November 3-8, 2014 Denver, Colorado

 

I stripped the basil again. I just did it a month ago and they bounced back huge. A before and after of one of the 6 plants. They  made 3 quarts of pesto.

We brought the bus back from Denver from it’s fluids and filter changes. Had to leave it in storage,we are dying to get back in it and go on the road. As soon as I heal.  I made these two iris trays for the show in my big kiln that we just got hooked up in the garage.

 

Set up for the show was yesterday. Here is my little corner in the gift mart.  Stopped by my house, the maple in front is changing nicely. Getting ready to put it up for sale. I don’t think that John is going to kick me out anytime soon and if we get tired of traveling in the bus we will move into John’s house in Fort Collins.

 

The entry into the Glass at the Gardens show has my iris piece in it! We met Martha, Leslie and Mickie in Denver and went downtown to the ski mart at the convention center. Here is Leslie and Martha with the Blue Bear looking into the window of the convention center.

 

Apres-ski zone. Martha, Leslie, Mickie and Suep trying out the tims machines that stimulate muscles, like a  massage at the ski mart.

Leslie and Martha on the snow bikes at the ski mart.

We stopped at Rosemont western wear that is a historic store in Denver. They had some lovely embroidered western shirts. I loved this one with the rockets and atomic energy on the collar. We also stopped in the newly remodeled Union Station. It is now the transportation hub for Denver, train, bus,  and light rail. John, Martha, Mickie and Leslie in one of the bars in the station.

 

The newly remodeled station inside and out. Looks very good. I did well in the show, a first place for my Roots piece and a third for my Leaf Peeper piece.

Me with my masterpieces and ribbons.

 

Me doing a live demo of warm glass at the show. Warm glass is kiln formed, or less that 2000 degrees, hot is above 2000 like blown glass or torch worked. Cold is stained glass windows , sandblasting and  mosaics. I am making barrettes and huddling next to the warm kiln since is is freezing in the green house.  Here are some barrettes that just finished firing in the kiln, left front are some that are cooled off and right front are some that have not fired yet.