Whirled Glass

If ever there was a time for a computer memory upgrade this is the time. We are planning our first outing in Washington and we are all so excited to finally get up there and get things started for the Podcast shows. We have been waiting a long time to get out on the road and get some awesome footage for the show but I found out today that the memory in our laptop is a little too little for what we want to do.

The streaming from the camera to the computer to the web at home is fantastic. But when we went out to a local show this weekend with the laptop there was a little issue with the buffering when it hit the laptop. Technology is fantastic if we can get it to work for us isn’t it!!??!!

We just got the fixtures for the bathroom and the kitchen for our RV. We wanted to get a few new things even though we are pretty much done with the whole project. There was a few changes we made with the bathroom faucets and the kitchen area but for the most part no other real major construction. I’m looking forward to either selling it or getting it out on the road for a trip here soon. I like that we are going to be able to take it somewhere now if we really want to. I didn’t think that it would have been so much fun fixing up an old RV but it was really something.

We are thinking that one of our stops will be in Missouri for the Whirled Glass Tour and Show. We checked out Branson Missouri recently and don’t see too much glass blowing activity there but there are a few other things that interested us at that stop so we are thinking about shooting a show there as well. So if you are in that area let us know with an email or something and lets get together. If you are a glass blower or flame worker in that area we would love to have you on the show. Even if you want to learn a few things about glass and the art of glass we would love to see you there!

When we started looking in to our adventure across the states to find other people that are into forming glass we thought about staying in Rentable Condos. Condo Hotels are really nice to stay in and you would be surprised at how affordable they are for vacationing. There are so many options for us on our travels but we would really like to stay in a place that we can entertain guests and we want to be able to shoot the show while we are on the road so we would need some space and comfort. Condos would be perfect for that. It would almost be like we were at home shooting the show.

I came across this site today and wanted to share it with you. Taking a more scientific approach to glass blowing they have a pretty nice website that may interest you and your glass blowing knowledge may increase by reading their information. If anyone has ever thought about becoming more of a glass blower then maybe you have had the thought of blowing custom glass for scientific purposes. This site may give you a few ideas about how to start out in that area of glass blowing creations.

Check out Design Glass Works and let us know what you think of their site and information. Don’t forget to vote! We have no affiliation with Design Glass Works so your vote counts to let our readers know how good or bad a site is we chose to write about!

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We wanted to go to CES this year and check out some of the cool electronics and whatnot that are coming out. I tell you .. some of those trade show booths are so extravagant that you gat a real sense of the products that they are promoting. Instead of getting to go this time around I had to stay home and watch the little ones. I still got to see some of it via the video feeds that some people had down there. It’s nice living in the city where most of these conventions take place. We get to see a lot more than most people that live in other parts of the country.

Sis sent me some cool pictures finally of the Turkey Day Center Piece that they made for their big day of food and fun with the kids. I was pretty impressed with the craftsmanship and the work that Steve (Right On) put into the piece. The always come up with some amazing ideas for their new creations and have really moved away from the traditional pipe making hippies I know on the west coast. Not like they are trying to be their own Outer Banks, but they are doing a pretty good job of making the transition from typical glass blowers to the unique flame workers that they want to be.

When I get the pics resized I will post them on here for everyone to see. Very god work sis!

I have found a place in our neighbors country Russia that has made a real collection of art and glass. There are five buildings dedicated to this collection just outside of St. Petersburg where one building is dedicated to the glass sculptures of Arab influence. The exhibition in the Arab Hall and Rotunda of the Winter Palace features about 150 glass objects made by contemporary Russian artists.

These pieces are fantastic. I have been to the site and I see that the display of art in this area of our world is flourishing. I love to see the creative qualities of other countries. It brings depth to our whole world and shows me that creativity is abundant in many nations and not just our own. The site is packed full of great little nick nacks. You can take a Virtual Tour that you can take of the museum and the different tours of the buildings is amazing.

Take a look at Hermitage Museum for yourself.

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Get your read on. I was just reading a book. Yep … a book. For the first time in a long time. Someone got me a book for my birthday about how to brew your own beer. I was excited to read how people had mastered the art of brewing in their homes. It seems like such a simple process with only minimal resources being used to make some really tasty beers. I am especially interested in the brewing of a beer that is called Honey Brew. I traditionally like dark beers but this Honey Brew just sounds like it would hit the spot right about now. So for the time being I am looking online for some kits to buy that are going to make the process a little easier. I have found that a simple home brew kit is around $110 and you can get really into it with about $490. Quite a big jump in price but it looks as though it is worth it to get the larger package.  Soon enough we will be brewing at home and getting smashed off of our own brew.

I was thinking that I would be going to the next event for Dark Skies in June and I wanted to take some things with me that would appeal to the crowd there. My sister, as you may or may not know, blows glass. Her and her husband make some very interesting humming bird feeders that I think would be interesting to some of the people of Dark Skies.

There is a lot of creativity out there and I know that if the people that go there saw the art work that my sis is putting into these feeders that they would love to have one. That would make great gifts for every one of our friends out there. So I was thinking about spending about $1000 with my sister to get her to send out some stuff. Maybe she will have it to me by June of next year.