November 13, 2009 – 9:08 AM
This is a test post to see how well the iPhone works with blogging.
Update: it works pretty well!
Further Update: This is a picture of my mother and me riding hoses along the beach in SC. It was lovely.
October 26, 2009 – 3:20 PM
Well, I’m in Myrtle Beach, and this is a rainy day photo of the beach. But first let me say a little about the class I took with Heather Trimlett on Thursday and Friday. I left home for Myrtle Beach without the beads that I bought, or the beads that I made, (although I [...]
October 14, 2009 – 1:35 PM
I finally got the torch I bought at the Gathering up and running! I had to install a Y connector so both torches can be hooked up to the propane tank at the same time. This involved drilling a hole in the wall between the garage and my studio to run the new hose [...]
Last year at the Gathering in Oakland I bought some Double Helix odd lots. I did the same this year actually, but that’s not the point. The thing is that when I got home from the Gathering this year and I went to put my glass in my studio, there was not quite enough [...]
One exciting thing about the Gathering this year was the introduction of GTT’s new torch the Scorpion. This torch is optimized to run on two concentrators with a Cricket as the inner fire. If I ever decide to get into boro I want one of these. These are cool little torches and I saw [...]
It seems like I barely had time to recuperate from the Alaska trip before heading out to Miami. And, it seemed like I was in Miami forever -eight nights. But oh, it was worth it! I had tons of fun with the class, a great day at the beach, and all the delights of [...]
Well, I did it! Despite the advice to the contrary, I fixed my kiln. I did have to buy one tool to get the cover off, and this is what it looked like once I got it open. It was quite a tight fit in there. It took me probably longer than it should [...]
A couple of months ago I was sitting in church listening to some Bach something or other being played, and it occurred to me that I wished I could play the piano like that. Then it occurred to me that I could probably learn how to play the piano. Then it occurred to me that [...]
This is my Chili Pepper Bead Annealer. I’ve had it since sometime in 2005 I believe, but it wasn’t until early last year that I really started using it five times a week. This has been a really good kiln, and I love it despite the fact that it’s red.
Yesterday, the relay decided [...]
Well, I’ve been back from the vacation for a few weeks now, and I have yet to blog… until now. It was a fabulous, wonderful, awesome, vacation. I wanted to get all my pictures up and edited and so forth before I blogged about it, but it looks like it will be a loooong time [...]
