CC_BOBs work thread

[cc_bob]

Well since everyone else is doing it....

First a little about me.

I started working with glass when I was 10 and worked on it for a couple of years making unicorns, ships, bird baths, humming birds and the typical stuff you see. The only color I ever seen was cobalt so everything I made was spun or solid clear. I loved working with glass but I was pushed to make things to sell, go to craft shows and all that crap. This took all of the fun out of it and made it feel like a job so when I was about 16 (after working on and off, usually cramming before a craft show) I just stopped, besides chasing girls became more important.

I then got married, built a house, had a kid, and all that. A couple years ago I dug out my torches and got set up again. I then found this site and started reading up and was amazed by the colors and techniques I was seeing. I bought some color and started playing around.

Unlike most of those on this site glass is now just a hobby (more like a passion) for me and not my occupation. This has it's good points and it's bad points but mostly good (for me anyway). The good is that it is never "work", its all PLAY time for me I make whatever I want when ever I want. The bad however is I never truly get good at any one thing, I don't make 100 of anything (nor do I want to) so I do not get to the point where I am truly proficient. This is not the best way to learn but it is best for me and keeps it fun. The only customers I have are a flock of nieces, friends and family (I give almost everything away).

Any way here's some of my crappy pics (my camera does not have a macro setting).