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Feb 2

Happy New Year! We've been busy in the month of January with all sorts of things, and tonight we are uploading items to our brand spanking new shopping cart as fast as our fingers will type! Take a look - we'll be continuing to add items over the next few days.

We have some very exciting things coming up in the next couple months, in the meantime I'll be in the studio keeping that kiln firing. We also have a new toy in the coldworking side of things - a handy, dandy sandblaster! I've been able to use it a couple of times, I'm looking forward to finishing what I started with that.

We've got shows scheduled in April, and a couple of installations coming in the near future, more coming soon on those. Hope to have lots of photos and info to post very soon!!

Photo I took of Crater Lake last summer.

Kelly Yeats Hoover

I see the potential for glass creations in most things: a road sign, the sunset, when I walk my dog. I have always been intrigued by shape and color. My interest may have started when I learned to quilt as a teenager. So many different things inspire my art. Emotions, events, forums, colors, travels - even the mundane day to day. I work with glass because its properties are so fascinating. It goes from solid to liquid and back to solid based on a heating schedule, and how you set up that heating schedule (and your glass) determines your results. Many, many times I've had epic fails, happy accidents, and the exact results I expected. You never know what you're going to get. Glass artists talk about the "kiln gods" a lot, and it's scarily true. Every time I fire up that kiln, I hope the kiln gods will be good to me at the end of the schedule. I think those that see my work are most interested in my techniques. Although Portland has it's share of glass artists, my processes have been compared to stones and gems. Viewers are are interested to see how I get to the finished product. I select colors that may not initially seem harmonious, add additional elements and manipulate all the components until the entire composition is pleasing.

http://www.copperglassworks.com

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