Glass Virtuoso: We're All About The Glass

Virtuoso Weekly Update 10/17/07

dancingiguana — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:47:31 +0000

Very Long Time, No See.

I haven’t posted in pretty much forever (ZOMG!), but at least it wasn’t 9 months or some arbitrary number like that. Basically, after my last post, lamp-working ended and life resumed its normal, summer-blues doll drums and I had no new stuff to share. But the tides of change are rolling in on thunderous breakers. Hold on to your hats folks. (more…)

Virtuoso Weekly Update 7/28/2007

dancingiguana — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:42:45 +0000

Hello everyone.

It has been a busy week for me. New jobs and general messing around and, of course, lampworking. But I don't think that there is much to say that I haven't already old u peeps, so I might just ramble on like an old deaf geezer who doesn't give a crap about anyone listening. (more…)

Virtuoso Weekly Update 7/15/2007

dancingiguana — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:11:36 +0000

Hello everyone.

Weell, Friday the 13th has passed. Hope u all didn’t get freeked by a Freddy Kruger-wannabe wielding sudden death bursting into ur rooms during quiet dinner parties right around the soup course. Scary men in hockey masks aside, I have some sweeeeet beads this week and stuff about the marbles I made. The coolness has never before been reached by me. (more…)

A Swift Change In Formatz

dancingiguana — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:48:03 +0000

K u guys.

Since this is my blog, I decided to just hang any scheduals and post whenever I feel like it. (more…)

Virtuoso Weekly Update 7/5/2007

dancingiguana — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:43:52 +0000

Morning chaps.

Had an exciting week. Got to make fancy beads! Kewl stuff for kewlmeisters like me and not newbz. Lots of encasing and dots and bubbles. This is becoming better and better. Even better than chocolate-covered unicorns! (more…)

Virtuoso Weekly Update 6/28/2007

dancingiguana — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:25:34 +0000

Beunos Diaz.

As it turns out, I lied again about showing u guys pictures of flameworked beads. But I do have a good excuse and other pictures of previously glass blown pieces (finally…) to calm the raging torrents of icy-hot purple fountains of rage inside u. (more…)

An Interesting Article on Glass Marble Making

dancingiguana — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 06:14:14 +0000

Sup.

This is a pretty kewl article on Glass Marbles. Check it out. It's super-mundo-long but a very good read. (more…)

Virtuoso Weekly Update 6/21/2007

dancingiguana — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:26:54 +0000

Bonjour all u little people.

I’m sorry about this, but i lied about showing u pictures this week. Ha ha. The pieces are annealing as I write this. Well, maybe not exactly. Verily, they r probably done yesterday. But I do bring gifts and stories. (more…)

Virtuoso Weekly Update 6/14/2007

dancingiguana — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 02:54:20 +0000

Hola. What’s up muchachos?

Summer has been quiet. Too quiet. I suppose it woud be; no glass blowing because people in Ohio can't stand high temps in their studios. Aaaah well. (more…)

Glass Blowing Blues

dancingiguana — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 22:52:06 +0000

Evening chaps, chapesses.

OK, so I made two huge colored pieces last Saturday and I’m sorta stir-crazy right now — don’t quote that — and can’t wait to see if they annealed all right. (more…)