I’ve been quiet

Hi all of you out there reading this blog post! I’ve been quiet for awhile. Mainly because I’ve been very busy resting. Usually this time of year i’m experiencing many forks in the trail of life. Covid has increased all of it. There are many things to do just to maintain a happy simple way of life. To start I have gotten my vaccine & focusing on gut health. While managing that, I have been experimenting in the studio. For years I was very focused on making a sellable product at the right price point. Which I am still motivated by. Yet I have taken more time to dig deeper into processes I have not explored. Trying new things that I know the failure rate is much higher (but doing these techniques) I enjoy the yield with real excitement when the outcome is a success. And misery when it fails. The murrine work I have been trying is something I’ve always been drawn to but never took the time to actually try it. Now I’ve made 12 murrine pieces in total. Early on when I was learning fundamentals in glassblowing I learned about rolling up canes. Murrine is closely related to the cane work. It requires a few changes in the process pulling the cane and a few critical shop tools. I’m an itinerant glassblower and mostly at the limitations of any given shop I am grateful to be using. So it can been a deciding factor on what I make. Over Covid I have had access to a well equipped shop and utilized this access. Also the arts & crafts festivals I had scheduled were put on hold. This opened up a new trail to follow.

Today, right here - right now - what new direction will I go when I reach the fork in the trail? I plan to balance the glass work between a few key production items and truly inspired work. That my friends in and of its’ self is the glass path. As for the rest of it all - due diligence as I continue on the life path.