10/4/2023 0 Comments Recycling and SustainabilityIn my compact home studio I'm more than aware of the importance of using every 'scrap' of glass.
The artists glass that I use is a premium product from Bullseye Glass and is, like everything else these days becoming increasingly expensive. In a lot of my projects I'm cutting specific shapes and sizes, which inevitably result in little off cuts and slivers of glass. To use these up I have a created a range of decorative pendants and attractive bowls. I carefully assemble colour combinations of both transparent and opaque pieces and high fire them in the kiln to create a wonderful base to work from. The pendants will be cut from these bases using a tile saw, as they can be up to 12 mm thick, cleaned, placed in the kiln again for a process called 'fire polishing' to smooth and round the edges. I may embellish them further with small floral or insect murrine and fire once again. Finally a jewellery bail and necklet are added to complete. The process is similar with the bowls, placing a round base into a ceramic mould and fired to a lower temperature allowing the glass to relax and slump into the shape. My recycling is not just limited to glass. Were possible I reuse cardboard boxes and packaging to ship my products to customers. It may be a small thing, but as they say, every little helps! Maggie x
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2/4/2023 0 Comments Market DatesMarket Dates for 2023 I will be attending the Causeway Speciality Market on the dates below March 11th April 8th & 22nd May 27th June 10th & 24th July 8th & 22nd August 12th & 26th September 9th & 23rd October 14th & 28th November 11th & 25th December 9th & 23rd Dates may be subject to change due to unforeseen weather conditions. Instagram & Facebook Feeds will have up to date information prior to each market. This is a fabulous outdoor market with over forty artisan traders with everything from food to crafts and so much more, well worth a visit!
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