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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 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 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 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 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 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...
#292
Day 292
My Bees Have Gone Sculptural!
This is a frame I pulled from one of my hives today. The bees not only filled out the middle part of the frame, but they...
#294
Day 294
We Still Hold Hands
Even after 22 years of marriage, we still spontaneously hold hands on the table at a dinner date. And my spouse showed admirable p...
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Day 297
The Calm Before the Cat Fight
Pavlova may be half Kaiju's size, but she is fearless when it comes to tormenting him. He was peacefully grooming on the...
#299
Day 299
Here Comes Halloween
My daughter told me recently that Halloween is her favorite holiday. So this year, for my daughter, I really outdid myself on the...
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Day 306
Bowl Ready for a Glaze Firing
Today was a magical day in my ceramics class. Every piece I threw came out well, I trimmed a vase and glazed this bowl I...
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Day 314
The Hearth is Cold and Dark
It's almost getting cold enough start having fires in the evening. But almost isn't quite there, and tomorrow will be warm...
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Day 317
An Evening of Five Tribes
A rite of fall in our household is playing more boardgames in the evening. Tonight Dave schooled me at Five Tribes. #indoors...
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Day 325
Vegas at Night
the colors weren't changed or enhanced on this one at all. #outdoors #afternoon #evening #landscape #car #light #road #tuesday #water #...
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Day 356
Ships Passing in the Night
#friday #evening #water #sea #sky #sunset #ocean #beach #travel #december #ship #dawn #boat #pier #harbor #vehicle #seashor...
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Day 16
Getting Ready For Ikebana
Tomorrow is my first day of the new year back doing Ikebana. These are the flowers for my class. #afternoon #monday #january...
#29
Day 29
Back In the Hood
Oakhurst, Decatur Georgia. #afternoon #night #landscape #sunday #car #road #street #city #transport #traffic #january #urban-scene #r...
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Day 36
Mise en place
The spouse's prep for tonight's beef stroganoff. #afternoon #food #sunday #february
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Day 50
Natural Dye Day
The results from our dye day in in the Master Spinner level one class. Six natural dyes, four preps each. #afternoon #sunday #factory...
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Day 55
Clearing the Thicket For a Garden
The remaining oaks will stay, as will the mountain laurels and some of the Texas persimmon and juniper cedar. The sc...
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Day 57
A Door Full Of Yarn
The fruits of my labor today--organizing all the cotton carpet warp in to hanging door storage. Got to make use of every inch of s...
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Day 85
Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center
Spent the morning walking around Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. It is wildflower days right now and everything...
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Day 95
Another Car-load of Plants
Back from the native plant nursery in Medina again with another full van-load. The pots go from the back lift-up door all t...
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Day 96
A Hitchhiker
As I unloaded all the plants I brought home yesterday before I went to class this morning, I found a little snail who had come off of one...