Wyoming or Bust

Some of you may not know that I spent some of my youth growing up in Wyoming. It was a lot of fun and moving there from Connecticut in eighth grade quite a huge change.

Wyoming is still near and dear to my heart, even though I'm in Atlanta now. I have some great memories and plenty of family still there. And as of right now, I'm here too for a very quick family visit.

This wonderful old wagon filled with antlers is available for sale. You can find it and other cool Wyoming items here. I'm not sure where I'd put a wagon, but the antlers are tempting. After all, antlers are some of nature's renewable resources and I just think of their organic nature combined with glass art, has great possibilities. I'm just not sure exactly in what manner, at the moment .

So a quick hello from Wonderful Wyoming- I'll regale you with some of this trip's stories another time. You can imagine, there's always something going on here.

See you tomorrow!

Back From the Frozen Tundra

Okay, perhaps it wasn't frozen tundra, but I am back from visiting my delightful relatives in Wyoming. (40 mph winds and -10 degrees!) In typical Lamberson fashion, we were snowed in, and couldn't leave town. This is a photo of the road as we braved the just opened highway.

Taking a few days off gave me time to think about creativity and working in glass. Do you ever just sit and think? Where you want to go, what you want to do?

The cold and wind chill did not inspire my creativity, nor did the extra splash of kahlua in my coffee either. But there was one funny thing that did.

Have you ever played Apples to Apples? It's one of those fun family games that just about anyone can play. You are given a topic and you have to match as best as possible, one of your cards to it. I kept thinking that there is a connection there to creativity. It was fascinating to see how different people thought. It made me wonder how that could relate to my glass art.

And then I realized that it reflected the way I think sometimes. I enjoy putting two things together that don't exactly fit. Whether it's monkeys wearing hats, or birds wearing jewelry, having two pieces that are a little atypical, tends to make me smile.

So tell me about your holiday. Were you inspired somehow? Or have a brainstorm in between the sugar overloads? I'd love to hear.

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