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Meet Angela/Munky, she came to us a few weeks ago in need of a safe place. Angela’s human was going through a health crisis and Angela had been going through a very stressful time, attacked by another cat, put upon by dogs and beset by fleas. We agreed to foster her and give her a place where [...] My beads are annealed and I’m thrilled as I only lost about three of them to cracking. Now I’ve started making some simple necklaces and have to get some things ready to present to the Gallery. Also David Paterson the glass blower who does the annealing for me wants me to stop by and talk about [...] I recently got two Jim Kervin books, the Sharon Peters one and the Jim Smircich one, both have given me new insights. Jim Smircich has made me think and understand a little more about the different working temps of the glass and how to achieve different shapes, and Sharon has got me wanting to do more [...] We are well into March and I’ve been busy getting my website online. It’s done for now, more pictures to add and I’m sure I’ll be reworking it as I go – www.fireseed.ca Earlier in the month I attended a symposium for artists/craftspersons wanting to sell their wares. It was fun, I made a couple [...] ooops I forgot my cats, these make cute little beads, but I’m finding with not having a kiln I’m loosing some things like bits of tails. I try to make sure they are well heated when I make the bead, but I think its the stresses that are causing things to pop off before [...] |
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