Getting carried away with all the glass ideas running amok in my head... time to whip out the butterfly net and pin them down!

I'd really like to see the sun rise as I walked to work and walk home toward the sunset. Always chasing the sun.

Where has the sun gone?

Hard to imagine that the sun will ever be strong enough to warm me as I sit here wrapped up in a thick cardi in my rocking chair watching the rain.
There are still a few things to do in the garden but I am clearly a fair weather gardener!
The front garden is looking a bit better than last year as the planting seems to be filling up their spaces nicely and there is the promise of more flowers this year too.
Green fingers crossed I will have a reasonable amount of produce this year. So far I have tomato plants, chillis, lettuces, potatoes, peas, all manner of herbs and some beetroot.
I shall post pics as soon as the rain stops and the sun comes out but in the meantime I shall continue drinking tea and rocking on.

espresso

espresso, a photo by Dawn C. Miller on Flickr.

Four years and one month ago I had coffee. Today I dived into an espresso and found what I was looking for!

Manipulated Glass

Manipulated Glass, a set on Flickr.

Latest shots of hand manipulated glass that forms part of my final year work.
My work looks at the way the light is thrown by the surface of the glass.

Tulips

Tulips, a photo by Dawn C. Miller on Flickr.

Sometimes you simply need flowers.

Easter Chicks

Easter Chicks, a photo by Dawn C. Miller on Flickr.

My sister has the best job... she was allowed to take home the class chicks for the weekend.

today...

The sun is shining and I am on the home straight so with the help of tea and love, I shall finish my dissertation very soon.

New Glass

New Glass, a set on Flickr.

Glass patties formed by gathering iron and glass taken from the furnace poured onto the marver before the surface is manipulated with hand held tools. My interest lies not only in the free formed surface patterns but in the resulting shadows and forms created as the light becomes trapped within the glass.

Have a listen!

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/unravelling/id429086336

Once

Once, when I was a carrier bag, I was stuck up a tree for 97 days.

My Grannie 5th Feb 1927 - 2nd Feb 2012

I still cannot believe you have left us. We were there holding your hand when you slipped away to meet Grandad yet somehow it doesn't seem real yet. I know you will be in my dreams, in my heart and in my thoughts always. I love you xxxx Dx

Beautiful Flowers

Beautiful Flowers, a photo by Dawn C. Miller on Flickr.

Sometimes in this life sad things happen. Losing my Grannie was one of those things. Sometimes in this life good things happen. Having a friend as good as Rab to send you flowers is definitely one of those things.