Occupations & Preoccupations

Oh my dear blog, how I have neglected you!  I have been preoccupied and occupied both enough to not take the time to write & record.  All apologies and at the same time, no apologies.  So after this little impromptu break you would think I would come back with something fabulous to say.  But no.  I am just going to show you the gift of vegetables I received from my grandmother's, caretaker's garden in the new bowl I purchased at the summer glass sale, here.  The sale is twice yearly at his studio and he sells off all last years work, along with insanely inexpensive seconds [pieces that have a little tiny bubble or some "imperfection" that is barely noticable to anyone but the artist].

His studio is incredible. Seriously.  And he lives on site with his wife and child in an aluminum trailer.  Glass blowing tends to be a real macho art and what is cool about this artist is that he takes a lot of female apprentices without any preferential treatment.  It is quite rare in this field.  If you have never had the honour of watching glass being blown, please find a studio demonstration near you to witness. 

Yes, my friends, veggies in a bowl.  And now back to my occupations and preoccupations.

Cheers!

Comments

[Eero]

I TOTALLY want to learn glassblowing! I saw it done at Penland and kinda fell in love with the whole process.....

...looks like immense fun and damned challenging.

E.