winding down...

had hoped to get out sat. for one last good shot before summer;left b. a message mid. last week..STILL have'nt heard back ..lol. i mean,i know some people are slow about it..but geez..check yer e-mail beotch !!! lmao !
she might be snarked about something lol..was that a fruedian slip...lmfao !
well, next week is the open house,so i'll probably got out to do a demo and pick up that glow glass...

anyhoo..here's the last of the wire work :

glow glass redux

i took a better pic of the glows glass by the light of the monitor (no flash)
for those of you that are interested,contact : glowglassllc.com - it's the company in arizona - about $40.00 lb.

last weeks work..

er..some of it... business caused for me to be able to photo both pieces..

this is the vessel with the "voynich text"
...patent pending..lol

the good news is.....

decided to go out to studio and test that glow glass..already pretty warm in morning,but.. got out around noon,hmmm no a.b. and "private student" waiting to get in - lol, "you'll get used to it" !a.b. shows, says i can get a shot when stude takes a break... so i help out while waiting - well, blew a small piece with the GLOW GLASS..picked up good,worked in well = no problems...self puntied and boxed that sucker..can't wait to check it out !!!..........now, THE GOOD NEWS...went by acorn shop on way back with some geometric work, k. and spouse (i presume) there, remembers me "oh,good" show them work - they love it ! (more fans !! lmao) going to put in special cabinet..... SHE TAKES ALL EIGHT PIECES !! .............COOL ! this calls for celebration tonight !!! swung by store and picked up nice rib-eye and a bottle of port - time to party!!!!

number nine..number nine....

dropped another piece off over by the closed carpet store.. lol
i think this is number nine...somethings gotta pop soon,no??

G.I.T.D.G.

got home yesterday - box on porch...got the glow glass !! hot damn riggetyjig!! lmao
tore that box open ! 2 jars.. put one in sunlight to "charge up"
it's a light blue/white..mixed frit size.
later in evening i put it on a plate and set it under a 75 watt lamp - will check out when it's lights out...
took it into computer room around 10pm COOOOOLLLL nice blue glow.. tried to take a pic..will see if it comes out
MAN, I CANNOT WAIT TO WORK WITH THIS STUFF !!!
definatly going to go in for a bit this sat. - the heck with b. ... she'll just have to wait for it - lmao

last weeks work

fire bottle


wire work

well...got a good piece done

got out sat. ~10am,b. and c. already there;bench set up and glory hole ripping - ready to rock & roll !
1st piece did white seed bubble..picked up lots of stainless wire on second gather,worked it in on bubble marver and got 3rd gather,shaped that up and went into hex mold (now 3" across) pulled it out - looks great ! b. gets over to puntie it up and helps paddle the lip flat - boxed that puppy !

#2 got iris gold on second gather,reduced it then quenched for crackle (twice) - got 3rd gather,shaped it up a bit,then picked up a line of "voynich text" - looks great ! b. suggests blowing it out some more..then i ask about her blowing while i support the bottom and flatten it in at the same time - "go for it" worked great !!! just as i had hoped - been waiting to try that since last year !! puntied up and just put a very slight flare on the lip !! probably THE BEST PIECE I'VE EVER DONE !!!
.....then no. 3 went to hell.................LMAO!!

later b.,c. and i discuss taking next week off on account of easter..sounds good.. i'll probably come by friday to pick work up..maybe try the glow glass ?

HOT DAMN ! IT'S GLASS MONTH !

mold alterration

altered tall hex mold finally,made it 3" across flats for approx.46.7 cu. in. it was 63.6 - no wonder that one piece was so freaking thin....should have way better luck with it now ! been kicking around the idea of the box mold again..but may not be enough time left in april to do it up...maybe make it up later on and test it out on a cooler day if'n b. wants to get out one day this "summer"
thinking about blowing on and off thru the warmer months...

g.i.t.d.g.

ordered up 1 lb. of glow-in-the-dark-glass on friday - told about it at the shop,everyone hot to try it..b. may even blow a piece next weekend !...hopefully get it this week..man,i'm stoked to see how it works !!!
sitting on my ass today stripping mesh off of cable for more "wire work" that was a pretty cool effect !

LAST WEEKS WORK

the bowl for "empty bowls"




THIS IS LAST WEEKS WORK

ACCOUNT OF SATURDAY

WENT OUT TO STUDIO ~10AM SATURDAY.GLORY HOLE JUST ABOUT HOT WHEN I ARRIVE;GOT STUFF OUT AND SET UP BENCH,ETC...READY TO ROCK AND ROLL..B. SHOWS JUST AS I'M PREHEATING
1)..GOT YELLOW SEED GOING WITH WHITE INTERIOR,2ND GATHER AND COVERED THAT IN THE RUBY GOLD,B. HELPS ME DISPLACE THAT...SHE'S REALLY GETTING THE HANG OF IT TOO. CASED THAT WITH 3RD GATHER;SWUNG THAT OUT AND BLEW INTO MOLD..FLASHED AND PUNTIED UP..DID'NT DO A LOT OF FUSSY FINISHING,AS IT'S JUST A TEST FOR "FIRE IN A BOTTLE" - BOXED THAT PUPPY..
opps... realized i'm typing in caps..lol i did'nt mean to yell

2nd piece was all clear;1/2 gather..picked up fine stainless wire,got it shaped up then went on mini diamond marver..o.k. 3rd gather YOWZUH!! looks pretty wild..
feh..newbies in..they want to watch.. "sure" ..but give glassblowingman his space...lol
swung that all out and got it ripping hot..went into old (large) hex mold..holy shit ! blew out really well - got great shape and height !! ( the newbies eyes almost pop outta their heads - lmao !!)
b. gets over and punties it up - digs this one !!
well..made it to box - seemed a little thin,so well see..
3rd piece i used that aquamarine again..it was cracking to pieces.might have blown it too thin..or, i'm still wondering about it... that sonavabitch hopped off the puntie.. b. tried to rescue it from floor - it just kept busting though - thanks for the save baby !!
all in all pretty good effort for 1 1/2 hours..
now, in hindsight,i think from my last calculations i'll need to reduce that hex mold by about 15-17 %....