Look at today's damage:
ouch!
That's kitchen roll and duck tape - kindly applied by Tartarus. I have used up all the little plasters. He also made me a restorative cup of tea and slice of lemon cake. There may also have been some sniggering, but I'm ignoring that.
Anyway - here's the panel:
Went to see Life of Pi yesterday and then had to explain it to Sonshine as we walked home from the cinema. I don't want to spoil it for anyone if you haven't seen it yet.....take a hankie. Also, someone might have to explain it to me to make sure that I understand it properly myself!
You won't believe how amazing the animation is - the tiger animation especially. You totally forgot that it was CGI.
Sonshine tapped me on the arm about half-way through the movie and whispered "One day this might be the only way we get to see a tiger."
That brought a lump to my throat.
Maybe one day all we'll have of black rhinos and elephants and tigers is someone's animation skills. Maybe we'll wonder how on earth it came to pass that we extinguished entire species..... maybe we'll see the light. Clearly Life of Pi has had a very mournful effect on me. That and David Attenborough's Africa series on the BBC which has left me a puffy-faced wreck most weeks.
However, on a brighter note, giving a tiger a cuddle is VERY high on my list of Things I Want To Do This Year, so if anyone knows a tiger that's due a bit of anaesthetic and might be up for a bit of fierce cuddling, please let me know!
Meanwhile, I shall nurse my bloody fingers and continue working on the glass!
My highly technical work station.
One day someone will tell me that dish is worth £3m
Not the Bertolli margerine dish, clearly.
Brilliant--although try to get it finished before you lose *all* your fingers. I'm in awe of your vitreous excellence.
ReplyDeleteFanks Looby. I am quite enjoying it, even with the blood loss and the glass grinding and the tiny bits that end up in your fleece so that when you are watching TV later in the evening you can STILL give yourself a bit bloody cut :-D
ReplyDeleteAli x
Are there not special glubs for working with glass ? I totally bawled when the baby elephant died in Africa, and boycotted the rest of the series: I don't watch David Attenborough to see babies die.
ReplyDeleteI think that you could wear those fine latex gloves, so that you could still feel what you were doing, but I iz tuff. The baby dying was sad - the camera man said that there was just no way to help it - if they had waded in, it would have stressed the mother enormously and even then, there was simply nothing for it to eat to keep going. Very sad - I had a bit of a weep at that one too. Also that weird bird - the shoebill - had a weep at that.....
DeleteThis sounds like a distinctly dangerous pursuit! Hope your fingers recover, and that you have a lovely weekend. Really can't wait to see the finished item - loving what I can see of the design so far :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! It should be a flower, when I get to the other end. I'm trying to reuse some of the original glass, so that proves tricky as the pieces are quite small. I'm also not terribly skilled at it - having only done a 5 day course nearly 3 years ago.
DeleteAfter this panel is finished, I've got another one to do. *Can't wait face*
Ali x
Hope you dinnae manage to shred yourself any more than you already have!
ReplyDeleteI can't watch David Attenborough at the moment: too emotional for my own good, has to be said! ;)
It makes me weep, so goodness knows what it does to a pregnant lady!
DeleteAli x
I seem to be getting quite a lot of experience at slashed fingers myself and can't recommend the merits of superglue and second skin highly enough. Great for stopping the gushing.
ReplyDeleteThat's why superglue was invented, wasn't it? To glue wounds together on the battlefield? I think I read that somewhere once. I tend to use the power of MY MIND and WILL the little bugger to stop bleeding all over my leadwork. If that fails, a wee plaster :-D
DeleteAli x