It’s been a long, long time since I have posted on LJ, so here is a quick update of what’s been going on in my life.

Family: Things are great, the grandsons are getting big, the oldest, Logan, will be in second grade next year, and the youngest, Joey, will be in preschool next year. Jamie and I are doing well, and are looking into moving to Portland ( Read more... )

Glass class this weekend was a lot of fun. I worked on some new "OLD" techniques.
Core Form Vessel and a Blown Coiled Pot.

Today I also worked on some heart designs for Her Highness. I hope she likes them. :)

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Here’s the quick and dirty weekend rundown.

Sebastacon:
The convention was awesome, lots of people showed up, I learned some new games, and we raised over $400 for a local youth group.

Glass class in Berkeley:
Nice people + glass torches + colored glass = win
BTW folks you need to post pics of the stuff you made. ;-)

Having all of my 12th Night commissions done before 12th Night = WIN!

I am posting this because my memory sucks, and I try to always keep my promises. I need to make a list of all the folks I promised to make glass items for. So, if I have promised to make you something in glass please remind me what I promised to make you. I will make your item as soon as time and talent allow, so some people may need to be more ( Read more... )

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As of this Sunday my wife and I will have been married for 18 years. It’s seems like just yesterday that I meet her at a friends house party. It just goes to show that time flies when you’re having fun. :-)

Here are some of the first buttons that I sold to my wifes local knitting shop ( Read more... )

I just scored my first store account today. The fates have degreed that I should start by selling flamework glass buttons to one of the local knitting stores, and who am I to argue with the fates, or for that matter my lovely wife who suggested the idea, and then started pimping out my work to the local knitting community. The owner of Cast Away, a ( Read more... )

For the times they are a-changin ( Read more... )