DECK THE HALLS

no studio time this sat. instead,took 15 ornaments to the acorn shop,strung them on a brass chain,with a round sign with price and "ask about our vases and bottles"..k almost has an orgasm over them ..lol. is going to hang them by the front door...figures they should move pretty good - we'll see....
sunday,met "s" finally at roses... yuck..lol but would work on collaboration with her...just an old hippie chick,plus she lied about her age,lmao !and WOULD NOT SHUT UP.... freaking 3 hours of blather... can you say "motormouth" ???
but her fabric work is very cool...the waitresses lined up to check it out... i gave out 2 cards and info on my stuff....so it was'nt a total wash...
can't wait to get back next weekend !

LAZY ASS

o.k. ..i admit to working last saturday..did'nt post any pics because i really have no other new work..just the first fish and that was butt ugly..lol..
got in at 9am as usual.. did 2 gather in older hex mold w/iris gold reduction, b. doing GREAT punties now !
decided to try that old aquamarine blue..its been preheating for a while..did crown to color pick up,then 2nd gather,got good shape,a little chill..THEN NEAR DISASTER ! got 3rd gather..err WTF??!! was flopping all about,getting softer and softer IT'S OUT OF CONTROL !!! LOL
barely made it out of furnace to bench..it ran all over floor....seconds more and that would have been in a freshly charged furnace RUINING 300 LBS OF CLEAR GLASS
A.B. WOULD NOT BE AMUSED............lmfao !!
ended up using blue frit/3 gathers in new mold,pulled a pour lip and boxed that puppy..it was kick ass !
tried another fish with b. ...worked out a little better..it then visited the floor lol
had a good one this session........off this weekend due to holiday.
on a side note : hooked up with fabric artist "S"..hoping to colaborate on some projects...but the primary focus (according to her) is getting some bone.. lol..well,see if she's hot this sunday...

LAST WEEKS WORK

went out to studio about 1:30 pm , annealer went down on friday;a.b. called to tell me...so - no studio time this weekend..feh
picked up last weeks work,smoked bottoms on grinder,hit the road again...
went by acorn shop to check on the pieces for sale (and check out lil kimmy..lol.. ;-P ) yep,still there ! is interested in the new mold style..and wants ornaments for the holiday ! cool!....i'll be back with the goods the weekend after thanksgiving..
anyhoo..this is the new mold piece - worked great !!

LIKE RIDING A BIKE...

got out to studio ~9am sharp..walked down to river for a bit..car pulled up in lot,thought it was c. so went up..nope.
got in ~9:10 started glory hole and set up bench..
blowing by 9:30. GOOD TO GET BACK !
did a small "warmup" piece..........o.k. it's time
explained the doings of the new mold to b.
got up 3 gathers,got really good shape going;swung it out,good length..can't believe the way things are going after 6 months away !
blew in to mold....FOCK YEAH ! IT WORKS ! INCREDIBLE LOOKING
will post a pic. of it when i get it back.
b. did some work with color.
and to cap the day off..did the first fish..lmao..looked like hell..lol..well,first try..

NEW MOLD

posting pics of new mold details...purtnear done now; have at least 5 hours into it - better work..lol. the corner pieces were about $15.00 and the sides were about $22.00..base was freebie from work.
hope to try it out this weekend..gonna be freaking great !