Woodworking

So, Judy was here for an entire week. What else did we do during that week??? Well, we took on another project in a completely different material - woodwork. We've been making quilts together for several years, and Judy needed a place to store/display hers. She hasn't been able to find a ready-made quilt rack that she likes. So we scoured the web for designs until we found one she liked. The boys made a trip to the lumberyard, and then we spent a few days covered in Cherry sawdust. The first picture shows the end pieces after glue-up. Our hero Norm is right, "you can never have too many clamps."

















The next picture shows part of the team with the finished product (well, Judy is taking it home for final sanding, stain, etc). In an amazing feat, this is the only known photo with Judy looking directly at the camera with her eyes open while everyone else is not paying attention!

New Goblet

New goblet I made this afternoon. Trying a few new things here. The bowl is encalmo, with blue and striking red tubing. The clear is actually part of the striking red, but I liked the look with the clear section. Its been a while since my last boro work, so the foot isn't quite as good as some of my previous ones. I also tried the loop for the stem for the first time - think I can do it better next time. The sculpture is some of the technique I learned in the Lucio class, torso only rather than a full body. I think it turned out fairly well and I liked doing it in boro rather than the soft glass.

A Full Week of Activities

Judy is visiting Laura for a whole week! The adventure has begun. All of Judy's jewelry has made the trip so we can start taking photos of it to post on etsy. At least 2 of the items pictured in the previous post have already been sold before making it to etsy!

Today was spent trying out some glass fusing (still waiting to see what comes out of the kiln), doing some silver fusing, a little metalsmithing, and other things. More updates as the week goes on...