i have made several tobacco pipes (and enjoy pipe tobacco).... bottom line is. you need a briarwood/root bowl (i think it has something to do with the moistiure in the tobacco)....
But anyway, there...

here's my 12 year old daughter raging it up (oh, and might i add, she don't ever want no help or demos... lol).... and the last one is me...

Hi there, this is mike... was wondering what you were after.... let me know... PEACE.... Mike

Hey Now, my fellow Melting Potters.

I want to share with you some of the current eBay marbles we have available:

Mushroom Cluster:...

Some of you may know who Mike Warren is, and some of you won't. He is a self-taught glass artist out of Humboldt County, California, who has been blowing and sculpting borosilicate glass full time...

Hey Y'all,

Here is a link to our website, which has been up for a little while but is still relatively new:

warrenartglass.com

Yeah, okay, it's in the signature line of our posts, but we...

Frankze, you remind me of John Lennon. ~Naomi

Thanks for looking!

I just added some new beads to our Etsy store, if anyone wants to check those out too!

Naomi

They are gorgeous!

I have no idea, though, what mibbles are. Slang for marbles? Like fo shizzle?

Naomi

There's quite a glassblowing scene here in Humboldt County, CA.

PEACE,
Naomi

Hey Everybody,

Hope y'all are doing really well.

I am happy to announce we have some seashells sculpted and blown by Mike Warren available online.

Check them out at:
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Well said, you have to be able to live within your passion to understand other people living within theirs.

This was a good thread to read. I hope more people respond. I appreciate very much the perspectives.

I have the perspective of the woman in my glass artist's life who needs to believe in him. I...

Best. Answer. Ever.

Hi Patty, good to meet ya!

Conchis, I like your blog, and your work is just lovely. The Valentine's Day idea was so cute!

Naomi

Mike and Naomi a couple years ago:
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e292/naomiolivia/Cali%20Trip%202007%20Us/CaliTripJanuary2007343.jpg
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Cool, thanks for the link, Chris!

Naomi

It looked like a blast! I didn't make it back on the board soon enough to plan for it, so I hope that we can make it next year!

Naomi

So it hasn't happened yet? I will talk to Mike about it and see if we can make a donation. (That sounds like he might not want to, which is not true at all! We just moved to a house and built a brand...

Hey Chris, you are very inspiring to me. I love your style, especially the mixed media necklace at the beginning of the thread; and the pen!

How did you do that pen? Where do you buy pens like...

LOL - thanks, TokinLoki! I will! (Ignore jr23 or tell Mike to keep up the good work, which one, which one ... lol)

Hey Everybody,

How are you all doing on a Friday? The weather here is a bit foggy, and otherwise very pleasant.

I just want to share a marble auction that is up right now that I particularly...

hmmmmmmmmmm

Thanks, RG!



Hey GlassDoc, thanks for looking!



Hi JR, thanks for the tips and what-not. This account is basically my account as I set it up under Mike's name last year, and he rarely if...

Some more photos:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h50/openfireglass/ps9.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h50/openfireglass/pw4.jpg
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