Elizabeth
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« on: July 17, 2011, 09:41:29 AM » |
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I have a friend who loves glass - but is also very specific in what she wants. Some years ago I made her a 'wire fish' similar to the one pictured below. The glass pieces were window glass painted with unique paints and fired in the kiln, as she wanted the 'bubble' effect. The following year she got a seahorse, after which she was adamant she wanted a crab to to complete the set......No matter which way I looked at it, I could not cut those tiny pieces and fire them before assembly - so she has had to have it made in normal spectrum - and still it was a chore to cut and assemble. I was terrified that it would get knocked down before I got to soldering, as the bits were just too small to number! Anyway, she was happy with it even though it does'nt match the other two. Definitely one of those 'one off' pieces!
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« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2011, 09:52:39 AM » |
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wow. What a wonderful imagination you have!
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« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2011, 10:18:44 AM » |
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Wow, how cool! I absolutely love these, Beth...something I don't say very often!
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« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2011, 10:25:14 AM » |
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those are all really nice, I admire your patience with those little pieces
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« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2011, 10:27:38 AM » |
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Wow, these are really cool! You awe me with the pieces you do.
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« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2011, 11:03:13 AM » |
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These are awesome!!! Love the crab and the cool soldering!
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« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2011, 11:11:06 AM » |
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Very nice and very unique!!
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« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2011, 11:48:40 AM » |
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The crab's got me thinkin' of The Middleton Tavern in Annapolis Md. Oyster Shooters for an appetizer and soft shelled crab for the main course. Oh, how I miss my annual trip to the Chesapeake http://www.middletontavern.com/Oh! It's a nice piece of glass work too. |
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« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2011, 12:51:15 PM » |
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Amazing work with little pieces.
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« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2011, 07:46:27 PM » |
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Very Cool! I like them all.
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« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2011, 09:19:43 PM » |
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These are very cool!
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« Reply #11 on: July 18, 2011, 06:01:15 AM » |
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great pieces
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« Reply #12 on: July 18, 2011, 06:44:57 AM » |
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You did some really nice pieces, imagination put to use.
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« Reply #13 on: July 18, 2011, 07:57:00 AM » |
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You are a really good friend. I hope your friend appreciates the time and talent it took to make these lovely pieces.
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« Reply #14 on: July 18, 2011, 08:07:22 AM » |
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Tiny pieces! wow great work!
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« Reply #15 on: July 18, 2011, 08:17:24 AM » |
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Those are great!!!
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« Reply #16 on: July 18, 2011, 09:54:17 AM » |
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Thank you for all the nice comments, folks! I tend to get bored easily, so like to try different things.... Some things, like the fish become part of my more or less regular stock, others , like the crab are definitely one off's!  , Graham, you have me drooling on my keyboard (and NO, that's not just because of my age!!!) Can't even remember when last I had oysters, let alone crab...... |
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« Reply #17 on: July 18, 2011, 05:20:19 PM » |
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Those are really fun, happy pieces! Great job! Like them a lot! annabelle
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« Reply #18 on: July 18, 2011, 09:07:04 PM » |
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I have never seen anything like these pieces, they are very wonderful! I love the pain on the glass and can't imagine how you visualize a piece like this! You have some very cool ideas in your imagination!!
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« Reply #19 on: July 19, 2011, 07:29:07 AM » |
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Elizabeth,
Very nice pieces, great imagination and execution. - T
BTW: Don't forget that you can paint, fire and then cut the glass....
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« Reply #20 on: July 19, 2011, 09:44:24 AM » |
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T
BTW: Don't forget that you can paint, fire and then cut the glass....
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Duh! Now why did I never think of this?! Will try to store it in the memory banks for another time...... Thanks Tod!
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