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Archive for April, 2009

Carlsbad Cavern Quilt

Here is my final project.  I took this picture with my phone at end of class today. I used some of the colors in my Calrsbad Cavern color sample.  I decided to model my pattern after a quilt.  Now all I need to do is decide how to finish it!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The class was great.  I can’t wait to start applying what [...]

Sampling of Samples

Here are two  pictures I took with my IPhone of some of my favorite samples from the Color Theory Workshop. 

 
 
 
 
 

This has been a great experience.  I’m looking at color in a new way.  My final project if firing in the kiln tonight.  I pulled some of the colors from the Carlsbad Cavern inspired sample, and [...]

Imagery = Inspiration

Today my favorite exercise was creating color samples base on images.  The goal of this activity wasn’t to create a stylized version of a photograph, but to create a glass sample based on the colors found in an image. 
I used a Time Life book with photographs from all over the world as a point of [...]

Exploring Color Theory

This week I’m taking a class at Vitrum Studios  with Richard Parrish called Color Theory for Glass: Fear No Color.   Yesterday we looked at the Bullseye Glass line of opaque and transparent glass in the context of the color wheel.  This was an interesting exercise that has opened my eyes to a new way of [...]

Selecting the Right Retail Show

I like to do a mix of wholesale and retail shows throughout the year.  Retail shows are a great opportunity for me to have direct contact with customers.  The feedback I get at these shows helps me to refine my line and offer suggestions to my wholesale customers about top selling items.  As I’ve started [...]

Overlooking the Obvious

I have a check list that I run through whenever I get ready for a show.   As part of my preparation process I went to the bank to get cash to make change.  My first flight to Las Vegas was delayed so I had to run through the Charlotte Airport in order to make my [...]

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