Black Dish

Black dish w/ multi-colored stripe and yellow back - -

front

back

On display - 

New work in the kiln - a bit of experimenting. . . 

This is a project that I have wanted to try ever since reading about it on Cynthia Morgan's blog.

Here is my pre-fire picture of my 1st attempt at a glass quilt.

:-)

~ Julz

New Garden Stake

One new garden stake finished!

Yesterday we had a beautiful spring day. My daffodils are finally starting to bloom.

This year's spring has been non-existent. We still have a pile of snow at the end of our road. Getting the kiln running again and successfully completing a new garden stake feels very good.

I am optimistic that May will bring better weather.

Garden stake resting on the ground.

Garden stake with light shining through it.

This garden stake has been donated to a charity auction to benefit special needs students.

Fusing - this morning in the kiln . . .

Black w/ a yellow bottom and multi-colored detail.

:-) Happy Saturday.

~ Julz

Black dish

 

Shallow, black dish . . .

~ Julz

Signs of the end of summer

 

In the kiln tonight: slumping a black dish. 

Simple. 

Clean. 

Hope to make it as a donation for a raffle to benefit women.

~ Julz

New Beginnings -

This week is a week of new beginnings.

I took new glass out of the kiln this morning w/ out a fail. Yea!

This is my black dish w/ a white stripe. Okay the pic is lacking, but this one is ready to slump. I also fused some cabs - I'm thinking of making some jewelry and did some experimenting with colored frit (small bits of glass).

Yesterday I took a 3" round, black box out of the kiln and now I'm trying to decide how to embellish it. Course red frit or purple glass beads?

I still have some work to do on this box. I have to fire polish the base and tack fuse the embellishment onto the lid. I'm excited -  think it will turn out very nicely.

I have some new ideas for cabs going into the kiln when I tack fuse the lid - hope they turn out. I will share pics.

Have a great last day of 2009!

~ Julz