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The Buyers Market of American Craft show was held earlier this month and I participated in the ISGB (Int'l Society of Glass Beadmakers) booth. This show is a wholesale only show and gallery owners from all over the country come to place orders for items they sell in their shops. It was a great experience and even Mia was able to attend (they made me get her a 'baby badge', which I thought was a joke - but I really did have to get a badge for her!!).

here is the ISGB booth and my sample board

Finally here is a picture of Mia on her 3 Month birthday!

ok - here you go!

I keep getting requests to post more pictures of Mia! We've just been so busy taking care of her that posting the pictures is low on the to do list! Anyway, here she is at 9 weeks - photo by Debra (sister in law).

Progress!

I know I've been saying this for a long time - but today I finally finished hooking everything up in the studio and made a few pendants! This is a major breakthrough for me, although it felt as if I had lost all my skills. I only had about an hour to work before I had to go back to take care of Mia, but it was enough for me to get back on the wagon - so to speak.

Christmas Comes Early

Hello everyone! I wanted to let you know that over the past 9 months Aaron and I have had a pretty important side project, which is why we haven't had a chance to do much to update the website and I haven't been able to do many shows. We're thrilled to announce that Mia Felicia Abbott was born on Nov. 26th at 5:51am. A whopping 7lbs 4oz and 19 1/2 inches long. We're all doing fine and loving every minute of this new experience.

Pinch Me!

I was still riding high after the ventilation was installed and much to my suprise the electrician called Tuesday night saying he could be out Wednesday to install heat and outlets! He should finish today and so the bulk of the studio will be finished! The last part is for me to run the propane hoses to the torches and I am just waiting on some parts to do that. I think by next week, the studio will be open for business! In the meantime, thought I would share a couple pictures of the kitties.

We have Ventilation!

I'm so excited to tell you about my weekend! My dear friends Doug and Aline Peterson came to visit from Cleveland to install ventilation in my studio for me. This is becomming a ritual. Everytime we move they come and save the day and make sure I can make beads safely. Ventilation is important to pull any fumes that are produced from the combustion of the torch or use of metals away from me and outside. Here was the process:

First, I ordered a bunch of supplies and learned a bunch about duct work!

Doug cut a hole in the ceiling where we wanted the ventiliation to be.

Then he went up into the tiny attic. This is where the blower motor was installed. It sucks from one opening and blows out another.




Hi Doug!



Doug had to drill a lot of holes....
And finally we turned it on and Aline tested the sucking capacity!!


Thank you Doug & Aline!!

Trip to NYC

Last weekend my brother and his girlfriend had an open studio sale so we ran up to Brooklyn to see the show (they are both photographers). It was part of a larger festival where there were many open studios and installation shows going on in the DUMBO Arts area. I took a picture of Aaron with this lady who said she was a 'walking museum' and she lit up all over and was pulling a car battery in her rolling suitcase for power. The other image is from one of the gallery installations.

I've lost the charger to my camera battery and am waiting on one to arrive that I found on ebay - so more pictures to come as soon as I can! We have a new roof on the garage/studio yeah! Plumbing leaks are fixed (sort of). I'll explain later!