A clean dog is a happy dog.............

A clean dog is a happy dog.............at least in my house it is. Here the little princess is drying using my good towel on the bed - what's up with that ???

One pissed of dog.......

One pissed of dog.......until I put the shampoo on. Then even she felt good as she realized that she didn't smell like a garbage heap.

Got her in the tub ........

Got her in the tub ........ she put up a good fight but she finally realized that she may weight 70lbs but I weigh 220lbs - no friggin' contest!!!!

Here is our dog Belle........

Here is our dog Belle........she is a nice dog and weights 70 lbs but she really smells. I mean she really stinks like a shitbox. So I got some lavender (how gay) doggie shampoo and I am going to chuck her in the tub. Lets see what happens ........

Our lovely new assistant .....

Our lovely new assistant ..... Amber is helping us do bails and sell at the winter fairs.  We wish her the best of luck !!!

Hijacked by the Old Biddie .......

Hijacked by the Old Biddie .......all work this afternoon ceased as my 14 y/o cat (aka" The Old Biddie) hijacked my workstation then bite me twice when I tried to move her - fortunately she only has 3 teeth so not much damage was done. I got my chocolate lab after her then she moved her ass pretty quick.

Cranberry is in ......

Cranberry is in ...... for this new 4lb. (14" diameter) glass Gyre we made with stock cranberry cullet.  We poured  it out at 1700F then added some opal white on top and raked it around with a stainless steel pick.

This was the best.....

This was the best.....Seafood Bouillabaisse that I have made in a while. I found some special Indian mushrooms at the Coop. Then I gathered up 7 different kinds of fish - I had to go to 3 different fish stores to get the right ones - yes Bozeman is still a small town.  Then I added of course shrimp, squid (oh calamari), mussels, octopus and clam. The key is in the second cook down when my secret spices are added with a little extra olive oil.

My head is white .....

My head is white ..... I just did this. Cool huh!!!! Lets ring in the new year with a new colored head. I will do blue for the 4th of July. Tonight is the celebration....

Fire it up ......

Fire it up ...... here's the pre-new year's fire using my pallet collection. Burn baby burn !!!!

Lots o' Pots ...........

Lots o' Pots ...........and lots o' jewelry in dem' pots. Last nites run. Results are still coolin' down.

Orange is in ........

Orange is in ........ with this new 16" Gyre we just got out of the oven. It has 4 pounds of glass and green and cobalt blue highlights. Making some more jewelry today. It's 45F here and sticky - who'd believe this is Montana.

New holiday piece .......

New holiday piece ....... is a 13" gyre. Got soooo lazy this week I haven't made jack.... Gotta start beefing up inventory as our first show is in mid February.

The latest disaster..........

The latest disaster.......... not only is it ugly but it broke due to cold temp.  Need to stop being so damn cheap and use some real sheet glass. Bite Me !!!!

Well sometines ..........

Well sometimes .......... things just don't come out the way one expects. I had high hopes for this technique. I won't bore you with the details but i will try again. It is just too dark and dark is the enemy in the glass business. If you think this is good then tell me how much you would pay for it - seriously.

Work nevers stops .......

Work never stops ....... hey it's tough being an artist.  Everybody thinks I do a whole lot of nothin' all dog gone day.  This is tonight's bun in the oven. Looks more like a pizza if you ask me. We will find out manana.

For those of you .......

For those of you ....... who think that my job is "doing nothing all day" except playing with the dog and cats, I have news for you. Here is a flick of my jewelry and soldering bench setup. Please note the variety of tools and mechanical devices that I use in my various creative processes.  So there !!!!!

New staff additions .....

New staff additions ..... from Tokyo to assist in the quality control department. Something here just isn't right?

I am pissed off .....

I am pissed off ..... that people think I look like Elmer Fudd (for those who remember) in my new winter stylist hat.  And for those who think I look like a Russian Cossack - Bite Me !!!

So yesterday we went to Yellowstone....

So Chris, Al and I went into the closed gates of yellowstone, by permission of course and i couldn't believe my eyes! there is no doubt that Yellowstone Park is more beautiful in the winter than it is in the summer - it blew our minds!! when i can figure out how to do an album, i'll post more flicks!!