ok plates and glasses...

OK plates and glasses lets see what we got here. This first plate is really funny a mistake that turned out to be really great. It is heliotrope with some alabaster. It really looks cosmic to me. Also one of the girls I blow glass with was using some splinter dicro and it left dicro splinters all over the marver. Therefore when marving the piece it picked up the splinters and really makes the piece nice. One picture from the top and one picture from the side.

OK this I am not even sure about this plate. All I can tell is that the bottom was tobacco brown but the other brown I am not sure of the color.





These are two glasses that I made this last Friday night which turned out pretty good. I really like the one on the right, the one on the left is a little big around but like the height of the glass.

OK Vases

OK the first are older vases and the two last ones are more recent...

OK this is a olive green vase with a jade green lip wrap.

This on is a lapis blue vase with a alabaster wrap.











This is some kind of yellow don't remember what kind of yellow but tried a new thing with a double lip wrap which turned out pretty nice. I call this the bumble bee vase.







This is one of the new vases one of the biggest pieces as far as a vase goes that i have ever made. It is just a heliotrope bar stock and decided to see how big i could actually stretch this vase out.









This is some green I got from C&R loo and don't think I like it very well as a solid piece but may be OK if it was some sort of wrap. The heliotrope vase next to it and a drinking glass.

and even more pictures..

Lets see the first on is somewhat older than the next one ...it is 2 different blues as you can see now what the are is a good question. I think it is Caribbean Blue and Sky blue.

Next is the Tobacco brown and Ivory bowl. is is about 10 inches across and 10 inches high. This is one that I got a good rake in the glass. This is one of my favorite bowls. The next picture is a look from the inside of the bowl.

These two are what I like to call Fire bowl and Fire Glass. They are fun to make just take forever due to all the colors and all the optic mold stamping you have to do to get this look. But when done it is all worth it.

More pictures....

This one here is my attempt at a pitcher ....it was not that bad for my first try at it. May or may not try this again.

Here is a mixture of things on one of the shelves in the house.











Another cane attempt this one is a bowl.









This is another bowl about as big around as a volleyball or maybe a little bit bigger around and about 10 inches tall. (White and Tobacco) Below is the inside of the bowl showing the ribbons going the opposite direction of the ribbons on the outside.

Here we go.......Picture time!!

OK this is the piece that was made in the pictures from last time when I was in the shop.
This on is a piece that was between me and Stewart.. He is a paperweight king so I had him make a paper weight and then I blew it into a piece. I kind of like this piece due to it being wispy with the colors.
Here is one of my new colors it is heliotrope(spelling is most likely wrong)
Here is one of my first pieces using cane it turned out pretty well and everyone seems to love the glass.
Since everyone loved the first one I made a second one this weekend.

Ok pictures....

OK I was going to put a ton of pictures up of older stuff and new stuff but forgot that the cord for the camera is at my office. Therefore I am off to the office and diner with the wife..... If I can pull myself from the TV tonight I will load the pictures on to the computer so that I can post. But was a good weekend at the shop made a 2 pumpkins and a glass on Friday night, Saturday was not bad either made a vase drinking glass with some cane which I will have to say is not as easy as it looks to do, another pumpkin and a pretty good plate/serving dish. Today was not bad till one of the girls in the shop brought up that no one had dropped a single thing all weekend and what happens bam there goes the bowl right off the punty. All I could do is give her an evil look then just laugh about it. But on the other hand got two really nice vases and pretty good size pumpkin and a FUBAR pumpkin... I was trying to use powders and clear wrap but just could not get the heat right and basically blow the pumpkin all lop sided and when I put the stem on it was not hot enough and did not want to stay on the piece so what happened....... It got put away with a messed up shape and an even more messed up stem. But 3 out of 5 for a day is not bad. Will take pictures of the stuff from Friday and Saturday due to not having the stuff from today---tonight. I promise will post as soon as I can with a ton of pictures.

At the shop..

Well I finally got some picture taken at the shop. Now I made a few things and they were not all that it was an off weekend. But on the other hand I got some pictures to post...

Not really sure what colors these were but I will take another picture of the finish product here soon.

This same piece with one of the other guys I blow glass with his name is Steward. Huge rock hound and makes more paperweights then I have ever seen but they have a style all to their own. I will take some glass picture and some of the kitchen tonight and try to get them up soon. Till then keep it centered.

OK sorry for being gone.....

A lot of things have happened since the last post.. Went to Florida to help Gnat(brother) with the shop. Went to town on that place. Looks from his pictures that he is getting closer to being done. Been to the glass shop here once. Which sucked royally. I maybe made 3 pieces that were worth a darn. Finished kitchen finally. Wife got in a car accident and totaled the car. woohoo now I get to buy a new car when I really don't have the money. But bought the car that she wanted a 2003 VW bug.... I really could not pass it up with 40k miles and a price tag of 10,700 ---2.0L turbo 5 speed it does move pretty good for a little car. I promise when I get my head out of my butt I will get pictures up of some thing that are recent. Got pumpkins and few other things. Pictures of the finished kitchen that I redid and also the pool that was redone. Till then have fun and keep it turning.

C&R LOO oh crap.....

Oh forgot to mention the trip to C&R on Saturday..... OH crap is just an understatement due to buying sheet glass for the kitchen back splash and overhead light, I bought a lot of color and the bill was around a grand...... OH crap is not the words that came out when he told me the total but it is what it is.... Bought somethings for Gnat to give him when I go back that he asked for and somethings that he did not ask for so we will see what happens. I bought like colors he wanted ....things for wraps that react things like that. But damn a grand is a lot of glass for me.

update..

Sorry been really busy trying to get things done here at work and going out of town on Thursday to get back to Florida. Well lets see what was last here ........ I will have to take some pictures of things from the last couple of times in the shop. Last week I was there and it was just all crap. I could not make a glass for my life so I decided to go big and that did not work. I think I might have gotten a couple of glasses and maybe a bowl if that was even possible. But I will get some pics up in the next few days if the new computer comes in before leaving for Florida. If not they will have to wait unless i get some time before leaving. But between the kitchen remodel, the pool remodel, parties to show everyone, and work I have just not had much time but everything is going to slow down as soon as I get back from Florida so things I have put off will so get caught up on. The blog is one of them and remodel of the bathroom is next but got to finish the kitchen. Just minor things to finish like paint and light in the kitchen things like that. Will post all kinds of pictures when it is all over and done with. Pool, kitchen and glass on new shelves. And new glass that was made! Also may have some new glass from Florida if I got time to blow with Big Brother. Never have made a damn thing when I am there due to never getting used to the glory hole there but excuses excuses I know. But here soon I promise.

Till then keep it turning, gravity is your friend, and if it looks cold it is still hot I promise!!

Sloth