I will design a memorial piece that celebrates the life, essence and spirit of your loved one. My goal is to create for you, a beautiful and everlasting keepsake. My name is Angela Slagle, I have lived in East Tennessee for the past 2o years. In July of 2011 my father, Lenny, passed away suddenly. In an effort to create beauty and find peace from my fathers’s untimely death, I created pendants and such to share with my family.

Services are personal and professional. I fully understand and appreciate your emotional concerns regarding the proper care and handling of cremains. For further informations please contact me.

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Been busy in the shop this week creating a few sketches and working on our church project. When a customer calls and wants a window I look at the space and we discuss ideas and then I draw a sketch. I only hand draw patterns, because I do not own a huge copier : } When cutting glass, I do not use a  bandsaw or any kind of high tech gadgets to cut the glass or inside cuts. I am more of an old school glass chic. I only draw what I can cut. I appreciate glass for what it is and I do not like to try to make it act as if it were some other kind of material. The sketches I have created this week are for a new customer. She has two spaces to fill and suggested a couple of different ideas for the space. I took her information and these are the patterns I came up with. From here, I will send her the pictures and she can make suggestions or changes and we will go from there. I enjoy building windows like these.

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The progress on our church window is going well. Have the cartoon for the top window complete…glass numbered. From here I will recut the broken or missing pieces and lay the window out to prepare to build.

    

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2011 was a good year for Clinch Mountain Studios. I appreciate all of the support and projects that came our way.

We are currently working on a project for Rutledge Presbyterian Church. It is a beautiful little church with no congregation! It is on the historical registry. I have wanted to work on these windows for years. It is a blessing to have been awarded the project. We have completed one window and I am working on the second. At the moment, the windows are torn apart and are being cleaned. Each piece, literally is being soaked in soapy water, then brushed and dried! My estimated date of completion is somewhere within the next couple of weeks.

I have two small windows for a customer in Washburn that I am working on drawing patterns for today. Recently, we were asked to display some work at the Public Market. The folks out there have several booths, made in East Tennessee Gallery, is the name of the space. I have a few fused projects for sale there now, and am working towards building some glass panels to display. They have around 20 artists occupying their space. It is an exciting opportunity and the Market is a great place.

On a personal note, I just returned from a visit to Paris. Incredible place. I was amazed at the art. It inspired me to do better at what I do. I feel my talent is a gift and at times I take it for granted. Seeing all of the amazing art in Paris reminded me of how important my gift is. My greatest works of art, Deryk and Kaila are both doing great. Deryk is planning on moving back to Tennessee in the next couple of months. He is seeking a teaching position and desires to return to earn his Masters Degree. Kaila graduated early from Grainger High and will be attending Walters State this semester, then onto The University of Tennessee in the Fall. She plans to study business.

Until, hopefully, tomorrow…lol….

~ Angie