Kim Webster, The Glass Gardener
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Installation Day - Yippee!!!

6/3/2018

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He hopped in the car on a camping air mattress. I take my paints and Barry takes his electric kit and we're hell bent for Woodside!


Once at Filoli, we pick a spot under the giant magnolia and I get to work on connecting the wiring and painting the legs and underbelly. Bob Phillips and Doria Suma drop by to see Percy's pal and to let me know I've got a smudge of paint on my face.

But when the morning light hits the glass, I have to admit our baby goose is pretty splendid! 

Now where did I put my wellies? We'll be in rainy London this time tomorrow!
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Back outside with the Peacock!

6/2/2018

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A few of the tiles fell off when we moved the bird (which we have referred to by every fowl type from chicken to pigeon over the course of this adventure - I think I like calling it a duck best - it seems so irreverent, somehow). In the early morning I am still tapping at the surface to loosen any likely suspects and re-adhere some of the fallen tiles which will need time to dry before we grout.
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IMPORTANT HINT: Never ask a last minute artist if you can be of help - unless you really want to get your hands dirty. My friend  Michele Dennis offered to help with the grout (which Barry refused to do based on prior experience with how messy and tedious it can be). So around 8 pm Michelle and I we mixed half a 5 gallon pail of grout and spread it as quickly as possible and then realized we needed to mix more. It was exhausting and nervous work because this is a big ol' turkey and the grout was hardening at one end before we got to apply the grout at the other end. We were both in a sweat and my duck looked pretty grimy for a while - perhaps irretrievably, I thought!

Before and after grout (plus the addition of some magic sculpt leg enhancements to cover a pair of  unfortunate ankles! (It's never over til it's over...)


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Mosaic Madness

6/1/2018

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Patty to the rescue! And then Marshall too... and then Barry too! These tiles are taking forever. The peacock wasn't ready for the opening last night, but I figure as long as we can get all the tiles on by tonight, there will be a day for the thinset to dry and then tomorrow (Saturday) for grouting and polishing. Oh, and did I tell you Barry and I leave for England on Sunday night after the installation at Filoli? Right after going to an Open Studio party at Ted and Mary Bayer's. Hey - a girl has to have some fun, eh?
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    Kim Webster

    Kim is a glassblower, gardener and choral singer. She is a Canadian transplant, living happily in Oakland, CA with her husband Barry Stone.

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