Category Archives: glass

Picking up the pieces – part 3

Posted on November 25, 2010 by owner

Hello, and happy Thanksgiving to you!  If you survived the dull prep of part 2, congratulations,  you might just be a lampworker. If you’ll recall, we made the 32 posts that the beads will rest on and put them in … Continue reading →

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Did you drop the pieces or something?

Posted on November 24, 2010 by owner

Oh.  Hi.  I…didn’t see you there. If you dropped by tonight looking for Part 3 of the chess set redo, I’m sorry, you’ll have to come back tomorrow night.    I did go out putting together one of the sides … Continue reading →

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Picking up the pieces – part 2

Posted on November 23, 2010 by owner

Hello faithful reader, are you ready for some fun!?  Ready for excitement?!?!?  Ready for some quick paced glass action?? Sorry to disappoint you, but tonight was a ho hum tedious session.   I’m still working on the replacement chess pieces, … Continue reading →

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Picking up the pieces – part 1

Posted on November 22, 2010 by owner

The first part of this is a quick vent…. I had a chess set that I had put up for sale to raise funds towards the AGLF, in defense of the law suit yours truly is currently trapped in.   … Continue reading →

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Like a rose in a leach field

Posted on November 20, 2010 by owner

I had a show today.  Normally I wouldn’t talk badly about a show, some of the wackadoos you meet at them, sure, everyone loves to whack a wackadoo, but I don’t often speak ill of the event itself, because a) … Continue reading →

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The soul crushing experience of vending at a show

Posted on November 14, 2010 by owner

I’m not sure why exactly, but when I was sitting at my table today watching the hours slowly trickle their way to the show’s close at 3 pm, the events of the day were being recounted in my head in … Continue reading →

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What an interesting night

Posted on October 23, 2010 by owner

I had a table at an event tonight, and it was an interesting experience.    The event was slated to run from 7-10, which meant a 5 pm setup time for me. The event was held in the inventory holding … Continue reading →

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Making a nose pad with sugru

Posted on October 17, 2010 by owner

When I’m at the torch, I have a set of shade 5 goggles from Aura Lens.    I like the glasses, and I prefer the goggles for the good coverage and how they’re held tight to my head. But I … Continue reading →

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You may wind up hating me

Posted on October 10, 2010 by owner

I’m going to put it up front, you may wind up hating me after the next couple of paragraphs.  You’ll think I’m a typical greedy US capitalist monster.  I’m going to tell you right now, that’s OK. If I had … Continue reading →

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Marketwhatnow?

Posted on September 20, 2010 by owner

One thing I’m absolutely wretched at is marketing.   This is a bit odd since my father’s been in advertising as nearly as long as I’ve known him, you’d think some of that might have rubbed off.  Yeah, no. So … Continue reading →

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