Wednesday, November 30, 2011

lots of purple and gold






Hello and welcome to my "pretty kitty" world. I was riding the ADD express today. Sad thing is I don't have ADD. hahah






Right now, If you're not an LSU fan around here, you should hide. haha It's a purple and gold world. Luckily, I'm an alumn, so I'm good. Unluckily, I'm running out of purple glass. Not good!!!!!



I started my day deciding to repack glass I need to take to the gallery in Lafayette. I need to have it all done by Tuesday. That was going pretty well until I decided I needed several boxes to pack in that were in the house. When I walked in the house, (ok, I did stop and pull up a few weeds along the way, "pretty kitty"), I forgot about the boxes and decided to work a little more on setting up my etsy site.


Oh wait, back it up. On the way in I was shanghaied to drive a bulldozer to pull off a tractor. I have to admit, the bulldozer is a bit intimidating, but I managed with no serious misfortunes and headed back to the house, boxes forgotton. Spent a few hours, no seriously, hours, trying to make a regular picture into a long, narrow horizontal picture. Just LUVE computers!!!



Went into the kitchen for a diet coke and decided to start supper. "PK"



Started soup, then back to the computer, then back to the studio, back to the computer, back to supper, etc... throughout the day. I even had a little helper come in for a Mickey Mouse break.



Suprisingly, I accomplished some of everything today, but all of nothing.



The soup, I named "throw it in the pot" soup, came out pretty well. It's a good thing, there's a lot of it . Never mastered that 'Just a little Bit' thing. It Grows....



Ah well, tomorrows another day. Maybe I'll make a list. hahahahaha



For all of you who live in "pretty kitty" land like me, just look at it as a way to combat boredom and get lots of exercise running from one thing to another.



See ya soon, ya'll

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving

Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving
Busy day, Lots of cooking. Had my little helpers
this morning. They stir and drop, but mostly just
run around the kitchen and play chase and scream. The pie turned out, only a couple of bites left.
It was a beautiful day to play outside. Throwing the football to toddlers rounded out the day.

I am so not one for black Friday shopping, so I think I'll work in my much neglected flower beds.
More than a one day job, but I have to start somewhere.





















Wednesday, November 23, 2011

AHHHHHH!!!

Can't believe I have a break from shows. I've spent the last few days trying to clear a path through my house. haha It's really not that bad, but I have been letting things go. I have a lot to catch up on. Burned up a vacumn cleaner last night. I think it died from shock.
I'm cooking for Thanksgiving tomorrow, so I have the alarm set to put in the turkey. Most things are ready to bake except the pecan pie. I haven't made one in a while, so good or bad, we'll have to see.
Even without shows, I have to get back in the studio soon. Need to finish gallery pieces and a couple of pieces for the "Girl's Who Kick Glass" show.
A few Christmas presents too. My new goal is to take more pictures to post and master my website. Well, at least take more pictures.
See ya soon

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Purple and Gold



Seems most of my kiln work lately has been full of purple and gold. For those of you who don't live near, those are LSU's colors. Ranked #1 football team in the country and undefeated. The only downside to this, Saturday during gametime, art shows are a ghost towns. Oh well, guess you can't have everything.

Yes, you do see a little black and gold in there too. The last kiln was full of it. The Saints arn't doing to badly this year either. We southerner's do love our football.

That reminds me, there's another kilnload of glass to be unpacked before I leave for Broadmoor in the morning. It's still above 250 degrees, a little hot to deal with, which is not to say I haven't pulled 300 degree glass from a kiln and wrapped it in towels when I've run out of time before. It's just a lot less painfull to wait until it cools. hahaha

At least tomorrow I'm not going to be in a rush. I can take my time, arrange the glass, sign the pieces I've forgotton (which involves a diamond tipped glass engraver, not as easy as it sounds), polish, (there's ALWAYS more to polish) and put together all the windchimes I keep firing. I'll bring a book, just in case, but it looks like I'll be pretty busy.

See ya soon

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Go Tigers!

It's a little hard to see, but I fused a tiger's eye. Still have to put on the chain for hanging, but we'll see how they do.
This weekend, Friday and Saturday, I will be at the Broadmoor show. Anything LSU is usually well recieved. I've been wanting to make a large panel with a tiger's eye fleur de lis. I think I may have to keep that one for myself if it comes out well. Maybe that can be one of my off time projects.
Should be a beautiful weekend, see you at the show.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Working, working, working

How cool is this poster.

Michelle Fontenot is getting a gallery show together with a group of "glass girls" on Dec 10. Have no idea yet what I will bring, but it looks like it will be a lot of fun.

I really have been working, working, working.
I have one more show this fall.
Broadmoor Arts and Crafts in Baton Rouge
We will be there this Friday , 3-9 and Saturday
9-5. The weather looks great and will be cool.
I will be in booth 6000, which makes no since, but is my usual spot, right inside the front gate. Can't miss me.

I will be taking some new pieces to Lafayette crafts guild gallery after Broadmoor and hopefully a few new things to Le Jardin's in New Orleans on Royal St.
I really can't wait for a break in shows. My house and yard look abandoned, hahah, and I have a lot of ideas for new pieces I would like to
work on with out looming deadlines. I even have a few Christmas presents to start, much less finish.
I haven't even bought the 1st present. At least I have started making a list and working up ideas.
I will try to take some pics of new pieces I finish this week and post. That's what I'm worst at. I finish the piece, but take it to the show before I can take the picture. Guess that will have to be one of my new years resolutions. hahaha I'll start a list.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

A few new pieces.



















Had a wonderful time at the Peter Anderson festival in Ocean Springs. Fantastic weather, great friends and good sales. We all went out for our "traditional" Italian dinner Saturday night and then found a place to watch "the Game" after. I have a friendly rivalry with my show neighbor that's been going on for years. She's Alabama and I'm LSU and we have a lot of fun with it. I think it was more fun for me this year, haha
It's taken me 2 days to rest up, but I will get back to work soon.