The waiting place...

...for people just waiting.
Waiting for a train to go
or a bus to come, or a plane to go
or the mail to come, or the rain to go
or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow
or waiting around for a Yes or a No
or waiting for their hair to grow.
Everyone is just waiting.

oh Dr.Seuss how I do love you!


Like it or not I am in the waiting place but I am trying to make it okay.....


"I'm afraid that some times
you'll play lonely games too.
Games you can't win
'cause you'll play against you.

All Alone!
Whether you like it or not,
Alone will be something
you'll be quite a lot."

Layering

The Experiment continues,

two layers of glass with paint and glass frit on all 4 sides then fused together and this is what you get!

A new commission starts tomorrow so only one more day to play!

triangles

Playing with glass again, while I have a little down time- today's influence triangles!

heads up!

getting closer....

The many things I do not understand...

I will limit this post to glass fusing, Not to the mysteries of the universe, time travel, love, child raising, gardening, politics, global warming, healthcare reform......

I am primarily a mosaic artist working in vitreous glass tile, ceramic tile, plates and various other found objects. But I like to experiment with everything. For the last several years I have been teaching myself glass fusing. I work with bullseye glass Coe of 90. I like the company, love their website all their fact sheets, videos and artist gallery and the glass itself is wonderful to work with great colors and so many possibilities.

What I have found repeatedly BUT not every time is if I attempt to fire a piece for the second time it often explodes, case in point.








I added a little more black glass paint (glassline) to some areas then added a clear piece of bullseye glass and fired it according to my previous firing schedule. ( which I won't go into unless you want to know) When I opened the kiln this is what I saw. Busted superhero!








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The extra piece of glass made my drawing line much clearer, just like I wanted. But the expansion of the glass and the breaking of the glass... Not so much... I need to spend some time with the books and see if there is an answer... I suspect I need to slow the firing w a y down. My total firing time has been approximately 15 hours, ramping up at 250 per hour up to 1450.

The lesson is slow down and keep reading ...

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When less is more

My usual style is to pile as many colors, textures and patterns into a piece as possible. I am trying something quieter



Glass paint, frit, bullseye glass, and patience....




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Superhero series begins!

I have always wanted to be a superhero... kind of scary and lots of responsibility.. trying to save the world

these are the first glass pieces in this series, of course the are not what I had hoped they would be, but thats okay. I will keep trying and one is the reverse side of the other, I like the reverse the best! they are 5 x 6 and 5 x 7-  any tips on glass fusing always welcome! thanks

Who does she think she is?

I watched a really good movie last night Who does she think she is? it follows five women artists whom are also mothers and the joys and struggles they go through. I had want to see this movie since it came out in 2008. One of my big memories from graduate school was being told regularly that I could not make it as an artist and a mother. I guess I don't know what making it really means.

But I am still playing....








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Out of the fire

I am fairly pleased... It's different that what I was looking for but I am trying to learn from this process. So I will keep playing!

After 2nd firing



First firing


More went in the kiln this morning







In the mean time I will paint and glue and wait...