I spent a good part of the day packing up all my glass equipment and supplies to get shipped out tomorrow. Some of the non-breakable items I packed myself, and the rest I’m going to haul over to a pak mail place down the road to get it done professionally.

As I went through the mess of tools and glass out in my garage, I started to remember how much fun I used to have making jewelry components (such as the glass cabs I have pictured which are also for sale in my Etsy shop now, hint…hint), bowls, and plates. I would spend hours out there, and the time would go by like it was only a few minutes. I actually hesitated for a few minutes and asked myself if I was really sure about selling off all of this stuff. But, considering I haven’t touch any of it in years and our garage looks like a bomb hit it and it’s all I can do to crawl over all the crap out there to actually get to my glass equipment, I know this is the right decision. Plus, I’m actually kind of excited about passing it onto another artist who is going to have a new experience working with glass.

Actually, it’s sort of what I do, experiment with lots of different media. Some I stick with; some I don’t. However, all of them are enjoyable learning experiences, and I think worth my time because if I have gained some knowledge from on craft, I usually find that it will help me in other craft areas later on. If nothing else, I learn to appreciate the work that goes into items like lampwork beads and fused glass pendants.

So I’m not going to apologize for not sticking with one, and only one, craft. I am a crafting explorer. I spent a few years exploring glass, and now it’s time to move on.