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Departure Day
Saturday
Once again I'm up early. I slept very well last night as I have every night since coming here. I have a fantastic roommate who also wakes early. I have enjoyed getting to know her. She will be back next year to work on her kiln glass.
I come down to the cafeteria to work on my blog and Sandy from Collage is already here. She is waiting for the airport shuttle to take her to Bradley Airport to fly home to ...
The Final Buildup and Completion
... party with a showing of everyone's art - starts at 5pm. I'm wearing a neckace and earrings that I made. I'm excited about them due to the fact that I was able to make two beads that matched to form a pair of earrings and a third bead to make the pendant.
Everyone made some beautiful pieces. See the pictures below to take in all the types of art produced during the classes. It's just amazing. I walk around giving out my personal cards to people ...
More Exploration into Metal Working
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Much as conversation flows around, we are all still intent on our work. I am not the only one hammering. Cindy has created a beautiful necklace out of glass flowers, glass beads and wire. Joy has opened a whole new world for us. Between Nancy and Joy I have learned so much that sometimes my head spins. And I'm not the only one.
Tomorrow is our last day. There are still things ...
It starts to come together
... go on the tray and strings of beads come off the tray. Since much of the available wire in the studio is brass and copper, I investigate the copper findings (pieces of copper meant to go between beads or finish beads). While I look around I know that Karen is feeling the same way. What to get, what to leave behind. I keep reminding myself that there is a bead store in Brattleboro. I don't have to buy everything I ...
They really are beads!
... he owns a glass business. Kathy, Karen, Jenny and I are the first timers. And we are caught up in it.
At lunch time a group of us get caught up on each others different classes. The collage group comes in with paint stained hands and glows on their faces. One gentleman gets to blow glass for the first time. What fun to hear everyone's stories.
After lunch Nancy shows us how to make ...
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