“Sales In The Time Of Covid”
I received a lovely email today. A customer thanking me for pieces she had bought online from here and telling me how delighted she was.
It was such a lovely email to receive. It started me thinking…
Is lockdown turning you to drink?
…this might just cure you. Here is an amazing ancient recipe for making strong ale from hideously polluted Thames River water!
Dragonflies emerging
My inspiration has always come from nature. Never more than this spring when, with the furnace off, I have had more time to sit quietly by the pond and I have been lucky enough to watch several dragonflies emerge from the pond, gradually straighten out their wings and take their first flight.
Fossicking
Fossicking is a fabulous word that I first discovered in Peter Carey’s book Oscar and Lucinda. It describes the glassmaker rootling around in the bucket to find “Prince Rupert’s drops” which form accidentally when molten glass falls into a bucket … Continued
Recycled Glass Coasters
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When I started my eco build I wanted to make my glass blowing more eco-friendly. As well as reclaiming the waste heat I wanted to reclaim any “waste” glass so I started making kiln formed coasters. I also incorporate fusing … Continued