Eggs up. I'm sorry. Mea Culpa. I got them off to the shop downtown without taking any pictures. BUT I managed to make a nice (for me) little jar. I'm going to put a couple of pictures of it up below....hehehe up below....anyhow. I'm excited about taking a class under Andrew Brown. He makes some incredible glass "geodes." I'll post more on that as it comes closer. That's all for now.