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June 15, 2007
wish upon a star
by gl. at 1:34 am
look what i made at the lov.li fair june 03!
[shown roughly actual size]
jennifer wells had a make-and-take art glass table: you made something, she'd take it to her studio and fuse it. i thought she was a very good teacher: all tools were provided, and she gave you a brief but thorough demonstration of how to cut glass and prepare the piece for fusing. she was also quite amenable to questions without seeming irritated or hovering. i've never worked in glass before but i was surprised to create something i liked so much! (i tried several different combinations before deciding i wanted to make a scarlet star.)
at the fair, i also picked up a couple of beautifully made books made with scraps from the artist's etchings. extra special decadent bonus cookies to diane for making it all happen!
posted by gl. | June 15, 2007 1:34 AM | comments (6) | categories: other art
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Sorry I missed you at the fair! You did a very lov.li job (see! I put a spin on it!) Seriously, I really love the piece you did. Ooooh, glass....pretty.... Alesia
Posted by: Alesia at June 15, 2007 7:10 AM
WOW! What a gorgeous (and appropos) pendant! I wish I'd made one now. Nicely done! And I'm so glad you came to the Fair.
Posted by: Sister Diane at June 15, 2007 8:26 AM
very nice work! i've worked with fused glass before and found it to be both straightforward and satisfying. sounds like you had a similarly pleasant experience! cheers, kristin
Posted by: Kristin at June 15, 2007 1:30 PM
Really really cute, g!
Posted by: shelley Noble at June 15, 2007 3:36 PM
thanks, guys! i have always wanted a piece of jewelry i could wear when i'm "representing" the studio at events. i thought there would be too much pressure to make it myself, and i never thought i'd make it with glass!
alesia, did you see the artist's books? i thought of you when i saw them, but they didn't come with a card so i don't know if i can tell you who made them...
diane, i know that table wasn't as successful as you would have liked, but i was glad there was an >$10 option for me to try glass for the first time. i really got a good feeling from jennifer, too. thanks for the opportunity!
kristin, "satisfying" is an excellent word. i get a lot of satisfaction out of simple composition, which seems like the most most basic level of fused glass. :)
Posted by: gl. at June 15, 2007 3:43 PM
That's awesome. I'm glad you had fun. Patrick
Posted by: Patrick at June 16, 2007 12:09 PM