Saturday, February 23, 2008

Another Review...

No beverage, no music or even background noise. All is silent and still in casa de Griffith- -surprising since there is a little girl playdate raging upstairs. Good insulation. It's Saturday and not a normal post day, but I ran across this article on LibraryJournal.com and had to preen and post:

"Griffith, Brenda. A Beginner's Guide to Kiln-Formed Glass: Fused, Slumped, Cast. Lark, dist. by Sterling. 2007. c.128p. illus. index. ISBN 978-1-57990-909-3. $24.95. CRAFTS

Studio glass artists and hobbyists find that melting crushed glass in a kiln rather than heating it over an open fire is a practical option for making raw glass. Kiln-formed glass is molded, not blown, providing the opportunity for finished pieces of many shapes and colors. Glass artist Griffith provides the fundamentals of firing and finishing along with projects of graduated difficulty for novice and experienced crafters. A good selection on an uncommon topic for public libraries."

Thank you Constance Ashmore Fairchild! This might even get me past the first four star review on Amazon. And the person who wrote it seemed to really like the book--what was THAT all about?

I have taken the day off. The first full day off in... well, weeks. I shouldn't even be posting because I'm not working. And I will stop now as Dave has just returned from Borders with "Succubus on Top" by Richelle Mead for me. Ah the complete bliss of a day to wallow in Urban Fantasy (um) literature! More on Monday...

4 comments:

Dee said...

CONGRATS!!! what a great review! and maybe the 4 star poster NEVER gives a 5 star - some people don't ever give the highest mark available when filling in a survey or doing a review of book/class/teacher...
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maria said...

You are deserving of the review. I have tried several projects from the book and they are all easy to follow, not to mention the results really look like they're supposed to! That doesn't happen with all project books! I'm anxiously waiting for the next one so take a deep breath and....

Bill said...

You'll be having several days off, soon...

Brenda Griffith said...

Yes Bill, I know Bridget has plenty of wonderful things lined up for us, not to mention lots of wine, wine, wine!