Super Bowl Sunday..

Feb 7

We were pretty much apathetic here in the Yeats/Hoover house to who won the Super Bowl tonight, since we didn't have a team in the game. Although Jack really didn't want anything to do with a Cam Newton win. So I guess it's a good thing that Denver pulled it out. I guess there's always next year for Marcus Marriota to be healthy and take his team all the way, right?

Just finishing up a post to another place where you can find our work, Handmade by Amazon. We've heard good things about it, and while they're waiving the monthly fee, we thought we'd try it out. You can find us here: http://www.amazon.com/handmade/copper-glassworks

As I've said, busy getting ready for lots of things, installations, markets, and the annual Gathering of the Guilds in April. More to Come!!

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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