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Gives me a feeling of mystique. Love the pieces. Les

Not the same pic but at least upright

I am NOT sure how to rotate this picture but here is the Black Alabaster and coral Orange colour bar vessel. I love Black Alabaster.

Had the most lovely visit from Anna Bilek at Passion For Glass in Calgary and we talked technical and enjoyed every minute of a walk about at the show. Her beautiful daughter and friend came along as well and it was wonderful talking to young ladies about glass .

Dear Don, your words have touched my heart. I love working with others and creating a space that is unique and hopefully the work is innovative and different. The Black Alabaster was probably my most exciting new element I have worked with and have fallen in love with the ability to carve, cut, poli...

phpHFDvGnPM.jpg The show was called " STRIATION / COLLABORATION " and I had the honor to work with many different artists in metal and wood and flame working and blowing and stone ( black Alabaster from our own Gypsum mine here) . It was a year I will never forget and full of wonderful ex...

A very dear friend of ours from high school is a photographer and he was in Zion and took the canyon shots and we blew them up on canvas . So the wall hangings are photographs! BUT Bullseye Glass Company have some excellent suggestions for hanging glass! Perhaps check out there site . They are truly...

phpKL4sooAM.jpg phphCB1OtAM.jpg image5.JPG Sometimes it is a refreshing and wonderful experience to work with another artist and try to create pieces in their colour pallet that makes you step out of your comfort zone. This show was a journey filled with inspiration and true joy working in colours ...

I still think they are tremendous!!!! Les

Dana, that was my Darth Vader look alike!!!!

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It is sooo great to see what others look like ! so I thought I would take the challenge too

You are such an inspiration to us all !!! wonderful new work and I love so much seeing your new directions!!! impressive. Leslie

Yes Kevin, and no!!! [-( :-k This is something you have told me for years and I am having a hard time aren't I !!! =P~ but actually if you see the pieces in person they are only 1/8th thick colour bars surrounded by clear which gives depth to the pieces and interesting things through the layers. So ...

Thanks so much Valerie, I just cannot quite figure that one out how to rotate the photo. Also working on my last Canyon piece and hope it looks o.k. when it comes out. The colour bar was so nice. Hmmm!

Well we opened the kiln and I am happy with the quiet look in the vessel forms. So different from my fused/cast pieces. Les OH SORRY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO STRAIGHTEN OUT PHOTOS , THEY ARE SIDEWAYS SO I guess just turn your laptop around.

I have not had so much fun in a very long time. Went to Bavin Glass Works in my town worked with amazing glass blower Ryan Bavin and Leah Duperrault , where we took large sections of a few 96 colour bars and blew them out into lovely vessel forms that I cannot get when slumped in molds. Quite differ...

I have only ever had to grind the edge if it touched a mold or kiln shelf while creating the color bar. AND it is just touched to the side of the saw blade to flatten and clean . So even with a 3 inch wide by 20 inch cut , if it is out of the center of the colour bar, I never have to grind anything,...

Perhaps the best rule of thumb is where ever the glass has touched molds or kiln shelves it should be cleaned . I grind just the edges of the pattern bar piece that has touched a surface in the initial firing and also to straighten them but I do nothing accept clean really well with Green scrubby an...

1401 crystal clear Bullseye will also give you a different look if used as a cap for the silver. AND many different kinds of Silver Foil out there and I am noticing completely different looks as well, AND yes if oxygen is at play! very beautiful. So have fun and experiment. I do have much better luc...