Fiddle-dee-dee!

Today has been a supremely trying...and expensive...day! I built up my courage and decided to enter a juried show at a local gallery. In August, they will be presenting a show called "For the Table" that will feature Texas and Louisiana artists and their handcrafted work. As the title of the show suggests, every item must be something that belongs on a table...from plates and bowls to candle holders and silverware. Fused glass work will fit right in, and since I have been wanting to branch out from so much jewelry making, this was the perfect catalyst. I have tons of ideas, and the slumping molds to go with them. Unfortunately, I don't have the glass cutting skills. I have spent the DAY trying to cut a 12" circle!

My first effort was near perfect...Off to a GREAT start! Talk about a false sense of security! Sadly, since cutting that first circle, every one of them has split somewhere through the center. AARRRGGGGHHHHHH! (I confess that my New Year's Resolution of cleaning up my language has had a bit of a set-back today.) Not only has the circle cutting been frustrating, I have ruined 3 half sheets of fusible glass. THAT'S NOT CHEAP! But, I have discovered something about myself over the past few months of glass fusing disasters and ballroom dancing challenges: I don't like to admit I can't do something. So, I WILL NOT give up. Right now, I'm relaxing with a glass of wine thinking about tomorrow...To quote Scarlett O'Hara,

"As God is my witness, as God is my witness they're not going to lick me."

Fiddle-dee-dee...Tomorrow is another day!