JUNE 18TH
So, last I left you we had ventured out for pizza which makes me want to go out for pizza tonight. We'll see but I owe Lewis dinner in a safe enviroment because he is a great, great quarantine partner. I went around the sun one more time this month and despite the fact that I am melodramatic, I do think about how much time is left.
Artwise - I made tiny [1/4 inches across] yellow roses and leaves for a 4 inch tall burl. It sold as soon as Lewis put it on Instagram [which is why I owe Lewis dinner]. Lewis ordered 15 burls most of which are smaller so I will be creating more this month than I have since we went into quarantine. I think the shows are what encourages me but maybe it was the book that I just finished and published. I was running low on green which I use the most because of all the leaves that I make. I think I have 2-4 leaves for every flower. I was prepared to order from Bullseye when I checked the Santa Fe store and they were open. I much prefer their "sale" weeks but I didn't know when that would happen again so 97 rods later, they gave me 10% off. They are using extreme distancing/protection which was nice. I found talking to a person wearing a mask while wearing a mask was a challenge because my voice rarely projects.
New glass caused me to decide to clean my work station by removing 50% of the glass tubes from the work station and move into the back stuido. That was fun as I tried to separate the transparent tint colors. If I could trade in some of the glass for out of production glass colors, I would but at the moment I will use what I have. The station is clean and waiting with a burl sitting in front of my torch calling me. I think I want to make iris and maybe bearded iris.
My other project was the mandolin. This mandolin was modern and was not something I thought would work well but I painted the mandolin front in the scene of a stream before I made flowers that I put over the painted flowers to give it a 3-D effect. I am keeping this one and it will hang on the wall of the guest bedroom unless I can find some sweet person to give it to.
So, if you are still living a limited life, create, dream or just clean out a closet. Me, I am heading to the torch.
Barb
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