Moving!

Some of you may have noticed the lack of recent posts. Well, there is a reason. We're moving! All my time has been spent in looking for a new job, new house, planning, packing, etc. So it may be a few more weeks before you see any activity!
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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...

Judy's June Jewelry

Judy has been busy working on some new jewelry pieces. Here's a preview of some things you may see soon on our etsy site. The preview pictures aren't great, because, well, she doesn't have one of those fancy photo studios described in a previous post! But this should give a good idea of what's coming.

Naked People!

I heard from my mother last night that my niece was helping her look at the latest photos I posted. She is apparently quite concerned that the people are not wearing pants! No shirts seems to be ok, but pants are needed. This reminded me - if you are easily offended by naked people, naked angels, or devils doing "devilish" things, use caution when going to Lucio's site. If you are open to all sorts of art, by all means proceed there!

Lucio Class!

I just finished a two day class with Lucio Bubacco! He is amazing! Simply the best human figures in glass. Just getting to watch him work was a treat. Then we got to try things out for ourselves. Here are the 3 complete pieces I managed to create. Most of the work ended up shattered in little bits all over the table. Sculpture with moretti glass is a real challenge as the smallest mistake causes cracking. These are all about 3-4" tall. His of course are much larger, plus he adds goblet feet and bowls to them. His also have far more detail. You will notice that 1 of my figures has a sort of face to it, but they kept turning out quite badly so I went for more abstract heads on the others. He demonstrated a larger version of the face for us, so I think I know what I was doing wrong, but haven't had a chance to try again yet. These are nowhere near his quality (or even very good), but I sure learned a lot and got some great ideas and tips to use on my other work!

A figure with wings.























Another figure with wings. This one doesn't have a great face, but the hair is good!

A figure in a more active pose.