by dev@caithnesscreativedesign | Apr 29, 2025 | blog
BLOG – 35 YEARS AGO BLOG 24 I hate the phrase “self-taught” that some crafts people and artist’s use. There is no such thing, we all learn from interacting with others, if not directly then by books people have written or watching videos on the internet that others...
by dev@caithnesscreativedesign | Apr 22, 2025 | blog
BLOG – 35 YEARS AGO BLOG 23 Thinking about what items to put on my website I decided to divide my glass items into categories, one of which I called “Quirky.” Reason being is this is the word some people used to describe my work. I don’t think my work is as it all...
by dev@caithnesscreativedesign | Apr 19, 2025 | blog
BLOG – 35 YEARS AGO BLOG 22 You would have thought that after thirty-five years in the business of selling glass objects that I might know a thing or too. That is true but I never have felt confident in knowing how the market operates. It is the predictable nature of...
by dev@caithnesscreativedesign | Apr 10, 2025 | blog
BLOG – 35 YEARS AGO BLOG 21 I’ve been showing off my glass skills long before I set up Glass Creations. I moved to Thurso in 1981 and worked at Dounreay as chief scientific glassblower, (no one really gave me a job title as such but a grade). In 1982 I arranged my...
by dev@caithnesscreativedesign | Apr 7, 2025 | blog
BLOG – 35 YEARS AGO BLOG 20 Over the last thirty-five years I have made many glass presentational sculptures. A lot of these glass pieces have been mounted on wooden bases since this appearance feels more important and thus more valuable. I am indebted to a couple of...
by dev@caithnesscreativedesign | Apr 1, 2025 | blog
BLOG – 35 YEARS AGO BLOG 19 Over the last thirty-five years I have made a lot of stuff. In fact, I have made more stuff than I have sold so maybe have I made too much? No one knows of course as there is never a precise answer. Sometimes I make a lot of stuff and then...
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