The Gathering in Rochester

The Gathering is well under way in Rochester NY and I've been enjoying the pre-conference activities and catching up with old friends and meeting new ones.

Wednesday, I was lucky and got to go on a tour to the Corning Glass Museum guided by Marshall Hyde.

I'll try to post more photos, but there is so much going on, they might show up after I'm home next week. I have the big Bead Bazaar tomorrow. I'll be debuting my new Balance Series and Mother Nature Series. Cross your fingers for me.

I'll still be blogging my 6 days a week- so keep reading. I'll have new glass goodie photos for you asap.

Byeee! See you later...

Fish Bone Tool

My friend, Pam Hamrick shared her medium sized Leonardo Fish Bone tool with me the other day. What an interesting piece it is. I was making leaves and wondered about the imprint pattern. These tools seemed to work well, and does need the beeswax that is provided with them. I see it as an alternative to pressing with tweezers by hand, like I usually do.

Wish I could show you the leaf, but I gave it to Pam in thanks for her generosity. The tool and others can be found right here. I do own some of Karen's imprinters as well and really enjoy them.

A Brief History of Art

I was amused by this offering found on one of my favorite websites, The Unemployed Philosopher's Guild.

Collaging all the images together is just my cup of tea. All those famous mugs on one mug.

Recycled Wine Bottles

You know, I usually think of melting glass when I think of recycled wine bottles, but I sure like this idea too. This simple set up to make them into candles can be found on etsy and is sold by Peanutbearys. I also saw some to retrofit beer bottles. Nothing says romantic evening like a flaming PBR bottle. ;) See you tomorrow!

Cicadas Ninja Fighting

I'm sure you've been wondering what cicadas look like when they're ninja fighting on a cucumber........ now you know.

I'm guessing that's why they're so noisy around here at night. I bet that's more of them cheering the combatants on.

...and thanks to Alex the glass artist who made this vignette for our amusement.

Pinecone Pot Dude

I wish I knew who the potter in this postcard is, but I saw it taped on a bulletin board and snapped a quick photo. Doesn't it look like he's standing in a giant pinecone? Obviously, he's a potter as they are stacked up bowls, and he must have a good sense of humor. If you know who he is, please post or if you think I am mistaken and this is actually a giant pinecone, I'd love to hear your theory as well.

Wyoming or Bust

Some of you may not know that I spent some of my youth growing up in Wyoming. It was a lot of fun and moving there from Connecticut in eighth grade quite a huge change.

Wyoming is still near and dear to my heart, even though I'm in Atlanta now. I have some great memories and plenty of family still there. And as of right now, I'm here too for a very quick family visit.

This wonderful old wagon filled with antlers is available for sale. You can find it and other cool Wyoming items here. I'm not sure where I'd put a wagon, but the antlers are tempting. After all, antlers are some of nature's renewable resources and I just think of their organic nature combined with glass art, has great possibilities. I'm just not sure exactly in what manner, at the moment .

So a quick hello from Wonderful Wyoming- I'll regale you with some of this trip's stories another time. You can imagine, there's always something going on here.

See you tomorrow!