It's Sunday at the Studio and we're winding down from a busy weekend. We had two kiln fired glass classes Friday night and Saturday afternoon. Our kilns got a little backed up because both classes were full. The last of the jewelry projects went into the kiln today for fusing. Students can pick up flat projects (like jewelry) Monday night October 29. Slumped projects can be picked up Wednesday night November 1.

For anyone reading this who doesn't know what kiln fired glass looks like, here is a recent example of what a talented mother/daughter team made in our Studio and picked up last week. Quite a beautiful iris plate! They cut and placed the shapes, and then we fused together flat in our glass kiln (at 1500 degrees) until the glass melted together. Then, in a second firing, we slumped into a plate mold at around 1300 degrees.

Last night we hosted a birthday party at the Studio for some enthusiastic 10 and 11 year olds. The birthday girl's little sister also did a great job on her mosaic mirror, which surprised me because I always think of age 8 or 9 as the very minimum age for a glass project. Here are the girls with their fantastic mosaic mirrors! I had a fun time with this small group. It made me realize that, at least once a week, I need to participate in a class or party instead of just doing supplies ordering, paying bills, planning class schedules, and all the paperwork! --Karen