Here's The Pictures

Here's the pictures of the new display case in Italian Jim's Pizzeria @ 342 S. Mustang Road (Just south of the intersection of Reno on Mustang Rd on the south side of I-40 @ Yukon). I have posted pictures of the "Flaming Kisses" Oil Lamps. I will be doing alot of these around Valentines Day. Notice the Geo-Syncronis air bubbles and the do-dad in the center that looks like a H____ Kiss.

See the blue bowls with the yellow lip wrap. Micah and I made those. Micah, Linda, and I made the beautiful classic black with cream wrap bowl and vase as commission pieces for Lucia. Lucia is cool. I will post some more later. Family is giving me the countdown to go eat.

Bye.
CM

I Finally Have A GBB (Glass Blowing Buddy)

Hello Everybody!

Micah my son is home from college as of Wed. this week. He is really great help! He has been helping me do lip wraps. Wednesday he got home and we worked for about 6 or so hours. Today we worked for about 3. My furnace and glory hole is outside and with the temp down to 25 degrees like is was tonight, it is hard to blow thin glass. The cold wind just sucks the heat out of the piece. We made two really good ones and lost the last 2 due to the cold. Live and learn. One day I'll have everything enclosed in a nice glass studio with a decent consistent temp.

The pieces are getting better. I have been selling a lot of glass at the pizza shop. I have sold about 10 or 12 pieces this week. Sure helps pay that gas bill. Thanks to all who buy.

I'm going to be giving demonstrations this Saturday for Micah's 20th birthday. Also busy blowing Christmas presents. I'll get some pictures posted one day soon I hope. I have started blowing some earth tones and marble like colors. Really Neat! There for a while I was liking (and still do) the bold bright contrasting colors. Last night and tonight I blew some art deco kind of colors. I really like them. They are classy and classic and timeless.

The restaurant (Italian Jim's Pizzeria)has been really busy. This week, M-F we have had 36 caterings. I haven't had a chance to work out in 2 weeks. Still doing my best to maintain that boyish figure. Had a great visit with my good friend Ross Hill today. He is opening a new branch for his bank (Bank 2) over by our property on Morgan Rd and SW 15th sometime in the first 2 or 3 months of next year. If you want to be treated like you are a important person and a valuable customer at a bank - Go to Bank 2. Ross, Ranell, Fran, Steve, Chanel, Mary, etc.. (I could go on and on) are truly awesome. Not getting paid for this just giving credit where credit is due. Ross thinks Italian Jim's has the best pizza! No brag . . . Just Fact!

Well, I got to go. My arm is tired from patting Ross and myself on the back so much.

Remember Me?

Hello! I bet some of you thought I forgot about my own website. I didn't. I have been burning the candle at both ends and in the middle it seems.

After the Christmas and New Years Holidays, I will be able to do better.

Andy boatman's show this past weekend was extreme! Extremely nice. Extremely well attended. Extremely good glass. Extremely exciting. There were so many people watching the demonstrations it was awesome. Andy even had me do a demo. It was fun!

I don't care what anybody else says, Andy Boatman IS a nice guy!

Andy offered me the opportunity of selling some of my glass @ his show. Big heapem thanks to owner of big fire in box! Me sellem heap much glass. Helpem pay heap big gas bill @ Bella Forte.

I sold about 3 times more than I would have guessed!

I have some more pictures - will post them later.

Micah came home from college during Thanksgiving and he helped me for the first time do a lip wrap. (No small chore!) He did great and we made some beautiful pieces - Will show those later also.

I plan on after the first of the year starting lessons in paper weight making and glassblowing. The classes will be limited to a maximum of 3.

If you have any interest in a class email me and let me know. There is a e-mail link on this website. My studio is in the Yukon area on the west side of OKC. - Real easy access off of I-40

I got a nice display case in our restaurant, Italian Jim's Pizzeria @ 342 S. Mustang Road.( Just South of Reno on Mustang Road). It is lit really well and you can come in and see some of the recent work. I also have blown pendant lamps over the booths.

Thanks to Carol Wilson and family for coming out to look at the glass, eating pizza and buying some! Thanks to the Moore men and their wives for coming to the show @ Andy's. Good to see Dr. Anderson @ the show.

Well I have to go. I have a early and busy day tomorrow.

Thanks,
Chris

New Work

Here are some photos of the new work I've done. Krista has helped me do some of the lip wraps and wraps around the body of some of the pieces.

Note the matching gumballs with the colors on the vase.

I plan on posting again later this week with an offer for PHARMACEUTICAL REPS and DOCTOR'S OFFICE PERSON. Stay tuned!
CM

Still Going!

Wow time flies! I have been so busy with catering @ the restaurant and blowing glass a little here and there, plus working out a little more trying to keep that extra weight from finding it's way back. 2 or 3 nights a week for the last 2 or 3 weeks I have been only getting 2 or 3 hours of sleep. Other nights, 4 - 6 hours. Also, I'm trying to tweak my studio a little bit. The interior and the outside has still just a little bit to do, and I have been working on that in addition to trying to find a place to go with a decent amount of clutter(restaurant equipment, tools, construction supplies, & junk) that has found it's way into the studio. It's sometimes difficult to find that balance between doing everything in the correct proportion.

Also, Andy Boatman has offered me to participate in Blue Sage Studio's Home Show Dec. 2 and 3rd. I will post more info and a map later. Andy, Brent and the fine folks at Blue Sage Studios do really good work! You would enjoy seeing their stuff.

See ya for now!

pharmaceutical Reps and Doctors office staff pay attention. Another free glass offer will find it's way to this website in the not too distant future.

Thanks,
CM

My First Show!

I got a call from Andy Boatman this afternoon(Wednesday) and received an invitation to participate in the show @ the State Fair Grounds in the International Building. That's the building that used to have the inflatable roof on it but now just has a conventional roof. I have my stuff in the Blue Sage Studio Booth about halfway down the building on the South(I think) side. (It's the side by the big aircraft outside). Andy, Brent, Callie, and Drew will also have their stuff there. The show starts Thursday night @ 5:00 pm for a special Corporate showing and then Friday and Saturday, 10:00am-6:00pm and Sunday, 10:00am-5:00pm.

Come down and buy lots of stuff!

New Pictures & New Stuff

We enjoyed having my dad and his wife over to watch glass blowing for the first time. I can't believe he took me serious! He got 3rd degree burns on his hands. After getting out of the emergency room he said. . . (Never mind what he said)

My dad likes John Deere tractors. I blew him a oil lamp complete with refigerator magnets to complement the John Deere green and yellow color scheme.

On a more uplifting note, I like the system 96 nuggets better. It seems like the glass comes out more clear than the spruce pine batch. Krista helped me lip wrap the purple pieces with the green lip wrap. That was only our second time. We will get better with more practice. I really like the purple with the green lip wrap combination. I am going to expand on that series. I also blew some purple and black and really like that color combination.

I also added some more pieces to the Tiger Stripe Series. If you see something you like and you want to buy, let me know what piece you are interested in and I will price it for you. Also, many are on display at Italian Jim's Pizzeria @ 342 S. Mustang Rd in the Yukon area. I now have so much glass that I bought another display case. I need to tweak it a little bit with some track lighting and should have it installed @ Italian Jim's PIzzeria in a couple of weeks.

Just wanted to use this last paragraph to say hi to my #1 boy! Hello Micah! Look forward to seeing you this weekend at your homecoming game!