a work in progress….
It’s almost warm enough to
(a) work on hot glass in my garage!
(b) work on larger cement project in my garage!
….the “almost” is only in there because…… not only are the weather folks predicting cold weather & snow for this weekend, but due to hasty winter preparations last fall….. my garage is not exactly in great shape for anything other than storage…. so I think that first big pring project will be to re-organize the garage in to a better workspace. yup. big plans, people. big plans.
Select stuff now available on ETSY!
http://wintersnowgypsy.etsy.com
but this, I think, is going to be slow going folks. There’s something left to be desired in ETSY’s interface for uploading stuff — though I’m sure eventually I’ll get the hang of it 🙂
This is not an art post, but this is funny (I think). Check out some of the keywords that people used to get to my site in March ’08:
birthday kittens
i will go slightly out of my way leaf
installed slate floors + pictures
malva paintings
pictures of slate on a porch
In April ’08 it was:
cement mushrooms
peep art
peep zilla
winter’s edge
“electrical wires” and artist
And now in December ’08 it was:
boro pendants
tie dye folding chair
“i will go slightly out of my way to step on that crunchy-looking leaf”
6″ flat lap grinders
672dc924fff1496fb3a664cf6c8d560eda967ddb49c1a177
attaching cabinet knobs
dwarf kittens up for adoption december
flat lap grinder
DWARF KITTENS?!! really? hee hee hee.
Oh it’s been a long time since I’ve posted – eh? fear not, there’s been a LOT of stuff going on. Some art, but mostly home rennovations.
At least 3 posts from Oct/Nov are still on my camera…. and some time at the end of December I will show you what my new, 75% done kitchen looks like. (remaining 25% of remodeling to happen in Jan/Feb).
I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I’m starting to think that perhaps I’m trying to fit too much in to one month…. especially considering that in the last two months I’ve only finished one of the things on my list :S
….starting in September, I’m narrowing the list of things to accomplish and adding a section of “bonus points for doing _____ ” kind of list. Or that’s the thought at *this* moment anyway…. let’s see if that works or not….
July/August
– re-wire kiln– re-do the patio furniture
– mat and/or frame a bunch of stuff
– begin a woodworking project (a table!)
– paint the 3.5’x7.5′ paintings at D’s (or at least *start* them)
– track down one last ceiling tile painter…. who happens to be my roommate!
– rehab clay & glazes
– get back to creating that window!
— grind down the edges
— wash & dry all pieces
— wrap with copper foil
— burnish the copper foil
— solder the window
— ?patina?
— install the window
– play with hot glass
should I be keeping a list of what last month’s goals were so I can see what my progress was? Hmmm…..
June intentions:– finish up 2 print exchanges
– consider participating in a photograph exchange– finish installing the new side screen door
– mat and/or frame a bunch of stuff
– begin a woodworking project (a table!)
– paint the 3.5’x7.5′ paintings at D’s (or at least *start* them)
– re-do the patio furniture
– re-wire kiln
– track down one last ceiling tile painter…. who happens to be my roommate!– post photos of those last few tiles
– rehab clay & glazes
– create the window!
— grind down the edges
— wash & dry all pieces
— wrap with copper foil
— burnish the copper foil
— solder the window
— ?patina?
— install the window
– play with hot glass
…..ummm this was definitely too long for this month…. yikes.
so… there wasn’t as much actual February art as anticipated… though there *were* a lot of posts of art from the last year….. there are a few other panels still waiting to be done….
Here are February’s results:– photograph the ceiling tile mural– post photos of ceiling mural
– track down four three delinquent painters— D
— K
— L
— J
– post photos of those last few tiles
– re-wire kiln– decide on a 23.5″ x 15.5″ design for a stained glass window
– create the window!
– rehabilitate clay & glazes– decide which (if any) art events to participate in
Which are now morphing in to March intentions:
– silent auction
— make the item(s)
— photograh & post them here
– re-wire kiln
– track down those last three ceiling tile painters
— K
— L
— J
– post photos of those last few tiles
– rehabilitate clay & glazes
– spend more time playing with hot glass (making marbles, pendants, etc)
– create the window!
— grind down the edges
— wash & dry all pieces
— wrap with copper foil
— burnish the copper foil
— solder the window
— ?patina?
— install the window
March intention #1 is about 75% done. Yay!
– photograph the ceiling tile mural & post that on here. This also includes tracking down the 3 people who’ve not yet painted their promised paintings… consider yourselves warned 🙂
– re-wire the large kiln in my basement
– decide on a 23.5″ x 15.5″ design for a stained glass window
– create the window!
– rehabilitate many pounds of clay & many jars of neglected glazes
– decide whether or not to participate in:
—> the 3rd (4th?) annual Earth Day Celebration the ReStore in April
—> the Recycle/Reuse Art Auction
—> the silent auction @ work
In roughly that order. I also have some ideas incorporating Latvian designs in to light switches, making a second window if the first one turns out well enough, and once D & I coordinate our schedules, there will be a 3.5′ x 7.5′ painting thrown in that list, too … though at the moment this is still in the “brand new canvas needs prep” stage so no promises on pictures.
I hereby pledge to send a handmade gift to the first SIX people who comment on this entry. No real promises about time frame, but it’ll be within the next 365 days.
By the way, I’m going to just keep moving this post to the top until I get 6 people signed up…
Here’s what you’ll see in the next few weeks: