Cabinet inserts in studio.

These are the cabinets in the studio - the two uppers

were made to accept glass inserts.

I made a set of companion panels with

a dragonfly to accent the design in the

front office entry.

Frog window for TGA office

Window opening in my office wall next to workshop.

Jesse provided the artwork and detailed the sketch.

The design contains fused glass components using traditional

 and new copper foil techniques.

Detail of solder of frog hand...

Back lighting gives a different look.

This is the view from my desk -

thanks for your help, Jesse!!

Front Entry Door for The Glass Anvil

Front of the workshop/studio in 2006

Window and door openings installed 2007

Found an antique door that had broken glass.

Made repairs to the door and refinished the paint.

Built a new stained glass panel for the door.(2008)

Finished the glass panel installation and painted

the door and trim.  Completed 2009.

Adding the Kiln to the Studio

Added a kiln to the glass studio

and wanted to do a decorative mosaic base

for the fire resistant backer board.

Robbie built the base and set the backer board

and I completed the mosaic tile.  It was

a nice three day project.

Losing an Old Friend

This was the Grand native pecan tree next to our house.

It was estimated to be near 150 years old

and was the best tree on the property.

The neighbors say that it took a direct

lightning strike several years before we bought the place.

Apparently the damage was greater than it showed,

and the tree and been dying for some time.

It split open down the main trunk

and laid a giant limb across the yard in front of the house.

This left the rest of the dying tree dangling several

more very large limbs over the roof.

We had to have a tree removal company come

and take it down - a very sad day.

We are thankful that we had no damage

to the house and hope to plant another tree soon.

Putting in the Pond (in Ten Easy Steps)

Step one: Get a pasture or a field and pick out a nice spot to dig.

Step two: Get a dozer of qualified size and one that comes

with a qualified dozer operator.

Step three: Start digging.

Step four: More digging.

Step five: Measure the hole and make sure it

is deep enough.

Step six: Wait for rain.

Step seven: Wait for more rain.

Step eight: Go buy some fish....

..... lots of fish.

Step nine: Put fish in pond.

Step ten: Enjoy!


We are having a great time with the pond -

since it is been added we have also noticed

the other creatures that come

to enjoy it as well. We have resident

frogs, toads, turtles, dragonflies, herons,

egrets, coots, raccoons, dear, coyotes and....

did I mention the snakes?

Moving Into the New Workshop

This is the tool shed behind the house -

It has been my temporary workshop for the last year.

Moving day started Feb 15, 2008 -

and will continue....

It took most of two days to unpack the glass.

It was great to have all of this space - time to get to work.

This is my new light table. New equipment and work areas will be added

as budget and time permits, but the shop is on its way!