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Posted in lampwork, lampworking, thoughts, wirework on Feb 1st, 2010
I had a set of beads that I loved, but which languished unbought in my display, show after show. People were drawn to them, would pick them up and fondle them, would put them down slowly and regretfully–but never bought them. I was beginning to think that they were in fact made of chopped liver. [...]
Posted in Flaming Hot, etsy, lampwork, thoughts, writing on Jun 27th, 2008
If I’m in the middle of a project, whether it is at my full-time job or at my lampworking, my desk is cluttered. Papers, books, references, student papers — all are organized so I can get at them, but it may not appear to be organized to anyone who looks at them. Similarly, rods of [...]
Posted in Flaming Hot, thoughts on Jun 25th, 2008
Susan Sheehan at Flaming Hot! asked people to think about what they could be if they had any talent, ability, or lifestyle they wished. Hmm, you mean, like a lack of procrastination? I’ve been told that having too many ideas is always better than having too few, but when combined with procrastination, too many ideas [...]
Posted in cane, lampwork, technique, thoughts on Jun 23rd, 2008
This weekend my friend J and I took a class at Flame Tree Glass on pulling rainbow cane. As we were the only students, Lance went ahead and gave us a good solid review of latticino in general, which was really good–I pull it all the time, but I really had no clue as to [...]
I had to have Piglet, my handicapable Welsh Corgi, put to sleep this morning. We had a scare in March, and I thought I’d lose him then. But he perked back up again. However, he’s been sleeping and dozing more and more. He had a last good weekend while I was at the Charleston show, [...]
Posted in Flaming Hot, thoughts on Apr 24th, 2008
Susan Sheehan of Flaming Hot! asks how much time the business end takes us versus how much time creating material. In my case, and in many others, one has to add time on a full-time job. What do I do on the business end? Display, record keeping and promotional activities are the main categories here. [...]