Lil red cottage ❤️❤️❤️

And I deeply enjoy when @robraesideglass.bsky.social meets me at school on his way home from work and yells helpful advice to me from the studio doorway. I definitely wouldn't have got here without his encouragement (and raiding his stash of tools and glass colour and peppering him with questions)

In a few short weeks I've already made some great friends, seen a lot of cool shit (and some really dumb shit too, iykyk LOL) and received a lot of support and generosity from some wonderful instructors+ studio tech.

won't lie- it's been extremely challenging coming back after almost 7 years and joining a week into the second semester of the school year. But that doesnt mean it hasn't been perhaps the most rewarding experience of my long and meandering craft education.

While still very much love kiln forming, I've become increasingly interested in hot glass over the last few years. With the program in peril, I thought I should take a chance and come back to finish my degree- now with a new focus, more perspective and renewed passion.

I had zero interest in hot glass at that time, and if my memory is correct only spent six class hours in the hot shop. ended up leaving the program early when had the opportunity to acquire my own personal kiln studio.

In mid December decided to re-enroll in the Craft and Design program when it was announced the program was put under review as a result of some government changes. While l previously was in the glass program way back in 2014, originally focused on flameworking and kiln forming.

Photo of a smiling person blowing glass in a hot glass studio

Photo of a person blowing glass in a hot glass studio, and shaping the hot glass with a graphite tool

Now that we're halfway through the semester, I guess I should mention I'm back at school!

Artemisia’s “Judith Beheading Holofernes”

elisabetta sirani, “timoclea killing her rapist”

happy international women’s day!

A screenshot of a newspaper webpage depicting two blown glass objects that have a cloudlike shape. They are deep grey and a soft orange pink.

Great article about my beloved @robraesideglass.bsky.social incredible blown glass artwork in today's @hamiltonspectator.bsky.social

bit.ly/3D5z7ay

I need to be more active on here.

Now that I'm back at school, I can say with certainty that the children love "Thirteen Going on Thirty", and that song is on the soundtrack. I've heard them talk about the movie and the song a few times in the two weeks I've been back

Screenshot of google map listing for ashfar's that says "permanent closed"

WTF when did ashfar's (fka Bastoni's) close?!

Tired: I need to achieve a consistent art style

Wired: My style cannot be divorced from who I am and my tastes will shine through no matter what I do

Inspired: I'm drawrin' a picher 😙🎵

A cream and brown crested gecko lounges on a ceramic bridge styled to look like rustic ruins inside an enclosure

the little lad✨

the girls are fighting in the drive thru this morning

I love that site. So amazing.

Share if you love REAL rock music, where the guitarist is an old man dressed as a little schoolboy 🤘

Join Bluesky? Isn't that place just one big gecko chamber?

A cream and brown coloured crested gecko on the bottom of his enclosure. He has a face that appears to be smiling and large eyes.

Philadelphia Collins, the crested gecko.

Y'know, once you factor in the acceleration into fascism, active genocides, and perimenopause I don't think I'm spending ENOUGH money on art supplies

So glad to have seen you two yesterday, and thanks for your kind words (and encouragement to get on this site!)

Okay, fine.

But I'm still calling it Copps Coliseum and I still wait to make my extended phone calls until after 9pm.