Studio news...

Spring has sprung (again), dear step-son's 12 hour piano marathon is over (fantastic day!), and there are no lectures until the beginning of May (yea! But a 3000 word paper to write...). There are baby vegetable plants in peat pots and propagators all over the house. Creativity has been nibbling at the corners of my mind and it's time to turf out the studio and do something creative. So I am...tomorrow. (Goldstraws and the Census are taking up all of today.)

I have tons of silver beads that I never use, so if you get lucky they will be sorted, weighed, packaged and offered for sale in my Etsy shop. Soon. Along with some funky vintage dolls that I've come across. Watch this space, stuff will be happening...soon.

Thinking about tap dancing...

Lately I've been thinking (very gently) about tap dancing again (very gently). For inspiration: consider Brenda Bufalino, who I saw dance at Theater Fletch Bizzel in Dortmund, Germany, in...oh...about 1995. Fantastic woman...

So much is happening...

Besides being a full-time Speech and Language Therapy student, I am also a lampwork glass designer and teacher, though my output has been quite small the last year or so. With the better weather on the way (all the better to have the windows open to supplement the ventilation system), I have been itching to melt some glass. It will happen soon!

Now...if I can just find time to do some painting and drawing, bash out a jolly tune on my autoharp and ukulele, plant the rest of my vegetable seeds, and finally learn to knit, my life will be complete! Lots to come, watch this space.

If you want to see some of my glass work, do have a look at my website (long overdue for some new content!); www.magpieandbadger.co.uk

Or you can find lovely, lovely things here: www.etsy.com/shop/Magpieandbadger