Tying Up Some Loose Ends

Getting everything ready for this month's massive sale square sale (over 8,000 pcs all at 3.98/ ea!) this blog writing thingy occasionally falls behind. So today is a staccato attack to get caught up. 

Here we go:

1) Another great mixed technique piece from Mike H- if you dig back in the blog a bit you'll see his stunning John Lennon portrait.

2) a lightbox foiled piece from our friendly chef, Frankie:

3) and how about this large transom from Sylvia:

5) or a clean and simple traditional window by Mary, and done in lead too which it seems many people are doing so infrequently these days- nice to see!

4) Saturday April 23 is an added date for flameworking (lampworking, torchworking- too many alternate names, let's just call it Danger Play with a Torch) and while it's now almost full. we can squeeze in two more people.

5) Our great, but tough to pin people down Fuser's Club starts up again Thursday April 7 (7-10 p.m.) and runs for five consecutive weeks (ending May 5). Topics include many advanced fusing techniques such as pattern bars, frit casting, working deep and how to make lavage bread at 1600 degrees in a top-firing kiln.

6) and in closing, lastly (not intentional Freud, honest... Mikey) Happy Birthday to Tania, one of our first under-aged employees (thanks for not reporting us to Worker's Comp, or the Child Labour Board). And to think there was a time when she couldn't do this-