It is all about the glass....Glassworks Studio Toronto.: June 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011

on trying to catch up...

Today started out well...sent the kids up to the cottage with my parents....thought this is going to be good. Went to my first site that was "suppose" to be prepped and ready for my install...what was suppose to be a 1 hour installation took 4. That's OK...I left and went to my next meeting...this one was difficult...its hard when everyone has different visions....and it was not suppose to be a "creative conference" but decision time....NOT HAPPENING...YET...we did have great coffee and agreed to pick up next week. My last stop of the day was at a major high manufacturer of cabinetry...trying to decide if a contract is just to big is hard....especially for me -who I might add- wants it all..

So that was my day...it was really good in a sort of non-productive day sense....I am just glad I do not have many of these...they can be exhausting...mentally anyway.

one of my friends took me out for supper...so now I am in a food coma. Sitting here thinking I am going to read my book and have a glass of Red...RELAX....aka sleep!

This picture is is of one of my favorite coffee spots (Nov 2010)....too bad I have to get on a plane to get there....Maybe its time for another girls weekends ladies?

Have a great night...and of course HAPPY CANADA DAY!

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Yeah...tomorrow is a shop day!!!

and no I did not mean shopping....I meant "shop" as in studio. Sometimes it is like therapy "a shop day." No scheduled meetings(well that I have entered in my scheduler anyway)...just my jeans and t-shirt and a lot of glass to cut. Tomorrow's lineup is 1)drawn antique to cut for 12 french doors..2)and a door lite to complete for one of my custom interior doors..-this is the based off a door design I created a year ago-...every door is slightly different but all based off the same idea...straight lines, strong masculine, squares...just clean and classic. Nice.

And if I get that done.....maybe a little work on the skylight. Yes the skylight is not complete..so many sections..but lots of fun.

here is a shot of some of my doors....crystal clear...beveled starphire...GNA..German jewels and more custom beveled work!
Have a great night! K

Monday, June 27, 2011

Glass that sparkles...

"Glass that sparkles"...I love this comment...it happens so often. Today I have been working for three different clients...all three for new custom builds..all looking for something that "sparkles...." and I completely know what they are talking about. Glass in itself sparkles...it has a life of it's own...whether it is completely clear or saturated with pigment. I have a purple cathedral in my showroom window..it is the deepest and most brilliant purple I have seen...it is shocking and serene all in one breath... I doubt I will ever cut the sheet up. My problem is my showroom is full of these sheets of glass...greens, azure, magenta, and combinations of...yellows, flashed, cadmium reds....Again...glass is amazing whether colored or colorless....it relaxes me, adds to my creativity...I hope it does the same for you.