fire and glass

I will send one of these little glassy snowguys [25-30mm]for your tree or purse charm to the 313th 'Like' on the Deborah JLambson glass page.. ♥♥

“ Creativity belongs to the artist in each of us.  To create means to relate.  The root meaning of the word art is “to fit together” and we all do this every day.  Not all of us are painters  but we are all artists.  Each time we fit things together we are creating - whether it is to make a loaf of bread, a child, a day .” ~ Corita Kent El Capitan in California..2011

Miss Birdie herself my ♥ grand daughter  drew me the raven one day complete with story. It reads,  ' This green bird is trying to fly. And one day he flew .' Of course, I loved the raven and the story..and my logo was born. He's always in my studio.. overseeing all and keeping a close eye on the details of my work...as all good ravens do! Created by my grand daughter..approved by my grand son. :-) If you are interested in learning how to do this with your own drawings or any image for that matter, there is a  tutorial from Gimp here . Enjoy your day all ♥ 

Of all the technological achievements of civilization, perhaps none so delights the senses as glass. For thousands of years, glass has been used to create jewelry, works of art, and functional objects of great beauty. In the Bible, the value of glass is equated with that of gold and silver, and it was indeed treated by the ancients as a precious substance. The origins of glass are lost in the mists of time, but it most probably was invented by the Egyptians in the 4th millennium B.C. The Roman naturalist Pliny attributes the discovery of glassmaking to the Phoenicians, and the cities of the Levant were famous as centers for the glass trade. The earliest glass was opaque, colored in a variety of rich hues that often imitated gems like lapis and emerald. The Egyptians used it extensively in jewelry and made little distinction between the genuine and the artificial gems. The art of glassblowing and the development of transparent glass both date to the Roman period. From centers like Tyr

Turkey is a land of of beauty..We stayed at the very lovely and hospitable, Anemone Hotel on the outskirts of Malatya, a city situated in eastern Turkey. A city known for being the apricot capital..there are groves everywhere that stretch as far as the eye can see. Spring time must be amazing. T he city has been a human settlement for thousands of years.  Strabo  Geographica,  says that the city was known "to the ancients"  We were there for 3 weeks and savored every bit of it. We tasted different foods.. Turkish kabob, turkish delite [sickeningly sweet..but I needed to taste what had enticed Edward so completely in the 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' Turns out the boy had a serious sweet tooth] and something called 'Eskender'..thinly sliced lamb covered with a spiced tomato sauce. Good. The kabob was a feast. Served with pride and flair and several different spreads and bread. We met very friendly happy outgoing people. In fact, customer