I just got back from traveling the country, so I'm just getting back into the swing of things. While I was away, I got a chance to go down to Omaha, Nebraska t visit Hot Shops. Hot Shops is the place I first learned to blow glass. While I was there I was able to catch up with my first teacher, Ed Fennel, as well as several of the other glass blowers there. While I have improved immensily since leaving hot shops and while I now work out of two fantastic studio spaces, the variety of what is done in Hot Shops and the community focus on how it functions still fills me with wonder and joy every time I go down there. Even if I'm only there for an hour they always manage to teach me something new!
I have had some recent exciting news that I got accepted into the new art fair that is being set up in Plymouth, MN in November. I will be setting up a booth there and selling some holiday wares as well as my typical work. I will also be traveling to Maine in October and will be selling work at a fair out there. If anyone has friends or family out East send them to see my work in Isleboro on October 7th.
Inbetween travels I have been stopping back into town on the weekends to help Foci Glass man its booth at the Minnesota State Fair and more recently at the Renaissance Festival. While the days are long it is a lot of fun to give demos for all the people as well as to enjoy the atmosphere of being there. the Renaissance Festival is one of the most unique fairs we have and it is always a pleasure for me to go out there to work!
Lately I have gotten into the studio to produce some more work. I'm working on a new design set that is set to be unveiled at the Home and Garden Emporium at the Convention Center in mid-October. Just of note, it does require a paid admission fee.
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