May 5, 2009 at 2:09 am (Uncategorized)
Beads turned out just fiyunnn!
Rrrrockit
But…still…I didn’t have a plan and just started grabbing stuff. Now, that’s all fine and good, but I think I do bettr beads when I have a design in mind.
A couple of possibilities for this week:
1. The rocket was a total accident, but I could make one with more intent.
2. Used the lentil and kalera molds for the first “real” time (orange lentils, tricolor kalera). With the kalera mold I need to work on the amount of glass on my mandrel…
I really really like the bullseye orange marmalade. There are a couple other swirlie colors I will use if I take the lentil route.
Need to work a little on simplicity. I sure do have a tendency to get fussy, and it can detract from a good bead. More discernment is needed, until I have a better grasp on some of the technical stuff.
Speaking of technical stuff…going to the ISGB Gathering in July. Just decided today, and booked everything. See next post for details!
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April 29, 2009 at 8:40 pm (Uncategorized)
I’ve taken off a few days from the torch to travel to SoCal for my partner’s parents’ 50th Anniversary. Been either a) time-lagged or b) busy since returning Monday morning (very early), so haven’t had time at the torch.
Last week I pulled some pretty successful twisted cane. I want to do a few more color combos, then figure out a design for beads using them. Need a little more application practice, truthfully, so will not use my fancy glass.
I am debating getting a large-ish lot of Bullseye rods. I’ve never loved working with it, but I think I just need to do more. The advantage is that I also use Bullseye COE-90 for fusing, and rods always come in handy for that. I really want to do more fusing, but have felt a bit intimidated of late, due to recent mmmm…shall I call them “failures”? Ok, yes, I will. Free weekends coming up mean I really should do some fusing and PMC.
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March 30, 2009 at 1:41 am (fusing, glass, lampwork, studio)
Well, it’s not exactly a new studio, but I did make it more ergonomically sound. I’ve been unhappy with my glass rod storage for a while. I have scads of rods I hardly ever looked at because they were just not where I could see them very well. (Lighting has been a bit of a bugaboo, as most flameworkers will testify: having enough dark to see your work, and enough light to see your workspace.) My new storage is actually a table made of cardboard tubes some friends of mine devised for a party a few years ago. We sort of kept it around because it is neat, and now, it is repurposed!
I am keen to start melting glass. It’s been a while.
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February 5, 2009 at 10:46 pm (Uncategorized)
I’ve made lots of beads this past year, and have neglected you, O Little Glassblog, most terribly. Resolved to correct this, and will post photos and talk process and observations, after my little trip to SE Asia. Hope to come back with many inspirations.
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March 7, 2008 at 5:35 am (Uncategorized)
I am taking a wire wrapping class Saturday and needed a set of beads. Still have a few more to do. I’m going to try and re-create the large center bead, and make a couple or three more gloppy ones. Just in case these don’t work in the class, I have a couple of sets of random beads that happen to match, because I use the same colors in quite a few sessions at the torch. Accidental sets, I guess.
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March 6, 2008 at 7:48 pm (lampwork)
Tags: creativity, process
My wise partner pointed out something very important to me. Sometimes we substitute buying for doing.
I am first to admit, I become very caught up in my catalogs and web sites offering fabulous glass and tools and books and beautiful ideas and incredible glass art. I have a marked habit for acquiring many more glass rods than I possibly have time to use at this point. I get mesmerized by the pretty colors and possibilities. And yes, I have made some nice beads of late.
But but but
I need to remind myself that acquiring pretty things to make pretty things with is not the same as making the pretty things. It is not productive. It is consumptive.
The only glass I should need to purchase over the coming 6 months is black, white, clear and ivories. I have hundreds of rods waiting to be transformed, by me, into beautiful things. Setting goals and creating projects are necessary parts of the process, but I must remember that the only proof of creativity is the bead on the mandrel.
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February 23, 2008 at 4:39 am (Uncategorized)
Tags: no beading during surgery recuperation
I haven’t been making many beads this past couple of weeks due to preparation for a Wild Party at Chez Omino. I just made a few dot beads with some pretty vetrofond colors, I need to keep up the dot thing and do some more experimentation with stacking. I still don’t have as much control as I’d like, actually, in any category.
I have a potentially very frustrating time ahead, recuperating from a surgery that will make it virtually impossible to sit at my torch. I think I’ll hit a lamwork forum and see if any of my fellows have had this problem, and what (if anything) they were able to do about it. The thought of not making a bead for 2-3 weeks is very sad-making. I could purchase a couple of kits from Rachel, for something creative to do with my hands…but it’s not the same.
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