July 12-20, 2025 Fort Collins, Colorado

 More days in the high 90's and party sunny.

Sunset. This is in the kiln firing now. Notice that the flowers in the foreground are the murrine I have been making. This is why I have been making them, to use in other pieces. 

I gave my bike a make over. The seat was shredded from riding on the back of the truck all winter, and I had it covered with a cloth bag, that was also shredded. I made a new seat cover for it. I replaced the front and rear lights   and the bell that did not work. Even got a bell that matches the bike.  Sunset tonight. 

I went to Boyd Lake with my friends Katie and Katy. We kayaked on the lake , until the a strong wind came up and we beached the boats, walked back and got the car. 

We then had a nice picnic lunch. I tack fused these murrine to use as basket centers.  I love the texture.

 The aspen piece had bubbles in it the first time it fired, so I fired it again and tack fused a few more trees and murrine on it. It is now slumping into a wave mold. It is coming out cute. The murrine flowers worked out great. Sunset on my bike ride tonight.

 I made some more cane. I loaded up the pot with purple and orange. In between is transparent yellow and blue, which should look like in the cane. What I got was this kind of sickly pale purple, green and kind of a gacky yellow. I have some firing in the kiln now to see how it looks when used in pieces.  Hopefully ok. The aspen piece is finished. It is 10 x 4 inches. I slumped it on a wave mold so it can stand by itself.  Came out cute. 

I spent 5 hours loading up display, these earrings and also just as many pendants for the Artisan Sale next weekend. July 26, 10-3. Hopefully will have good sales. Rainbow during dinner on our new deck.

We watched this cloud expand while we were having dinner on the deck. It was beautiful at sunset. 

I went down to Denver for the Glass Artist's of Colorado for our monthly meeting. We had a creativity workshop. We drew a name out of a hat and then we had to make it out of the discarded items we all brought, then people had to guess what it was. I made the robot. Fun  to see everyone. Sunset on my bike ride back home. 

July 4-11, 2025 Fort Collins, Colorado

 86 and mostly sunny.

We went to Clair and Dave's house for a pre fireworks get together. It was great to see everyone. Yummy food. 

Then we walked across the street to the park to see the fireworks. Awesome as usual. 

Clown fish murrine, they kind of look like caterpillars after firing. Cousins Chris, Jamie, and Joan at a service for our dear cousin Marge. 

Cousins Tammy, Paul, Carla and Justin. Justin and Steve. 

There was a nice reception at cousins Jinna and Brad's house. Nice to see everyone. Sunset. 

Still making murrine. Nice Sunset.

Cool sunset clouds. I did a walk about at the test gardens at CSU.

The Exchange the other night in downtown Fort Collins. Sunset over Old Town Fort Collins. 

More jewels from the murrine I am making. 

June 20-July 3, 2025 Fort Collins, Colorado

 98, sunny and too hot.

Free Thursday  night concert in Old Town Square. Old Town Fort Collins.

My new Rayzist sandblaster arrived today! I still need to hook it up. I spent the last two days pulling came and making murrini 

The blue cane and some of the murrini. The green ones we made in class at the glass expo. The raven is the test sand blast I did in the new blaster. It is soooo nice to use. Mandy came over for dinner. John cooked cheese steaks. Yum yum.

Sunset last  night and the night before. 

More cane and murrine. I loaded some of the murrine into molds.

The fired products. The big round one is a dichroic slab I will cut up , bevel and polish. 4 dichroic squares I will also  bevel and polish. The murinne's came out beautiful. Sunset last night.

There was an art market downtown Fort Collins today. I checked it out. I looked into selling there, the night before, but the application was unclear to me. Plus too late for me to get organized. But I talked to the organizers and think I will sell at another one of the ones they have. We had dinner with John and Mandy last night at Blue Agave. It was great to see them. The food was yummy and the margarita's were great. 

I had tacos al pasteur and they were excellent. Rainbow last evening, but no rain and I missed the sunset. 

The finished jewels.

I got a leaf shaped base plate and pulled these beautiful murrine.