New Fleur de Lis Pieces

Time speeds by and can’t seem to keep everything posted. Did do some new fleur de lis pieces for Fortress Louisbourg. Will post some pictures later but have some dichroic fleur de lis pendants done as well as magnets,coasters and hot pads completed. Will take them out this week.

Last time I was out decided to drive to Kennington Cove. Hadn’t been there since I was a kid and forgot how beautiful it was.

Not sure where this guy ended up must have climbed over the rocks from here, no more foot prints.

It was a couple of days after Bill went through and the area had just reopened that day.

 

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Finally Fired

Well, have been busy, ships are arriving in numbers and business is good.

However did get these pieces fired and framed over the past week so thought I had better post.

Colours stayed and we are happy with it.

Again a few bubbles but nothing that distracts from the piece.

And third but not least my favourite and the one we tested with.

We put a varnish on this one to try and keep the  layers of paint from moving and it worked. Burned off without any adverse affects.

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New Product Line

 

Well we have some new pieces  to show you. They are in the first stage and have not been fired yet

These pieces are going into our Mystic Fusion line but wanted to show you them in case you don’t follow that blog. 

All of these pieces are approximately 4X4 in and we are still discussing display options

The first is an eagle

Over the next couple of days these will be fired and I will post as we progress.

Thanks to very kind glass artists on the warm glass board I belong to they have given use some ideas of mediums to use to make the painting process much easier.

The second item is a parrot,he is stunning

The third is a commission of a tiger. We did this smaller on a pendant and received a request to do not in jewellery format. So here it is.

And last but not least is a snow leopard that we are experimenting with. We have actually covered the bottom layers with varnish and then painted over. This one is a crap shoot, no idea what will happen. we have gotten better suggestions since then.

So at this point all I can say is stay tuned for the next steps

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“Our Town” series Nightlight

Have been trying to complete orders and get ready for the ships starting the 23rd of August. Have done some fused glass night lights in “Our Town” series

And of course turned on

The light bulb in it is brighter than it should be at 7 watts, usually it’s 4 watts, and I didn’t have one. They came out very nice and are a nice addition to home decor.

Have completed other items, pictures to follow later and still ideas that haven’t been put to glass yet.

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Another trip to the North Shore

Yesterday I went to deliver an order to Wendy at North Shore. I never look at this as a chore, I absolutely love Cape Breton and this time of the year it is particularly beautiful. So any chance I get to putter around I take it.

First we stopped at Shari’s for lunch. When we went into the shop we discovered that she sold the twig love seat she had there. A picture was in a previous entry, today it was replaced with her beautiful work

Then we went to Wendy’s to deliver the order and watch Kerry Ann Gibson demonstrating lampworking

That was fun and decided to take her glass when she has one in the area.

It was then time to return home along the ferry route. The mackerel are running so there are fishermen all along the shore. Some clean their fish there so the seagulls are ready and eager to get  supper.

Won’t be long before the ships are back so have to get ready for my own stuff. Am going to do a number of the small metal wind chimes and put on the large tree I got last week, can’t wait to see it full. Along with the houses will probably do some fleur-de-lis as well as some stars of David and flowers. So fusing and slumping is the name of the game for the next couple of weeks.

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A Couple of Days at River Bennett

I enjoyed a couple of days off this past week and spent them with my basket weaving friend Shari. I noticed she put one of the baskets on her site that she was working on when I was there.

Really nice colours.

I did manage to get 2 wind chimes done while I was there, and Wendy picked them up on her way home. Heard from her this evening and she needs more.

When I arrived home my ornament trees had arrived. I have 2 of these small trees and a large one for our table in the fall. Now I will have to make sure I can fill them with fused glass pieces. The branches can be adjusted and the small one holds  64 pieces each.

The other thing I have done is in “Our Town” fused glass series. The small fused glass pieces I decided to turn into small wind chimes. I like those, as well would make nice fused glass nightlights. Got a couple of weeks.

 

The other good news is Louisbourg Fortress wants some cast glass and fused glass fleur de lis. So I will be working on them as well.

Glad I had 2 days off.

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I Really Was Working

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Well I am officially on our 4 week break. That doesn’t mean I don’t have to work, just means I don’t have to pack up once a week for a day at the ships.

I need to make wind chimes for Wendy. And have completed some things for the Center. Some panels

This one will be a series of many which will become the Our Town Series

This one Lorraine says looks like earth when you see it on the internet. I see it as many paths in life some connected, some dead end.

This one absolutely steals my attention. When looking at this one I ask myself “What’s Out There?”

 

The above are fused pieces and great for home decor

Then I did some glass casting. I cast some glass jewellery as well as the sea shells and another face.

I like the striking contrast between the red and black.

The shells you have seen before as well as the glass cast boxes. And although the face is similar here is the new face.

 

And to throw a little fun in here are some future items as soon as I figure out what to do with them. They could be pins?, they could be the start of small wind chimes?. So if you have any ideas please add some comments, would love to hear your suggestions. They are 3inhx1.75in w.

And last but not least several pins, same mold done at different temperatures. Which is your favourite – detail or not?

And almost for got small faces.

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So you see, although I wasn’t writing I was working.