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Giddy as a schoolgirl, I, when my first treasury made the front page of Etsy...some fun and funky items from my list of favourites.

the eating of the green

On St Paddy's Day, retro-kitsch cuisine warms the cockles and replenishes your supply of FD&C yellow 5 and FD&C blue 1.
Sure, the popcorn looks a little like something you'd discover in the bottom of your fridge about 3 months later than you might have liked, but it brings out the kid in you. Sticking out your tongue is loads more fun when it's green.

...and I'll call Rusty...

I used a combination of leading and foiling in this window I installed beside my front door. This way I can greet guests even when I'm not home. And the message to would-be burglars is an unambiguous (well, maybe not so ambiguous...), 'Stop! Grrrr.' In fact, wonder if that's how most people read it when they arrive, and that's why I have so few visitors. Hmmm.

The pieces in my head (yes, I rattle when I dance) were foiled to maximise the glass surface area, while the rest is lead camed for that great supple strength it provides. It's the same height as I am and I'm not saying whether it's any narrower. The glass is largely translucent to allow light into the foyer and so I can peek out to keep an eye on the neighbours. Oh, they're a rascally lot.

I sent a photo to the Delphi online gallery today. You can check out other cool pieces people have made there...well, they didn't actually make them there, but you can look there to see pieces they've made elsewhere. You know what I mean.

exACTly how I do it

the glass necklace

hit me again with your funny stick, mister

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
by Jonathan Safran Foer

Sure, there’s a fine line between quirky and affected. Plunk. That’s the sound of JSF’s writing falling on the side of quirky.

Gimmicky and derivative? Aw, there ain’t nuthin’ new under the sun anyways, so why not plate up some delectable favourites? And besides, who doesn’t want to share the cohesive ramblings of a clever and quick mind? Tell me there’s a more gratifying experience than immersing yourself in a heady balance of wit, pith and hilarity.

What? What’s that you say? Michiko and Harry don’t agree? As far as I can figure, Michiko just doesn’t get it, and Harry’s got a pickle up his artistic sensibilities.

Maybe JSF is laughing all the way to the bank, but I’m trundling along beside him pulling a 20 out of my pocket saying, “Hit me again with your funny stick, mister.”

a petri dish on acid

Glass is a liquid, and so says the art of Dale Chihuly. His work is fluid and organic, vibrant and alive. He visited the Chelsea Flower Show the year they held it on Mars.

I took this photo, which doesn't begin to capture the depth, breadth or detail of this piece (though it makes an excellent screensaver) at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Fiori di Como is composed of over 2,000 hand-blown glass flowers and covers 2,000 sq ft (190 m²) of the lobby ceiling.

Check out this amazing glass sculptor at his website or on wikipedia.

weekend at the compooper

... part of which will be attempting to make this blog into something other than a one-post ghost town.

So here's a ticket to my flickr site: my photos

Next on the agenda - designing a plug. Don't know what that is? Find out all about them here: Etsy thread on plugs