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Real life interrupts process.

June 10, 2010 - by sheilamorley

Spending a lot of time thinking these days.  Concentrating on selling my work through various venues; galleries, online, ebay auctions,Etsy shop,  my website, the bead and button show in Wisconsin… Bottom line; everything must go, and some serious bills need to be paid in full!

Mind over matter. The ebay auctions are at record lows.  The shops are all loaded with prices 25% lower than retail.  Most of my time is on the computer.

Being determined to sell, I managed to FINALLY perfect my 18 gauge wire wrap.  I am now pretty fast at it. I can get a bead done in under 5 min. The bail and the stopper are pounded flat, which makes the metal super strong, and adds another dimension to the pendant.

I have decided it is time for more of the marbles collection to hit the Internet.  So, I have been working on photographing different colors, and forms.

As far as what my process is today, or in the last month. I have had to set aside my art time for my family.  I have two kids that need some attention, and I really need to focus on money coming in right now. So, the process is to photograph, define, invest in marketing, etsy shop; a whole lot of time on the computer.  I am teaching some glass classes, working 40 hrs a week on the computer for my Day job, and my whole life seams to be about making enough money to eat, and pay the bills.(Sorry to be so honest. I am sure, I am not alone!)

It is a good thing. Being busy outside the studio for a while. Gives me a chance to reflect on what I have done, and how I could do it better.  Hopefully, I will get to get into the studio again soon. And, Watch me create will be one of the first to hear about that!

Thank you for reading.

Visit Sheila Morley’s website at; http://www.sheilamorley.com

Marbles, carbon, and a bead

May 4, 2010 - by sheilamorley

My last post here was an introduction to a project I was working on for a special friend.  I spent time reflecting on a friend that passed on in 1992.  I am making his little brother some eye candy.  I have retired the project at three marbles and one bead. (Unfortunately, I can not get oxygen with 2 kids in a Montecarlo – tiny car. So, I am using a generator that is NOT working correctly and everything I make with clear glass has carbon scum in it. Big ups to my neighbor who is helping get some tanked oxy to my studio in the next coming weeks!!)

Yes, the marbles are interesting, but that carbon wrecks it for me.  Some day, I would like to make my friend a carbon free marble.

The eyes symbolize life, spirit, and the colors are energy; discordant, and harmonious.  My thoughts- Maybe heaven is in the sky, or in the milky way. I used to watch the sun set at night, and on the horizon I would see clouds that looked like eyes, and I would think it was my friend looking down on me every time. And, maybe it was. It felt right to believe it; it feels good.  I still see those eyes sometimes. I do not see the sun set very often anymore.  I remember it.

The sphere is a symmetrical form, and encasing objects within it is magical . TOTAL eye candy.  The colors are masculine to me; reds and blues.

The bead is something wearable, with the same theme. I wrote words by engraving the surface with metal; “Imagineer”, “Love”, “dream, “peace” .  (Colin May was an Imagineer, he was appreciative of Love, he believed in dreams, and peace. These are important thoughts he would hope be positive for his little brother.)  Each marble has eyes in the horizon with an implosion on the opposite side. All three are different, and are one of a kind.  Three because three is my lucky number.

Sometimes I am able to peel the scummy carbon off the surface, and show off the clarity of this glass.  With a generator that is not producing a consistent amount of oxygen, it doesn’t matter how much I peel, the carbon just sticks there.

I wish these marbles radiate positive awareness/happy energy,inspiration,  interesting visuals, and perhaps a feeling of comfort.  No, my friend Colin May is not physically here; his spirit will live on in our lives,  an awesome Loving spirit worth celebrating.

“Dance!” – “Thank you” -  “Live in the moment” – “Surf” – “I Love you” – “…shake your bones” – “A meanie” ;-)       …remembering Colin May

Thanks for reading,

Soft glass Marbles; Effetre; by, Sheila Morley

A creation for a friend…

April 18, 2010 - by sheilamorley

Making eye murrini. Baby brown eyes. For the sake of passion, and unbelievable desire to remember someone.  I am so honored when someone I know asks if I will make them something. (A lot nervous too…; I want it to meet the expectations they may have.)

This particular request was from Colin May’s little brother.  Colin May is a beautiful man that lost his life too early.  I had the pleasure of falling in Love with him, and I carry that love with me for the rest of my life, so getting a moment to devote to Colin is rewarding to me. Anyway, it did not have to be about Colin; but I am being pulled toward giving his little brother a moment to remember, and something that could reflect what Colin would want for him…or really I just want to reflect his spirit.

I made this eye while remebering Colin’s.  In the photo it is approximatley 2″, and then I pulled it down to 1/4″ .  So, I sliced a whole bunch of little  eyes (murrini).

When I see Colin’s eyes (in my head) they are brown. And it looks like yellow light is radiating outward in vertical lines…And they are emotionally caring. (Worked out nice that I  accidently twisted the eye when I pulled it down.) I just want the eyes to reflect emotion, and that slight twist in my pull set that off just right.

Since Colin gave me my first marble, I decided to give his little brother one.  (The marble he gave me has one flat spot, and in that spot everything looks like it is way far away; pretty cool.)  I am putting the eye I made in a marble (And then I will make some beads with the eye too.).  I have made two marbles, and neither met my expectations (So far; I had an oxygen issue, and the glass trapped carbon in the surface, and it looks dirty.).  I want a big burst of the most beautiful color on one side, a transition into a landscape, and an emotional eye…

a process…

I just took some pictures of the marbles for next time…

Thanks for reading….

Sheila Morley (Michigan girl; Drafter/Project Manager, Mother, Artist; Making Art  in my head –  24, 7, 365….)

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