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Brenda Griffith

Glass artist, author, spinner, weaver, wife, mother, gardener, novice beekeeper, intrepid creative explorer.
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Day 265
Finally Have Our Front Door Back!
Still needs to be painted and the main panel replaced with stained glass, but it's good to be done with the construc...
#266
Day 266
Harry Dean Stanton RIP
Harry Dean Stanton was an amazing character actor and his performance in Repo Man is one of the things that makes it a classic....
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Day 267
Another Ironclad Beetle
I know I have already posted a photo of an ironclad beetle, but I love the color and texture contrasts on this one, and how cl...
#268
Day 268
Wood and Steel Class Tonight
Zaga and I learned how to plane boards, trim the sides with the table saw, and use the biscuit joiner tonight in class as...
#269
Day 269
Nesting
It's fall and I can feel myself nesting and settling into my environment for the long winter ahead. #indoors #evening #wood #house #tuesday #h...
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Day 270
Gabriel, the Zebra
I honestly never thought I'd be visiting a friend's ranch and taking pictures of his zebra. But such is life in Austin. It's a wild...
#271
Day 271
Is There Anything Better Than a New Pair of Chuck Taylors?
Dark teal Converse sneakers arrived in the mail for the spouse today. I have one happy hubb...
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Day 272
The Spouse On the Sectional
The spouse doing one of the things he does best (coding) on the new sectional. Cosy! #indoors #portrait #friday #music #ev...
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Day 273
Lemon Curd Birthday Cake
Our next-door neighbor and friend made an incredible lemon curd cake for my spouse for his birthday today. It was the most de...
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Day 274
Dave's Birthday Shirts
I made my husband seven Hawaiian shirts for his birthday because seven is roughly the square root of his age and he is a math g...
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Day 275
I Welded!
Tonight I cut and sanded my redwood (from reclaimed deck boards) tabletop and welded the square frame that will go under it. I love the way...
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Day 276
Spinning Yarn is Harder With a Kitten
Pavlova wanted to spend part of the afternoon in my lap as I was spinning for Spinzilla today, and it was possib...
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Day 277
Statues In the Garden at The Contemporary
I love these carvings/castings at the Art School at Laguna Gloria where I take my ceramics and wood and stee...
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Day 278
Harvest Moon
I wish I hadn't had to ditz around trying to figure out how to get this shot with my Nikon. When I first saw it, the moon was a deep oran...
#279
Day 279
My bees built a very creative comb
#morning #october #outdoors #nature #friday #food #wood #wooden #insect #honey #honeycomb #summer #medicine #bee #w...
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Day 280
Home for the next week: A dorm at Arrowmont
Taking a week-long enameling class from Ricky Frank at Arrowmont. Ah student life! #indoors #october #satu...
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Day 281
A New Kiln at Arrowmont
There are several gorgeous new kilns outside the ceramics building at Arrowmont. They were built after the fire when the old k...
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Day 282
First Day of Enameling Class
Two blending samples, a black and white study, a copper blank prepared for enameling, and a blank with the first cloisonn...
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Day 283
Cloisonné and Foil Set-ups for Enamel
I can't seem to get out of my production mindset and do one piece at a time--even for samples! These pieces all...
#284
Day 284
Inspiration is Everywhere
When you are immersed in an art activity, everywhere you look there are patterns and colors of inspiration--even in a hole i...
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Day 285
Every Intense Class Deserves a Break
After a hard day of enameling, nothing hits the spot like a little Apple Jack! #indoors #thursday #october #food...
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Day 286
On the Grounds at Arrowmont
Like the Art School at Laguna Gloria at home in Austin, the grounds of Arrowmont have lots of lovely little surprises tuck...
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Day 287
Every Yard Needs a Tyrannosaurus Rex for Halloween
We have decided to make Halloween our big outdoor decoration holiday--even though we live at the en...
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Day 288
Needle-felted Sheep from Arrowmont
Does this little figure remind anyone else of Shaun the Sheep from Wallace and Grommit? #october #nature #food #nig...