Dragon Eggs and Teaching

A while back, I was at our Southern Flames Silent Auction and was chatting with some new members about some of the offerings.  They were excited about some of the glass shards up for bid and I suggested that they learn how to make their own, so they can tailor them to what they want.

The next thing I knew, we were emailing back and forth to find a good date to have this class.

I really love that  at least half of my Studio Marcy  work week involves teaching glass lessons.  Most are private or semi private lessons in my studio. And being a Gemini through and through, I love that each class is different.

Not only do I get to mentor my students one on one, but I also can really create the class so it fits each person’s needs.  So this class involved blowing glass on the end of a hollow tube into kind of egg like shapes and then the end user breaks them into pieces to apply to their glass bead or other creation.

Needless to say, when one teaches diverse subjects, it’s good to stay up on what you’re doing .  So as usual, I practiced before class to double check that my skills were where I wanted them and that I’d have enough samples to discuss and show  them while going over techniques and styles.

These particular shards were delightfully colorful.  My husband started calling them Dragon Eggs and the name stuck.  I made them with glass rod that comes from Russia and Iris Orange frit.  Pretty simple, but great results.  I just can’t wait to see what the baby dragons look like when they hatch.

Marcy Lamberson is learning to be a glass paleontologist and hoping for technicolor stegosaurus babies.  If that doesn’t happen, you can find her daily blog here and her etsy shop over here.