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Every picture tells a story
Of course, it does. Why on earth would an artist’s paint something or a photographer snap away if there is nothing to say. Every artist is trying to tell the World their news or their take on it and they do this through their art. I know I do with glass. Sometimes people get it…
We don’t need no e-learning!
Another musically linked title. This time I bow to the Floyd of the Pink variety. The e-learning ref relates to my experience doing online training for the Scout movement
ON YER BIKE! A VIEW OF A LIFE CYCLE.
It started with making glass storks. Of course, it didn’t as people buy storks as presents not only to commemorate a birth but also for gifts at christenings. So, it might have started with me making a glass embryo in a test tube…
Christ you know it ain’t easy.
The title is taken from the lyrics of “The Ballad of John and Yoko” by the Beatles. As Mr Lennon is one of my heroes thought it appropriate. Especially if I’m going to be discussing images of Christ.
Festive spirits
There is a town in Germany called Lauscha which is linked to lampworked glass Christmas ornaments…
Demonstrating without being glued to the floor!
So I was in the Highlander pub which is a great live music venue in Inverness. The band was an hour late and when they turned up the crowd was entertained by a two hour (well it seemed like that to me!) demo of cables being unwound and wound…