Monday, April 22, 2013

Twenty Steps - Week #5 - Corning, New York

This weekend I had the pleasure of teaching a two day intensive raking and masking class at The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York.  

Spring is really happening in Corning - I am jealous, it is just barely awakening here in the Toronto area.  

I saw so many daffodils.  This patch of them is just outside The Studio.  I love that pale off white colour.





It was a great class and it is such an honour to be a Corning teacher.

Next week I am off the Whistler Molten Experience, in Whistler, BC - hopefully spring has really sprung there.  I am very excited about this weekend retreat.  I am the featured artist and will be doing a demo of an Ottoman bead for the group.  There will be many other demos and the whole event sounds amazing!  


This project was started by Nicole Valentine-Rimmer - Her blog is http://nvalentine.blogspot.ca/
Also participating: Mixed Metal Mimi: http://www.ourtreehousedesigns.blogspot.ca/

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Twenty Steps - Week No. Four

So very busy these days.  An incredible happy busy - This is supposed to be published every Monday - just a day late this time!
 
I took this picture just the other day - Winter's last hurrah!
 
Hopefully, we have some greenery to show soon!

Heading off to Corning for the weekend to teach at The Studio!  Hopefully, I can find a cool spot for a photo twenty steps from my door there.  
 
This project was started by Nicole Valentine-Rimmer - Her blog is http://nvalentine.blogspot.ca/
Also participating: Mixed Metal Mimi: http://www.ourtreehousedesigns.blogspot.ca/

Thursday, April 11, 2013

A Bit Late - Week #3 of 20 steps

April is full of travel for me.  This week I was in Las Vegas at the Glass Craft and Bead Expo.
Tried to take a photo near the front door - pretty boring hotel parking lot, so I think I will share a photo from a wonderful park we found called Valley of Fire State Park. Certainly not 20 steps from any door at all but much nicer than the photo I took of the light in front of the casine/hotel where we were staying.






If it helps, this one is taken no more than twenty steps from my rental car!


Monday, April 1, 2013

Twenty Steps - Week Number Two

We still have snow!  Can you imagine - this photo was taken yesterday in the backyard.  You can actually see last week's fella in the background.

This is Kaly (short for Kaleidoscope - but nobody has ever really called her that).  Lately, I call her "Daddy's Girlfriend" - she loves the man of the house!  Funny little cat she is - she is afraid of most things, in fact she was quite afraid of my husband for a very long time and then my daughter moved out and "Daddy" is now the man!


This project was started by Nicole Valentine-Rimmer - Her blog is http://nvalentine.blogspot.ca/
Also participating: Mixed Metal Mimi: http://www.ourtreehousedesigns.blogspot.ca/
By Shena: http://www.ourtreehousedesigns.blogspot.ca/
Ken Miner: http://zuludogk9services.zenfolio.com/blog