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March 13, 2007
I'm a painting fool!
Class yesterday was quite the blast...Normally I get tense/exciting/wound up before a class because I have all these expectations and excitement involved...with Bronwen's class, it looked SO HARD to me, that I didn't allow myself to even get wound up because it would make my head 'splode...so I remained calm and didn't really think about it too much...as it turns out, (so far) the class has been fun and interesting...I've even decided to try my hand at it myself...These beads are VERY complex with lots and lots of little steps to complete one...Yesterday we spent the day learning how to mix enamels, how to apply the black lines onto the piece of glass and then decorated the chips with color, having mixed our own palette from the basic red/blue/yellow colors...
It was a lot of paint a little-let dry, paint a little more, let dry...when it was 6:45, I realized I should probably hit the road and come home...it was a long day...Today we are learning how to apply these glass chips onto core beads...I can see why her face beads run about $350...(some I've seen as high as $600)...they are extremely time intensive...anyway, the technique is interesting and fun and tedious, but worthwhile...I only hope I have some decent beads to show when this is all done...
I've read emails, and have replied to a few, but not all...so if you haven't heard from me, you will...I expect today to be another long day...maybe tomorrow...
Even the cats and dog are having a hard time with this time change...they are all asleep while I'm up here typing away...how funny...maybe their little body clocks are synched with the sun...its kinda nice to have a quiet house in the morning...its normally quite hectic with lots of running around and hissing...
Pics to come...beads to come...show and tell to come...stay tuned!
Posted by Donner at March 13, 2007 08:04 AM
Comments
Wow, I can't wait to see your creations! It sounds really awesome. I can't wait to take my class at HCW. I love classes whether for glass or yarn, it's just fun to spend time with other people that have the same interests.
Posted by: Tara at March 15, 2007 08:08 AM