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Slumping Run - July 2009
Its not my first try at slumping, but it was my first real experimentation with it. The process starts with cutting and then fusing the glass. After glass it fused, it is flat. Slumping creates the three dimensional aspects of these pieces.
I wanted to make some little bowls, so I started with the round pieces of glass. I recently bought a new ( Read more... ) -
My first solo kiln run
My latest tricks…
I’ve spent some fun time in the studio recently, playing more with color and getting the accuracy of my glass cutting to be more precise. I’m actually really happy with my progress, its slow, but moving in the right direction. More incremental than revolutionary. I watch Herb, another guy in the studio, do strip cuts of glass at ( Read more... ) -
First Projects Complete
So, I finally pulled together a full kiln of work to be fused. I prepped the glass and loaded the kiln on Friday, May 29th.
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Cold Shop class
One of the benefits of joining Public Glass is the use of their well-equipped Cold Shop. The cold shop is where you can drill, saw, grind, blast, polish or otherwise finish cold glass. Other than membership, the only requirement to use the shop is completion of a class that instructs on the proper usage, safety, and etiquette of using the various ( Read more... ) -
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Oh my God, I was in a foul mood tonight. thorendor and ufcub practically threw me out the door to go to the studio and work on the glass, partly because they knew it would be good therapy and partly because it would get my cranky-ass out of their hair. They were right on both counts.
In my quest to continue working on the basics, I decided to concentrate on ( Read more... ) -
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Someone told me this week "Be Brilliant at the Basics". They were talking customer service, but I think it applies to trying a new form of creativity as well. The first thing I want to do with glass is get very comfortable with how it works. I want to cut accurately and with minimum waste. I want to be able to match two different cut pieces ( Read more... ) -
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So I really did it! After months of saying, “I’m so going to do that”, I finally got off my butt and did it.
“Did What?” you ask.
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Shepherd's Pie recipe
You know, nothing beats Comfort Food when the world seems a little upside down ( Read more... ) -
Comfort Food - Beef Stroganoff Recipe
Beef Stroganoff
It is a cold weekend in San Francisco and we are all in a mood for comfort food. As soon as I mentioned Stroganoff,
thorendor 's ears just perked up. ufcub seemed willing to be sous chef, so we were off and running.
I hadn’t made stroganoff in years, so I just leafed through a half dozen recipes for ideas. In the end, I incorporated a bunch ( Read more... )
