Kiln Gods Weren’t Smiling This Past Weekend

I decided to fuse a piece of glass that I really liked and turn it into a lamp shade. Needless to say it was the only piece I had.

Really is nice, this is the back and I just have it sitting in a stand to hold it.

This is the front. Don’t ya just love those bubbles in the center,especially the large one.

Also made several other pieces. Another piece of Our Town Series

A few small bubbles in this but that is common in fusing. Done on clear with transparent pieces of glass for the houses.

And 2 pieces that will probably become clocks.

 

Not all the weekend was bad however, spent several days in River Bennett with Shari,lots of relaxing time and great friends.

Also went to Cheticamp and stopped along the way for some pictures.

  It was a warm sunny day so a few minutes along the ocean was justified. This is the shore at Belle Cote. Can’t imagine the wind here in the winter. This poor house has to get the brunt of high winds.

Will try again tomorrow for more pieces and figure out what kind of offerings I need to appease the kiln gods.

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Our Town Pieces

Long before someone thought they invented rows of townhouses, we had row houses. They were cold and drafty and owned by the company. Back in the day you couldn’t own them you could only rent at the pleasure of the Company. Eventually the Company was gone but some of the row houses remain in Our Town.

Long before duplex we had company houses. They also were owned by the Company as the name suggests. Again the Company is gone but the  “Company houses” remain in Our Town.

Now that these houses are owned privately, what amazes me the most is that they never seemed to get painted or sided the same colour. So even though they are attached they are usually bright and colourful. The other thing that amazed me as a kid was that there was always a fence going straight down the center. It never went anywhere and everyone walked over it. There was always a yard full of wildflowers, miners didn’t have time to mow grass. And always a bunch of flowers in a bottle or glass on the kitchen table that one of the kids picked.

And then in Our Town there was Grandma’s house.

It was always bright and cheerful. It bulged at the seems with family members filling every corner. There were lots of kids and grand kids to enjoy the flower beds, the wishing well, the benches scattered around and especially the swing on the big branch of the apple tree. It was a hugh tree and we were either climbing it or using the swing.

Life really is good in Our Town

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Our Town - New Pieces

2 pieces came out of the kiln this morning and I am extremely pleased. I changed the glass a bit and used opals instead of transparent. This allowed me to do the background powders before placing the houses, Can’t do that when you see through them, Doesn’t mean I won’t do both just wanted to try.

Feel free to chime in and tell me your preferences.

 

Skyline – Our Town

 

The skyline with a street in front. Across from the building a park with flower beds, paths and benches to relax and watch the world go by.

 

Our Town – Across the Water

 

And then there is the places across the water. Nobody has to worry about keeping  kids in site. You learn to swim before you can walk. Every house has a garden, and apple trees. If you live on the water you have a dock with a rope attached to a raft for diving.

Life is good in Our Town

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Dichroic Rack

Well today I managed to finish one rack of dichroic pendants in preparation of Aug. 24, the first of our fall cruise ships. Nice to be able to put the cover on and put away until the 23rd  set up.

Next will be the marbles.

New Posters

Have been staying close to home for the past little while so thought that I would be productive and do up a couple of posters for the fall cruise ship season. They will go behind our table. Unfortunately they won’t let us attach anything to the walls so can’t hang them. We have one easel so we will trade off.

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Half Baked

When I first fractured the marbles, one of my friend’s Shari suggested I call them Half Baked by Marg MacNeil. She suggested they were something like myself “half baked”. I actually liked the name and decided to use it.

So here are the “Half Baked by Caper Glass Creations”. They come in more colours and can be changed out for different coloured marbles.

Hope you enjoy them

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Window Donation

Haven’t posted in awhile but have been doing some pieces. Jewellery, wind chimes and cruise ships have been taking up my time. However did do a window for a fund raiser being held tonight at the Gaelic College. There is a dinner and auction and windows from different artists around the Island.

Hope they have a successful night.

 

 

I call this “At the Lake” from Our Town Series.

 

Have ordered new frames that will be in this week so will need to get more pieces up to The Dancing Beaver Gallery in Halifax. It’s on the corner of Water and Prince Streets.

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