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Rest easy, Ernie

January 31, 2012 · 5 Comments 

Ernie Monstrocat has gone, and my heart is breaking more than a little bit.

For those of you who read about Ernie, here or on Brenda Griffith’s blog, you know he was a special, special cat. He came to me almost by accident, as a foster kitty, and turned out to be a social maven of monumental proportions. (As well as a digital jinx.)

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Glass resources update

January 7, 2012 · 7 Comments 

Hey, folks; I’m in the process of updating my enormous casting resources page and I need your help. I’m adding new categories such as adhesives & sealants, coldworking and casting instruction (and I mean REAL, intensive glass casting classes). I’m also checking old listings and making sure they work. Share on Facebook

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My dozen best iPad business apps

December 30, 2011 · 3 Comments 

Izzy the ‘Pad is the first computing device I’ve ever slept with.

Literally. I hate to say it, but she’s pretty much changed the way I do stuff. That red leather thing growing out of my left arm? That’s Izzy, in her snazzy red case. Apple’s made an excellent chameleon out of the iPad 2; find the right app(s), download them for a nominal fee, and Izzy changes roles in a heartbeat.

So…let’s start with business, i.e., USEFUL iPad apps. These are my favorites right now, not necessarily in order of importance, and they’re all available in the iPad App Store.

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Locasnob

December 5, 2011 · 8 Comments 

Strolling the Pearl (a favorite occupation I hardly ever get to do these days), I spied a big cast glass sculpture in the window and stopped in to see who made it.

“He’s from Israel, really talented artist,” said the clerk.

“Ahh…and that one?” I pointed to a big blown dinosaur-like piece, reminiscent of Tagliapietra.

“Celotto, from Italy.”

Hmmm. “How about that one?” and I indicated a series of flat, fused (ooops, sorry, Lani) kilnformed panels on the usual powder-coated steel stands.

Swedish.

Art

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Locasnob

December 5, 2011 · 8 Comments 

Strolling the Pearl (a favorite occupation I hardly ever get to do these days), I spied a big cast glass sculpture in the window and stopped in to see who made it.

“He’s from Israel, really talented artist,” said the clerk.

“Ahh…and that one?” I pointed to a big blown dinosaur-like piece, reminiscent of Tagliapietra.

“Celotto, from Italy.”

Hmmm. “How about that one?” and I indicated a series of flat, fused (ooops, sorry, Lani) kilnformed panels on the usual powder-coated steel stands.

Swedish.

Photography

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Byron Dazey, people photographer

November 30, 2010 · 2 Comments 

OK, this is a man whose work I need to sculpt. I purely love this guy’s photography.

I don’t know much about Byron Dazey, but I do know that–like me–he treasures strangers. I write about them, Byron photographs them. His ability to capture personality with a lens is remarkable; I find myself telling the stories behind his candids and portraits without ever meeting the subjects.

That’s pretty powerful skill.

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Glass resources update

Glass resources update

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My dozen best iPad business apps

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