Topic: Engraving and etching : Lesley's how to

[saorsa]

Wonderful work Lesley, such a talent, thanks for giving us mere mortals an insight into the complexities of glasswork

[lesley7]

Thanks Saorsa for those compliments, mere mortals indeed! ....oh by the way I have just got an email that went something like this:
"On behalf of the Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers I have the pleasure to inform you that you have been short listed for the Glass Sellers Engraved Award 2007 and therefore are invited to compete in the final judging. "
Photos are also on my NEWS page of my website.  My little bugs are going to be famous!!

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-8102

[Anne]

Congratulations Lesley! Terrific news.  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:

[saorsa]

Well done to you Lesley  ,  all the best 

Greg

[josordoni]

Those are very beautiful bugs indeed!

Well done, and best of luck for the next stage....

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[Leni]

Lovely to see you here, Lesley!  :hug: 

I have a bought couple of examples of Lesley's work, including the truly beautiful 'Charlotte' glass, named for 'Charlotte's Web'.  http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/albums/userpics/10048/Charlotte.jpg

I hope to see you again Lesley, maybe at the Cambridge Glass Fair?

[josordoni]

Oh, you lucky person Leni!

We shall have to have our meeting place around Lesley's stand now....and bring her special coffee.....

 :dance:

(Leni, I think you are pink one above)

[lesley7]

 :hug: :cheers: Oh wow hello!! Lovely to see Charlotte again too!

I have been asked to give info for a CV on me and my work and part of it is a list of "collections" and those with them. After 24 years you have got to be joking!! I know several people have bought several pieces both in Africa , here and USA, and people at Cambridge Glass Fair who come from who knows where, I have not kept records , apart from invoices somewhere amoungst the hundreds of invoices?? :huh:.  I only have records of my general bespoke commissions.

When is someone considered a "collector"?? When they have more than one piece?

OH yes I will be at Cambridge again, my 7th time I think. I am usually on table C9 in the Contemporary Hall. Would love to meet all fellow Glass Messagers and mine's a cappuccino with one sugar pleeeese 

[Bernard C]

Lesley — You can't stop there!   I've been trying to figure out which fritillary you chose, and was it a raft spider?   You can't leave bug twitchers in such suspense.   Please can we have a full list.

ps — we took our daughter Abi to see the Whistler windows at Moreton about two weeks ago — she was amazed.   I find you see more each time you go.   It's interesting comparing the techniques used.   See here.

Bernard C. 

[lesley7]

Hi Bernard,   bug twitchers is that the official name for those what love bugs??  Bernard, I have to go through all my photos and names and draw up a proper list and will post it here. The spider is a Ladybird Spider Eresus...that is the photo name, I will check it on my list to get it absolutely correct. Just have no time at the mo.
Hopefully tomorrow...will also comment on Whistler and all his books, his son, their work , and the glass I HAVE!!!!!!!!!! :chky: