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Brenda Griffith

Glass artist, author, spinner, weaver, wife, mother, gardener, novice beekeeper, intrepid creative explorer.
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Day 241
Hurricane Harvey Has Moved On
Today was sunny--still a bit breezy--but back more to Austin August normal. As I walked down our driveway today I notice...
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Day 242
The Last Solder On My Hollow-Form Ring
Soldering the lock on the pin of the ring so I can change out the beads in the ring. #afternoon #food #drop #we...
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Day 243
The Finished Ring
My photography set-up skills need a bit of work, but I'm very happy with this ring. #thursday #afternoon #old #drink #empty #jewelry...
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Day 244
The Last Two Brownies
Last weekend my spouse made the most AMAZING brownies from scratch that I have ever had (from the cookbook "Bravetart" by Stella...
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Day 245
Fairy Lights On the Back Deck
Sat outside tonight for the first time in a few months. It's finally cooling down a bit to where it's actually enjoyable...
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Day 246
Gallifrey Does Yoga (Again)
I wish I could do frog pose as well as Gallifrey does. #portrait #evening #sunday #dog #little #animal #studio #hair #fur...
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Day 247
Looking Back On the Yard
The entire picture was of the front (construction) door, the sidelights and the transom in preparation for replacing the cons...
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Day 248
Ironclad Beetle
I found this beetle outside my front door today and with a little research discovered that beetles in the family are often used as ma'...
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Day 249
New Shirt For the Spouse
Going to a family wedding in Montana this weekend and the spouse needed a new shirt so I made him one today. #portrait #outdo...
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Day 250
Smokey Evening in Montana
The glow under the street lights isn't fog or snow, it's smoke from the forest fires burning all around western Montana #thu...
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Day 251
The Bride, the Groom, the Granddaughter, the night before she he wedding. Learning to square dance again
#friday #afternoon #september
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Day 252
The Flower Girl
Charlotte the adorable flower girl (and my uncle's granddaughter) at the wedding of my beloved uncle Ed and his equally beloved bride,...
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Day 253
Hay Bale Bison
In some areas of western Montana in the fall, it is a tradition to make art from big round hay bales. This bison is made form a round b...
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Day 254
Learning To Work Steel
Tonight was my first class in metal and steel. We practiced cutting steel with a chop saw and welding with a mig welder. We als...
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Day 255
Weird Comb
I don't know what it is about this plastic frame in one of my beehives, but the bees have started building out a really unusual comb on it....
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Day 256
The Bees Make Sculpture
One of my hives needed more frame space for their burst of growth during the second nectar flow. Before I had a chance to take...
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Day 257
Tree Writing
#thursday #outdoors #nature #afternoon #landscape #wood #tree #sun #park #weather #leaf #branch #bright #daylight #trunk #growth #environ...
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Day 258
Blue Pine Slab
Finally unloaded the trailer today. It had my new woodworking equipment and the massive slabs of blue pine that I got in Montana this s...
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Day 259
Wood-look Tile
Considering using this wood-look tile for our bathroom remodel. It has a great blue cast and goes really well with a blue grey natural...
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Day 260
Perfect End To the Werk
Chocolate bread pudding with whipped cream and a balsamic vinegar drizzle made by my spouse, champagne, heavenly scented roses...
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Day 261
My First Attempt With an Oxy-Acetylene Torch
I learned how to cut metal tonight with a torch. Next week I'll see if I can weld with it! #old #evening...
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Day 262
The Lady Is On the Hunt
This is the second, large, female preying mantis I have seen in two days. Both of them looked ready to bite some poor male's h...
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Day 263
Shirts For the Souse
Have finally started making Hawaiian shirts again for my husband. #afternoon #old #color #wednesday #art #wall #people #sculpture...
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Day 264
Some Days It's All About the Solitaire
Today was one of those days where I got almost nothing done, and my major accomplishment of the day was winning...