Fusion Cross Finished

Here's the cross after firing the glass...

I'm not crazy about it. As for the opaque colors, the yellow and sky blue don't work. The purple is not too bad. The translucent colors blend in too much but they kind of work. The blue grotto glaze went more to a metallic brown. Not sure I like it.

English Robin Pencil Sketch

Color pencil drawing of an English Robin.

Here's my try at color pencil sketching. I brightened the picture a little and replaced the smudgy background with a sky gradient (I know, it's cheating). I don't think it's quite good enough to offer to the public yet, but it's a start. More practice! ...and maybe higher quality color pencils.

Felt a little guilty and uploaded a more representational version of the sketch.