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!!

Here are the first batch of clear ....

Here are the first batch of clear pendants .... I casted them with small swirls of color suspended in the middle.

Collections ....

Here is our collection of mixed orange with reds & yellows. I finally finished drilling the holes and twisting on the silver bails  ...

Just goin' wild ....

Just goin' wild .... as everybody is shopping and waiting in lines I'm just messin' around with glass. Here is another funky leftover that Chris put on a piece of driftwood. A nice addition to the living room.

Today's Stuff .....

Today's Stuff ..... out of the kiln. Before I gorge myself to near death I did manage to accomplish something more than nothing.  The piece on the right is about 6" long - total bling - like something u would see on Jersey Shore - yea Snookie would wear it. That dude Flave would wear it too - he's the one with that big ass clock around his neck. Veronica would wear it too - she looks like Snookie but taller.

A new little something .....

A new little something ..... I threw together yesterday to hang on the wall. Yea it was a good thing to do with some scrap glass and old drift wood that was laying around. You never know what will come out of a pile of junk - that's the fun part.

Sorry but I had to post this ...

Sorry but I had to post this ... I was walking the dog in the town next door and came across this trailer.  It is actually a trailer cap inserted into the back half of a pick up truck that was cut in half.   Please also note the add-on wooden "storage box" in the front. I would like to hear from all you decorator geniuses out there on what you would approach this "interesting project". Burning it is not an acceptable answer. Your proposal is requested.

My Wonderful Chocolate Lab .....

My Wonderful Dog ..... greeted me with a surprise yesterday afternoon as u can see. Belle ate 2 t-bones and left 2 cans of empty dog food on the bed. She spent the rest of the day in time out and is currently having digestive problems - I am expressing this fact in a dignified manner !!! But it's her fault dammit.

Milk White Glass .....

Milk white glass ..... I be usin' here to make some bases for jewelry. I know I know, I keep showin' bases and no finished pieces. Everyone is buggin' me to finish some. But I can't rush the process. So I need to make more before I start drillin' holes and twisting wires.