December in the studio

Well, not strictly just the studio - I added some Christmassy snaps too. I have had a very lowkey but absolutely enjoyable Christmas break so far. I hope you had a matchless silly season. Here's to 2025!

Clockwise from the top L to R

1. On my last day at the glassworks, I stopped early at L'epi Chisholm for some pastries.

2. Revealing a wax foot through Alginate.

3. Sunset walking home one evening

4. A pile of glass cutoffs

5. A pile of thin tumbler tops, stacked and melted.

Working with Janet Fieldhouse L to R

1. colours stacked in pots ready to fire

2. Pots emptied - all the glass has drained through into the moulds

3. Some Results (Charms and Hands)

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1. 3 of 4 hands in wax for Janet Fieldhouse

2. Edwina Leeper checking tiny bits of glass for impurities

3. More melted tests

4. Looking through polarising lenses to check for stress

5. One of Janet Fieldhouse's Charms in wax ready for investing.

6. A measurement

Clockwise from the top L to R

1. Raspberries from the garden

2. Terrazzo blocks

3. Pre Annealing graded glass

4. Janet Fieldhouse filling up a shelf in the mould room

5. Moulds in the drying kiln (for Janet)

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1. Coffee at home and a book

2. Hot casting on Christmas eve eve

3. Teeny tiny bits of glass heated to blobs

4. Xmas day Frumisu!

5. Thistle the cat

6. Anticipation for coffee and books

L

Our Glassworks Christmas party theme was Flannelette Folie. Of course, I decided to cobble together pieces of old shirts to make a summer dress the night before! It was still a bit too cosy for December though.

R

Christmas day summery get up.