A big benefit of spending time at the SC Artisan’s Center monthly artist event is getting to swap tips with other members of the community. Last time I went, I was encouraged to try drilling holes on my small glass projects. Long story short, I now have a drill press. So far I’ve made one wind chime, but it found a home pretty much the moment I finished it, so I don’t have a picture of it!
I’ve also been using my cutting machine to help me make designs for mold creation. This is a learn-by-doing situation, so we’ll see how it goes, but the first object I made using this process is a mold for a sun shaped suncatcher I filled with glass glitter and orange mica chips. It should be cured enough to demold today, but I expect there to be a lot of finishing work because the mold is pretty rough.
