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Title: Important Announcement - A New Arrival (Conference weight)
Post by: rbm6167 on January 04, 2006, 08:54:39 PM: John is delighted to announce the safe arrival of his Conference paperweight, at 20.50 on January 4th 2006. Both are doing well.
A photograph of the new arrival is attached though I am sure it will look better in natural light.

http://tinypic.com/jq46yu.jpg

Regards
John
Title: Important Announcement - A New Arrival
Post by: Frank on January 04, 2006, 09:12:17 PM: Cooo! Any text, inscription... etcetera?
Title: Important Announcement - A New Arrival
Post by: rbm6167 on January 04, 2006, 09:18:04 PM: Inscription on base reads
Outer

"Tribute to Paul Ysart by Peter Holmes Scottish Borders Art Glass 2005"

Inner

"Monart-Vasart Conference 2005"

There is also the issue number as well as the Scottish Borders Gold Sticker in the centre

P.S. One of the flower heads contains a PH cane.
Title: Important Announcement - A New Arrival
Post by: Frank on January 04, 2006, 09:35:01 PM: Which number did you get?
Title: Important Announcement - A New Arrival
Post by: RAY on January 04, 2006, 09:39:25 PM: i'm sure the one at the conference had the flowers tied with a bow, but still a very nice weight
Title: Important Announcement - A New Arrival
Post by: rbm6167 on January 04, 2006, 09:39:34 PM: I got number 6, Ronnie got number 7. Who got the first 5?

:D John
Title: Important Announcement - A New Arrival
Post by: rbm6167 on January 04, 2006, 09:44:11 PM: Ray

Here is a photo of the sample from the Glass Conference

http://tinypic.com/jq5m5w.jpg

and here is the real article

http://tinypic.com/jq46yu.jpg

Regards
John
Title: Important Announcement - A New Arrival
Post by: Leni on January 11, 2006, 12:01:45 PM: Aaaaaarrrrgggghhh! :x

I was away and I missed it and now tinypic have ditched the pictures already! :cry:

Please could you post them again? :shock: :(
Title: Important Announcement - A New Arrival
Post by: Frank on January 11, 2006, 12:04:41 PM: Can folks send me pictures, I will create a page on-site showing all of the weights - as possible.
Title: Important Announcement - A New Arrival
Post by: Frank on January 11, 2006, 08:45:52 PM: Mine is due in March!
Title: Important Announcement - A New Arrival
Post by: Leni on January 11, 2006, 11:14:46 PM: Quote from: "Frank"
Mine is due in March!

:shock: :( If yours is not due until March, when will I ever get mine? :cry: :roll:
Title: Important Announcement - A New Arrival
Post by: rbm6167 on January 14, 2006, 02:51:13 PM: Leni
Apologies for the delay in re-posting the picture. I have been away for a few days.
Here it is for your perusal.
:) John

http://tinypic.com/k98kzc.jpg
Title: Important Announcement - A New Arrival
Post by: Leni on January 14, 2006, 03:14:32 PM: Thank you very much :D

Now I just have to wait until mine eventually turns up :?
Title: Important Announcement - A New Arrival
Post by: jdsalinger on January 14, 2006, 04:26:47 PM: Very nice. The classical vase looks as if it has an oriental influence....Ming dynasty perhaps? :wink: :D
Title: Important Announcement - A New Arrival
Post by: KevinH on January 14, 2006, 06:28:00 PM: Although it is rather frustrating to have to wait what seems a long time for weights that were ordered in August last year, this sort of thing is (unfortunately) not uncommon in the paperweight world.

In June 2002, along with many paperweight club members, I placed an order for examples of three of the very first "Phoenix" (ex-Perthshire workers) weights. It was many many, months before I, and at least a few others, received ours. In fact, by the time I did receive them, I could have bought the same items from several dealers and also through eBay! Mine are inscribed with the year 2002 and are numbers 41, 54 & 56 each of an edition of 75. I wonder if the remaining weights in those editions were actually made before the Phoenix company closed?

Anyway, looking at the setting of the flowers, leaves and stems in Peter's bouquet-in-vase weight, they are really good and equal to the best I have seen of Paul Ysart's work. That design is very difficult to control and also to obtain a pleasing balance of colour and shape. So, even with the wait, I am really looking forward to mine - whenever it comes.
Title: new arrival
Post by: alice on January 24, 2006, 02:52:49 PM: spoke to Peter today. he's got all the lamp work done for paperweights. will now get round to seting into weights
alice
Title: Important Announcement - A New Arrival
Post by: Leni on February 16, 2006, 10:02:09 AM: Erm ...... Has anybody else received theirs yet? :?

Any more news from Alice? :?
Title: paperweight update
Post by: alice on February 20, 2006, 06:07:05 PM: Contacted Peter today. A problem has arisen with a piece of machinery which I think he called a pot. He bought a new one at a cost of £900 and it has ceased to work. As a result of this he won't be able to do any production work for 2 weeks. I will contact him again in a few weeks. He tells me that a couple of people have been in touch with him recently
Alice
Title: Important Announcement - A New Arrival
Post by: alice on May 11, 2006, 06:11:10 PM: Spoke to Peter once more. He's still soldiering on with conference weights.
Since I was beginning to worry about current situation I spoke to Don who attended conference and recently visited Peter. His update was that Peter had difficulty in obtaining blue colouring for the vase in the weight. Once he obtained the colouring he completed lampwork but on firing or cooling the differnt colour textures caused cracks so it was back to thedrawing board. I feel sure that we will get a really nice paperweight from a perfectionist but am sorry for the delay. Hope we are all happy to be patient for a while longer
Alice
Title: Important Announcement - A New Arrival
Post by: Frank on May 11, 2006, 06:20:51 PM: No problem for me... I get to enjoy the expectation for longer :D