9 August 2007
Day Thirty-seven at Bristol
Whew! It was a full and rewarding day. I spent the first part of the day at the glass studio. I helped Shannon make a carafe and a set of matching tumblers, and a few other tumblers, and then, when she was done for the day, she turned the studio over to Ginger and me! If we hadn’t both had so much of our own work we really needed to be working on, we probably could have stayed and blown glass for hours. As it was, we each made one piece—both tumblers. But, here’s the real thing: I physically handled this little tumbler all the way through the process, with no hands-on assistance at all. Ginger coached me and I’m sure I couldn’t have done it without her. But, the gaffer left the studio floor. It was just we two girls, and we did great! I am very proud, and can hardly wait to go over in the morning and see what I made! This is a pretty big milestone in my glassblowing education. Yay me!
I got a good deal of work done in the workhop, and finally quit in there around 9:30 p.m. Then, I came home and hung a new shelf in my shoppe, giving me space to keep all my girl glass handy during weekends. Then, I did a whole bunch of dishes, and now, I’m doing my post, and I’m exhausted.
This photo today, is of many of my pretty goblets from Girl Glass, on their new shelf.
~MB
10 August, 2007 at 2:23 pm
Gorgeous glass! I love all the swirling colors. I enjoy reading about your glass-blowing adventures; it’s fun to hear about, especially since I learned a bit about glass-blowing after visiting Vetro in Grapevine a few times. Sounds like you are gaining a lot of experience! I really like these goblets. They have a wonderful shape, and seem like they would have a nice heft to them. Does she sell them on her website?
~Emily