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NOT EXACTLY GLASS
This month's Glass Artists of Colorado meeting was full of fun, BUT not necessarily the glassy kind. After the business meeting, we had...
Gwendolyn Morgan
Aug 111 min read
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Gettin’ the day started …
How do you start your day? I must say, the older I get, the slower I am to kickstart my day. This is confusing to me. When I was growing...
Gwendolyn Morgan
Aug 71 min read
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Gwendolyn Morgan
Aug 61 min read
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Expanding My Horizons
Because it is so important to me to expand my creative brain in all directions, I was back into the clay. I adore everything about...
Gwendolyn Morgan
Aug 41 min read
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ARTSY - Exhibits & More
I had a great day feeding my soul, spending time in three galleries - D'art Gallery Denver, Curtis Center for the Arts, and Lakewood Cultural Center—beautiful art, thought-provoking art. It's good to soak up creativity through the minds of others ... all genres. It comforts your soul.
Gwendolyn Morgan
Jul 291 min read
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GLASSY - Cabochons
What do you do when you get a new outfit that requires new earrings, of course? I have tons of cabochons that I make to fill the kiln...
Gwendolyn Morgan
Jul 271 min read
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PREP GIDDINESS
Humor me. This is my Skutt 1414. Out of all my kilns, I use this one the most. And I almost always use kiln wash on the shelves. But...
Gwendolyn Morgan
Jun 221 min read
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GLASSY EXHIBIT - Artist-In-Resonance, Dan Mirer's Collaborations
Feeding the soul with a steady diet of art is key for me. One of my feeding frenzies happened when I was at the Corning Museum of Glass....
Gwendolyn Morgan
Jun 211 min read
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ART - ON THE STREETS
Art can be found all around us. As I take in the world around me, I see art in the cloth we choose to wear, in architecture, and in...
Gwendolyn Morgan
Jun 191 min read
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Grinding Away While Playing With Light
I spent the last week in the Studio at Corning in Corning, New York, taking Jiyong Lee's Exploration in Coldworking class. It was a...
Gwendolyn Morgan
Jun 181 min read
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FUN LEARNING
Continuing my never-ending journey to learn and experience life and the arts is essential to me. A recent stop along my path included...
Gwendolyn Morgan
Feb 261 min read
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GIVE MYSELF A HAND
I’m cleaning off shelves in the studio … and sometimes I crack myself up ... lol
Gwendolyn Morgan
Dec 17, 20241 min read
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GLASS vs. INK
I finally got my print framed. This is part of a drawing series I did a few years ago and the basis for a glass series that I’m working...
Gwendolyn Morgan
Oct 11, 20241 min read
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NOTE-TAKING -- My Life Saver
You might wonder why note-taking is so important in the glass world. Well, let me tell you. Each piece and each process are very...
Gwendolyn Morgan
Oct 5, 20241 min read
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INSPIRATION FROM CENTURIES PAST
I returned home with a wealth of ideas to incorporate into glass projects.
Gwendolyn Morgan
Jul 6, 20241 min read
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SPREADING MY WINGS
Between an abundance of travel AND COVID, things have slowed to a snail's pace at the Mountain Girl Glass studio. However, I was able to...
Gwendolyn Morgan
Jun 19, 20242 min read
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DEADLINES, GET IT DONE NOW
I do agree that deadlines are a necessity at times to keep me on track. I also find they can be super stressful. After several months of...
Gwendolyn Morgan
Mar 11, 20241 min read
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GLASSY STUDIO TIME
I can certainly create a mess in my studio while working through a project, but I must say, this last project completely trashed my...
Gwendolyn Morgan
Feb 6, 20241 min read
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LET'S GET READY: Prep is the Name of the Game
There is lots of prep work in making glass. I'm in the middle of a huge project to benefit childhood cancers. Part of the project...
Gwendolyn Morgan
Jan 4, 20241 min read
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MOVIE REVIEW: Holy Frit
I went to a screening of Holy Frit ( https://holyfrit.com/ ). It was fantastic. Even my partner, who knows nothing about glass, really...
Gwendolyn Morgan
Jan 1, 20241 min read
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