create...

Changes..

2010-07-13T12:07:00.000-05:00

On the one hand people tell me that I need to stay Commercial and marketable... Then my "artist" friends tell me that I should never compromise myself artistically just to make a buck.. Okay... I understand both sides and I "get it" so here's what I'm trying to do; I need to stay honest and true to myself and have the courage to make the things that sit quietly in my head until I can no longer

Always looking forward...

2010-06-21T10:21:00.000-05:00

My journey as a glass and silver artist has been amazing and I feel like I've only scratched the surface of what's possible. There are times that I feel very creative and inspired to take on huge new projects or even beat my own path with something fresh and new- then there are the times that I like to kick back on something a little less complicated and really just enjoy the lessons that I've

Turning over a new leaf...

2010-06-18T16:55:00.000-05:00

So there's been a lot of changes in my life as of late. The first and biggest one I can think of would be my studio overhaul. See the pictures of how things are progressing so far! Studio Overhaul. It was funny, I woke up one day and couldn't stand that I didn't want to be or like to be in my studio anymore. I needed an "artists space" and it needed to be more like me- So I set out on the first

been a while..

2010-02-23T12:29:00.000-06:00

So yeah, this is what happens when life gets so busy you forget to breathe.. lol Gotta slow down a bit. Lets talk about some random stuff I've been working on. Marci had this delicious bracelet that I made and originally I had strung in on leather so it stretched out a bit. Marci is the BEST person to make new designs for because if it can be broken it will be lol She's hard on her jewelry and

Deep Sea Diving..

2010-01-06T16:23:00.000-06:00

I was going to write that I kinda like it here, in this new quiet place at the bottom of the ocean. But I don't think those are the right words, like is not the right word at all. But it is kinda quiet here, calm, serene in a way at the bottom of my sorrow. Don't ask me what's wrong, there's nothing wrong and that's what's wrong. I'm sitting here on my own not waiting to be saved or rescued

Like a ton of bricks..

2010-01-05T19:09:00.001-06:00

This sneaky sonofabitch "depression" skulked it's way into my head. I never see it coming. I never get any warning. But I do get the occasional reprieve. It's what colors my art if I can ever get out from under feeling tired enough to create. I'd rather create than cry. I'm a cyclic depressive and this time might just be the time of year- Less sun and less outdoor activities. Come to think

Tabitha

2009-12-07T13:24:00.000-06:00

Is the only common thread we have ever had in our lives. My mother always protected me from you by making you a monster in my eyes so I would be too afraid to get close to you. That was smart on her part because as I grew up I learned the type of monsters you were. What she didn't realize is that she had become just like you. You stained her. It makes my heart sad because now you're old and I

Something personal...

2009-10-27T10:16:00.000-05:00

Some days are better than others, that's for sure. But for the most part this diabetes gig really gets on my nerves. I'm fighting the urge to go back to bed this morning because my sugars are always high in the morning. It frustrates me to no end. I've found a breakfast that seems to make me less tired than others but mornings are just hard. They're sleepy and I feel sorry for myself sometimes.

Nice little destash

2009-10-21T01:10:00.000-05:00

Just a quick note to let you know that I'm having a nice little destash sale... take 25% off for the next day or so. Don't know when I'm going to end this but I will be adding to it today. I've got oodles of stuff I'd like to unload so check my artfire shop for new goodies. Payton Jett Glass Artisan / Silversmith Payton Jett's Handmade Lampwork Beads, Fine silver and Jewelry

new directions...

2009-10-18T14:06:00.003-05:00

I love my traditional bird beads, don't get me wrong but as any artist will tell you we get tired of the same old thing all the time. With this in mind, I wanted to be able to still make my birds but make them in a different way. I was pretty sure where I wanted to take my little feathered friends so I sat down with a sketch pad and pencil in hand and got busy one day. About an hour later I

Happy Anniversary to my torch!

2009-10-14T10:31:00.002-05:00

If you would have asked me three years ago what I would be doing with the next 5 years of my life I would have told you graphic and web design. That is what I was doing before the torching bug got me-Of course this is where I say "I can remember it like it was yesterday..." But I really can. Flash back to three years ago. it was August and I was making a webpage for a lampwork artist that wanted

Random things

2009-10-08T14:11:00.003-05:00

About a month ago I left a lighter on my neighbors table out back and when I came back for it it was gone. It was an accident that I left it there in the first place and I guess I supposed that if I leave things on other people's tables as it should be that it's gone when I come back for it.This got me to thinking; What other random things will my neighbor Mary like to have? So I started the "

Done for the moment...

2009-09-23T01:14:00.002-05:00

I scored this awesome magazine at Borders about 2 weeks ago called "Photoshop Made easy". I come equipped with a pretty good knowledge of the program but I was looking for that little edge... I got that and more. In finishing up the third chapter last night I felt like I was light years ahead of where I started. I'm all but done with the blog as of today. I like the overall feel of it. Just need

Redoing Blog Again

2009-09-22T02:47:00.001-05:00

I finally got my yummy mac and then I got the new cs4 masters collection from adobe as well so I am redoing my blog, website and much more. I'll get the blog done first since obviously that's the easier of the few... Until then, it's still readable just not as cute. ;) Blogged with the Flock Browser

Gray

2009-09-19T08:31:00.002-05:00

In the middle I met you and in the middle is where we play on a cool summers day holding hands as we wade through the thick grass.The sunflowers as tall as a building and the dusty South Dakota winds dry my throat but whet my soul. We do stop to smell the flowers. We stop always to reflect and recount our steps. We congratulate one another and remind each other of where we were and where we are

Pretense

2009-09-16T16:35:00.003-05:00

Wasn't it something about pretense?Stereotypes? What was it again? What was the reason I was supposed to NOT like you? I can't care about the things on the surface and I wont listen to the hype. A boy got his ass throughly kicked on a bus a few days ago and it made my stomach lurch and my heart ache. All because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I know you think I'm crazy and you'd be

Ceremony 9.9.09

2009-09-16T16:27:00.002-05:00

What an amazing, life-altering event this was! It was wonderful, beautiful, emotional and exhausting! lolAs soon as I get some photo's back I will be posting pictures of our event. I told the photographer to take his time... now I wish I hadn't said that.. lol Just kidding Dustin and Jessica! Life has since returned to normal and I am happy to be back at work. Honestly, I never thought I would

More on books..

2009-09-16T16:21:00.003-05:00

I did an earlier post on books last month.. One was called "sing them home" and I just wanted to comment on this. It was a really good book. I loved the complexity of emotion she was able to install into each character. I was sad when it was over. I always am with a great book. I never want to see them go. Another good read here lately and one I posted on earlier as well was "Sweeping up glass."

I'd like to super-size that mac!

2009-09-01T10:41:00.002-05:00

And we're not talkin' about McDonalds! I FINALLY got my new imac! Do you see me? I'm wizzin' by at unbelieveable speeds! it's so so so nice to have a new machine. It's even nicer that going from a PC to a MAC was NOT hard at all!!! I was most worried about that but in an hour I had it all down pat! So, if you're considering going from a PC to a MAC and have the same concerns I had forget about it

Finally, new goodies

2009-08-24T15:04:00.009-05:00

I always seem make more beads than I have time to list. I took a little time today to list some new, fresh glass. Birds, owls and sets!Ladybugs...Yummy little new bird...Meet Regan...I will be listing a few new Pastiche Poppy beads tonight as well.Payton JettGlass Artisan / SilversmithPayton Jett's Handmade Lampwork Beads, Fine silver and Jewelry

Excitement...

2009-08-22T07:59:00.002-05:00

It wont be long now.. I can see my freedom just right around the bend.I've been busting my hump to finish up the rest of these stray orders from a few months back.. I can't tell you how thrilled I am going to be once they're actually done.I keep getting a taste of this new freedom when I think how amazing it will be to just be able to sit down and make without a million orders hanging over my

Loaded down with delicious...

2009-08-21T10:48:00.002-05:00

I'll be the first to admit that it's been slow-going on artfire since I've reopened my shop... It was the same way on Etsy for the first 6 months I was out there. Once things got rolling well.. we all kinda know what happened there.. ha ha!I have nothing but good things to say about my experience at Artfire thus far...It's a different environment and a different feel overall and I'm just sitting

Call from beyond...

2009-08-21T09:33:00.002-05:00

So there is this little place between sleep and wake where odd things seem to happen .... The time right before you fall asleep or the time right when you're about to wake up. It's like a connection to your subconscious and maybe a connection to something else...It was yesterday morning and I was tucked away in my deliciously comfy bed dreaming about nothing remarkable and what felt totally

Things to do while you torch or create...

2009-08-18T12:30:00.005-05:00

Pay attention seems to rank at #1 for me ;)I know some people watch tv but I'm not sure how that would work out for me. I'm easily distracted and knowing me I would end up with some fun new burns... so I listen to audio books instead.I just finished up "Sing Them Home" by Stephanie Kallos. This book gets at least an 8 on a scale from 1-10. Click the picture to get the review.The book that I'm

The Evolving Beadist...

2009-08-12T08:07:00.002-05:00

I rarely use that word.. beadist. It seems appropriate for this context though..It's a gorgeous, humid but cool, morning and I'm enjoying some alone time outside listening to the birds and bugs sing their morning song. It's about 8am. I've been up since 7ish. I plan to hit the torch again today since yesterday ended up being a clean beads, photograph beads and list beads day. It was a productive

de clutter.. de stash.. new glass goodness

2009-08-11T21:00:00.004-05:00

I've been burning the midnight oil again.. working harder than hard to get my orders out and to also reserve some creative time for myself. I'm having way too much fun to ever call this a job.I've been going through some beads that for some reason got overlooked or neglected or perhaps just put off for no other reason than I've been busy.. This, as it turns out, is a great thing for you if you

Creativity

2009-08-11T10:11:00.002-05:00

Can be an elusive thing. The focus in my view finder seems to be tightening around this new freedom of expression I have been experiencing lately. It's a beautiful thing.I have this awesome little notebook- one of those .99 cent journals with the black and white covers.. you know the one I'm talking about- Doesn't have the spiral but is bound more like a book and the upside to that is that you

Sunday.

2009-08-09T10:05:00.002-05:00

I love Sundays. They're full of relaxing expectations. Get the paper and a cup of coffee and sit back and relax. Take a nap if you want...the groceries have been replenished, the house cleaned and whatever chores didn't get done yesterday, can wait!Now, all I need is to put my hammock up outside somewhere and we'll have it made in the shade.. literally.All I have to do today is make the grass

Why does a dragon have scales?

2009-08-07T08:45:00.003-05:00

Because it's skin is leathery from smoking! See, dragons live hundreds of years, and when they're born they have this soft, beautiful wrinkle-free skin. But over time the dragon smokes and smokes, (it's not his fault really, his parents smoked and he tries, he smokes lights!) and his skin turns to scales and he looks like an orange peel. But don't tell HIM that. He does breathe fire after all and

2009-08-06T13:52:00.001-05:00

On the subject of the seriously slow internet problem today...did the hackers stay up all night and whittle away at every social network site there is? Man, this stuff is like molasses today! Thank the web gods for mobile uploads!

First Moblie Blog Post!

2009-08-06T13:33:00.002-05:00

Testing

Ah, finally.

2009-08-06T13:13:00.003-05:00

Got two new Pastiche Poppies listings for you on Artfire...JadeSedonaEnjoy and thank you for looking!Payton JettGlass Artisan / SilversmithPayton Jett's Handmade Lampwork Beads, Fine silver and Jewelry

Testing a new widget...

2009-08-06T13:10:00.001-05:00

Check out that little share button.. I wonder if it works?Payton JettGlass Artisan / SilversmithPayton Jett's Handmade Lampwork Beads, Fine silver and Jewelry

Twitter too?!?

2009-08-06T11:46:00.001-05:00

Did someone forget to sacrifice a laptop to the internet gods? *picks up laptop and begins to unhook everything...* Hey, it's for the greater good and I might get a new one out of the deal.Payton JettGlass Artisan / SilversmithPayton Jett's Handmade Lampwork Beads, Fine silver and Jewelry

Facebook?

2009-08-06T09:47:00.004-05:00

What is the deal with facebook today? Look, I'm highly addicted to this place so you need to fix it quickly okay? Or at least tell me that it will be up in the next 30 seconds.I'll be okay.. I'll be okay... *rock rock*.Payton JettGlass Artisan / SilversmithPayton Jett's Handmade Lampwork Beads, Fine silver and Jewelry

Creeping up on us..

2009-08-06T09:15:00.002-05:00

and quickly I might add. I get married in a little over 30 days from today. 9.09.09. Save the date! :)There is so much to do yet. I am not terribly worried but then we still have time. I will get more frantic as the time approaches!There are these delicious beads that I want from a friend of mine to make jewelry with for our wedding. They're earthy and delicious and I am going to mix then with

Widgets....

2009-08-06T00:05:00.001-05:00

Must have widgets...Send me some cool widgets! I'd like to have one on the phases of the moon. I really need one for facebook and finally what about a cool little comic strip or something?Payton JettGlass Artisan / SilversmithPayton Jett's Handmade Lampwork Beads, Fine silver and Jewelry

Finally.

2009-08-05T22:47:00.001-05:00

My blog looks like I want it to. Whew. Now I just gotta find some more cool widgets. This could become an outright addiction!Payton JettGlass Artisan / Silversmithhttp://www.artfire.com/users/PaytonJett

Got it!

2009-08-05T20:56:00.000-05:00

How funky cool is this blogger theme? I love it.So this will work for now.. I'm still going to make my own though!Payton JettGlass Artisan / Silversmithhttp://www.artfire.com/users/PaytonJett

The blog delimma...

2009-08-05T12:21:00.003-05:00

I can't seem to pick and stick with a theme that I love, so I keep looking and looking for new blog themes... I know what this means. I will eventually end up making my own. It always comes down to that. Should be fun learning something new...I spent the entire day yesterday linking, reading, advertising and researching on the web. I got a lot of really good information from Artfire and a few

New Blog Template

2009-07-30T13:40:00.002-05:00

Okay, I've been working on sticking with a new blog template.. too many options and I have really bad ADD! lolThere is this little tag thingey<----see?by each post.. and I wonder if its "undefined" because I need to post with the new blog in action.. We'll seePayton JettGlass Artisan / Silversmithwww.greenglasscafe.com

Working on blog...

2009-07-28T15:37:00.001-05:00

It's a mess right now. I'll have it done in a few days. :)

Digging in...

2009-07-24T19:25:00.003-05:00

There are only a handful of orders left and I'm digging in to get them done.I always have to go back and forth between orders and making "freestyle" beads. It breaks the monotony of making the same beads over and over. Plus, I get these wild ideas and have to make them when I get them or I lose them.I've been having a heart-attack here lately.. not literally.. Just been making a lot of hearts.

Delicious Desserts

2009-07-22T20:21:00.003-05:00

We had our consult today with the cake lady and I am happy to report that we have a winner!That was easy!Here is the rough draft of what our cake will look like. I will take pictures when it's done, seriously. Of COURSE I will are you CRAZY?It's a topsy-turvy cake- Colors are rust, chocolate, egg yolk and sea foam with a touch of a nice yellowish grass green.Very modern and minimalistic. Nature

My Dangles Spotlight

2009-07-22T17:59:00.002-05:00

I got this cool button thingey. Check it out here:I love it. Thanks Dangles Jewelry!

Moving on..

2009-07-22T17:53:00.002-05:00

The wonderful people from Dangles Jewelry featured me a few days ago!Look!http://danglesjewelry.blogspot.com/http://twitter.com/danglesjewelry

Dreaming...

2009-07-22T11:41:00.001-05:00

IMG_8432, originally uploaded by Payton Jett.About making this again.. I think I can remember the colors.. I LOVED this bead. It didn't stay around for long...

Flickr

2009-07-22T11:40:00.001-05:00

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

El who?

2009-07-22T08:29:00.004-05:00

I have not heard the term El-Nino since a few years back when we had all that rain and cool weather. I guess I sorta thought that it was a one-time thing?Not so much. We are being spoiled by these delicious 65-75 degree days in mid July! We normally would be having mid to upper 90's. Nope, instead I am sitting outside enjoying this blessed stuff dithering away at my laptop chatting with you in

In Love...

2009-07-22T01:47:00.001-05:00

With this blog!I am having so much fun creating and doing little tweaks... alas it IS 1:45am and I really need to be heading off to bed.More tomorrow.Pj

New Blog

2009-07-21T22:24:00.005-05:00

I needed a new blog so I made one. I am excited to make a new, fresh start. My other blog was well, complicated, chaotic and disorganized.This one will be much the same but I like new starts.I made some new glass last night. I love making hearts and think that I don't suck at them so I am going to hone in on that skill for a while..here are my most recent additions...Silver Sea:"There is a pool