There is some real crap out there!

I was looking at other people's work to see where the cottage-industry is. While there is some good work, there is an equal or greater amount of crap that is floating out there. Come on people, this is glass..... and you say you can make beads.

Here's some simple guidelines to remember:
- Keep your mandrel level
- Heat what you want
- Puckers are good

It's not that difficult to remember these things when creating your bead.

Hmmmm, a product?

I spent Saturday with some friends who blow glass. While most of the day was spent working on a website for them, there were small areas of surprises and fun.

The biggest thing was that I need a product. What do I do? What should I sell?

Back from Portland

I just finished a class in kiln forming and cold-working up at Bullseye in Portland. While I went there for the cold-working techniques, I really think the kiln forming part of the class stuck with me.

There is beauty in the stark forms that come from a simple form.

Thanks to Ted Sawyer and Erik Whittemore for teaching us.