Monday, November 30, 2015
Sunday, November 22, 2015
When I look to the sky there are changes in the wind
When I look to the stars in San Diego I see horse heads ~ representing Montana.
When I look at the clouds in Montana I see panda bears representing my grandchildren in San Diego.
When I close my eyes I see are marble designs, when wake up I can’t wait to bring them into the real world.
And Sage Cottage 406 is coming soon.
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Mastering the MIB
I have been trying to perfect my marble skills with the
help of my wonderful marble sensei and husband. It is trickier than it looks to
get a marble round with no boo boos. I have also been making my own murrini’s
to add interest to my marbles. Did I mention this is all with Borosilicate glass?
After upgrading my safety glass for Boro and higher heats I purchased Kevlar sleeves
and tight leather gloves. This allows me to become one with the flame. I think this marble is the most complex and
beautiful thing I have made since I started in 2002. Can’t wait to see what to
make more.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
November walk in the Garden
This morning as I walked around our yard/garden I marveled at
the beautiful colors of this November morning after a light dusting of snow.
If you can image what fresh snow smells like ~ it is so clean and fresh like no
other sent Mother Nature creates.
Have a beautiful day.
Friday, November 6, 2015
November sugar coated mountains.
This morning we woke up to a light dusting of snow on the Bitterroots.
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Making a soft glass marble.
Making a soft glass marble
One of my favorite this to do is making marbles. I use both Boro and Italian soft glass to make them. This video is me making a marble using Italian soft glass. This is tricky, soft glass has a higher expansion and contraction rate and one cannot dink around outside the flame with it too long or the piece one worked so hard on will crack or explode ~ depending on the dink around time and the mood of the torch gods.
Monday, November 2, 2015
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Just horse - shoeing around.
I love combing metal work with my glass. Horseshoes have always been around in my life. I love horses. 🐎
Bill making one of his stunning pendants
Bill and his awesome and mad skills
Have fun and kids don't try this at home ~ go to your neighbors and try it LOL
In the Beginning and how Bill and Rae ~ became “Bill & Rae”
A Marble and
Glass Rose ~ by Rae
That year he
also sat me down at the torch and showed me the wonderful world of hand blown
glass and taught me how to play with fire. He had been doing this full time since
1993. This torch thing not only sparked the artistic side / right brain in me
but the technical side left brain. My background is Chemical Engineering and
this fit nicely into thermal dynamics and unique science I love. Man don’t get
me started on the c
ool amorphous solid state of glass.
In April of
2003 I gave up the corporate life and weekly 250-mile drive and moved to the
Bitterroot Valley in the wilds of Montana to be with Bill. Our relationship
started with the love of glass, science, high-fidelity audio and road trips. We
can talk for hours about all of these things and never get tired of it or run
out of things to say. We are true geeks and defiantly stardust from the same distant
star.
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