My growth journey.
Haven't posted here in a long long time.
After the legalization of pot for recreational uses here in Colorado, rent started to skyrocket. Every year rent was going up. 5 years ago I was paying 1150 for a good sized 3 bedroom with an office house, with a 2 car garage, large back yard, large front yard, and vaulted ceilings and a deck and a fire place and an all around really nice place. Now I'm paying 1485 a month for a 2 bedroom town home with a garage I have to share with someone, no yards, no deck, no vaulted ceiling, nothing nice or fancy about it, we're crammed in here. My son takes one room, my 2 daughters share the other, and my girlfriend and I have walled off the living room with furniture and sleep in it. To say the least it's been a rough road since the last time I posted here.
However, I'm making the best of it. Since I can not work out of this garage, HOA and all, I am no longer working from home and have moved into two glassblowing studios. I rent time in Glasscraft's studio, and I rent a space at a place called Mean Skreenz. Glasscraft is nice. It stays nice and cool in there where as Mean Skreenz doesn't have AC and gets hot hot hot during the day. Mean Skreenz has 24 hour access though where as Glasscraft you have to rent by the hour and sometimes they're all filled up so it can be hard to get in at times.
I have met some amazing blowers and great people at both places, who have given me some great pointers, and I've been learning some great new techniques and stuff. I've only been out of my own garage for a couple of months but already have really enjoyed my time at both studios. There are so many things to tell and pictures to show that I've decided to dedicate this thread to this growth journey I'm going on. One thing I learned right away, after having worked alone for about 15 years and not really being exposed to a lot of other blowers while they work, I'm apparently really really fast. I didn't know, I thought everybody worked like I did, but apparently people who watch me and my girlfriend blow glass, compliment us on how fast we are. Pictures and stories to come.
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