I have this weird feeling - it is early, and I don't really want to go to bed, but I feel like it is too late to work on my current glass project. I am in limbo. I also feel like calling someone, which is not like me and is kind of scary. The thought entered my mind and totally freaked me out. Maybe this is a turning point in my life. Maybe this is why I have some time on my hands right now. I'm not going to take advantage of it - don't you worry about that. I'm going to let the moment pass, then regret it tomorrow.
As for my glass project - I am working on a window. A big window. Biggest project I have ever done. Well it is my third ever - so anything is bigger than the beginner things. I am afraid I got a little ambitious with this one, tried to make my own pattern. Worked well until I tried to cut it, then I realized that glass really doesn't want to cut the way I made my pattern. So I have had to improvise. Needless to say - this window will never be done again. It will truly be a one of a kind. Glass is funny that way. I have never worked closely with glass in it's liquid form, but I have watched. And I would bet there are certain rules that glass makes you follow in that form, just as in it's solid form. For instance, you can only break glass a certain way. You can not make
inside corners, or deep inside curves. Glass wants to break straight. So when breaking a curved piece it doesn't really want to do that. When I say break - I mean a controlled break. I'm not just sitting around throwing glass on the ground hoping for the pieces I need, I am controlling the break to a point, by scoring the glass first, then applying pressure to break it. You knew that, I just told you again because I can. It makes me feel smart, like I know things that you don't - but the reality is, I don't really know anything more than you do - actually I know less. Anyway, because you can't only control glass to a point, patterns have to follow specific rules. Well I broke a big one with this pattern, and now I am paying for it. BUT - the result is amazing (I think). I just spent that entire paragraph talking in circles. I might need to consult the little writer inside me and see if she really does want to come out - because it could be a disaster.
inside corners, or deep inside curves. Glass wants to break straight. So when breaking a curved piece it doesn't really want to do that. When I say break - I mean a controlled break. I'm not just sitting around throwing glass on the ground hoping for the pieces I need, I am controlling the break to a point, by scoring the glass first, then applying pressure to break it. You knew that, I just told you again because I can. It makes me feel smart, like I know things that you don't - but the reality is, I don't really know anything more than you do - actually I know less. Anyway, because you can't only control glass to a point, patterns have to follow specific rules. Well I broke a big one with this pattern, and now I am paying for it. BUT - the result is amazing (I think). I just spent that entire paragraph talking in circles. I might need to consult the little writer inside me and see if she really does want to come out - because it could be a disaster.
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