Sunday, July 6, 2008

Hurry up and wait...

I fully admit I am short on patience at times. Well, okay, most of the time. What has proven to be the most difficult part of making fused glass jewelry, for me, is the waiting. Designing the pieces is great fun... I get to play with color, cut glass, assemble and glue my new treasures together.

Then I load up my kiln, set the program... and wait. And wait. It takes hours for fused glass to go from the raw material to beautiful, sparkly pendants and earrings. And, as if the waiting wasn't bad enough, there is also the unknown. Will they turn out to look like the vision I had in my head? Some yes, some no. Which will it be this time?

Finally, they're out. And it looks like I got a few good ones!


2 comments:

Mallory said...

Excellent pieces. I know what you mean about hurry up and wait. I feel the same way when I go looking for vintage cabochons. I mostly order them, and then I have to wait for them to ship. Its especially bad when I find something lovely from another country and I have to sometimes wait weeks for the item to arrive.

Uniquehandbags.net said...

Toni- That is so awesome!! When I was in SD last summer I went to Spanish Village in Balboa Park and that is when I was introduced to kilns. Wow! I envy you that you are doing it and I'm not. If I ever get the urge to buy a kiln and need advice, I will be contacting you:)BTW Thanks for commenting on my blog- I marked the horse as a favorite for a gift for my daughter - she would love it! - Pamela