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Too good not to share

I don’t often find pictures of my glass pictured in other places, but one of my chess sets turned up in the Worcester Living “Fun Finds” section recently. Have a look, I’m in the Bella Luce Art Cafe section. Fun … Continue reading

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Picking up the pieces – part 4

Finally….the set’s packed and ready to go.    I didn’t grab a picture of the black side (dark green in this case) but you can imagine it was as lovely as the original because it was. So how did I … Continue reading

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Picking up the pieces – part 3

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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Picking up the pieces – part 2

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

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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Don’t try this one at home, seriously

From my “it seemed like a good idea at the time” file…. I decided, instead of compressing in the forms for my chess pieces, I’d use a hot piece of glass to burn in the inserts. Trust me… DON’T DO … Continue reading

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There’s a lot of thought in them thar pieces

I was approached recently to do a collaborative chess set with someone.  I’ll make the pieces and he’s going to make the board.   I think it’s going to be a fun project really.   The interesting thing is that … Continue reading

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I finally got it done!

**UPDATE**  I’ve taken the set off of sale for now; the black king has developed cracks in the glow.  Again.  Assume (and rightly so) there’s a lot of cursing implied here. It was a lot of trial and error I … Continue reading

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How do I pack this??

As you may know, I made a lovely chess set to donate towards my friend’s surgery fund. However, I had to ship it down to Florida to the person organizing the sale of various pieces of glass artwork to help … Continue reading

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The second chess set

This is kind of a dual post; it’s to tell about my latest project, but also to pipe up about a friend in need. My friend Joe is like many of my friends, self employed and uninsured.   The healthcare … Continue reading

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