Luck be a Lady Tonight...

I guess everyone is buying the lottery tickets tonight because of the 7-7-7, you know, July 7, 2007. Actually, it's July 8, as it is after midnight that I am writing this. Do you think that luck comes to you, or that you make your own luck? I think it's a little bit of both; however, I try to rely on my own luck to make things happen. I find that motivation, and the desire to keep challenging myself will always open more doors than sitting around and hoping that luck - or shall I say opportunities to present themselves. It's kind of scary though too, trying to succeed, exposing yourself in a way to the world and hoping the "world" will think of you as a "success story".

The most meaningful developments
in my work are those that occurred involuntarily
and blindly, without knowing what I was
going to do, when I had enough faith in my own
creative process to be willing to wait for
it to happen without my will demanding it.
- Milton Glaser

A Picture is work a Thousand Dollars!

Who said that? Whoever coined the phrase needs to tell me who their clients are. Anyone out there who is interested in purchasing stained glass perhaps for the first time from a true stained glass artisan must realize that:
1. It takes time to create - custom, original art pieces
2. IT TAKES MONEY
3. Refer to number two!

If you are creating, painting, sculpting,sketching etc. , be FIRM with your price. If you are worth it, then stand by your work! If you are confident in what you do; then ultimately the client will feel comfortable not only with you; but your fee as well...

Stained Glass Artisan

I have been a stained glass artisan for seven years, and have taught the copper foil and lead came techniques now for four years. I LOVE what I do, and I look forward to any and all questions from other artisans in my field or others who are willing to inspire and inquire about either stained glass or art in general. All beginner's out there interested in stained glass can ask me any questions concerning their projects! I look forward to talking to each and every one of you!

Mel