http://www.bullseyeglass.com/weblog A blog from Bullseye... Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:35:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dan Klein 1938-2009 Dan and Max. Of all the creatures that adored him, surely hyperactive puppies topped the list. For someone who - purely without intention - epitomized the proper British gentleman, Dan Klein had an odd way of dealing with exuberance. He encouraged it. The month after 9/11 when I asked him – rhetorically, ... http://www.bullseyeglass.com/weblog/2009/06/28/good-bye-my-friend/ The days are moving much too fast. The sun comes up yet again and I'm about about to feel guilty that I haven't been blogging more about BECon. Today's the last day and I haven't posted a note since the end of the opening party on Thursday night. Suddenly, amidst the ... http://www.bullseyeglass.com/weblog/2009/06/20/thank-you-cynthia/ After spending an afternoon "On the Couch with Clifford" - a broad-ranging and perfectly-paced  interview between Richard Whiteley and Clifford Rainey on the latter's history, methods, teaching philosophies and opinions of dragon-stemmed Venetian goblets - and an exceptionally thought-provoking Keynote by Janet Koplos on "What Glass Wants to Be When ... http://www.bullseyeglass.com/weblog/2009/06/19/becon-2009-winning-odd-couples/ "Do you mind if we shoot you?" It's the day before BECon begins and someone at Bullseye had decided that our home should be added to the usual tour of local studios. Huh? Maybe they'd been to the house for dinner once and noticed that my cooking looks a lot like ... http://www.bullseyeglass.com/weblog/2009/06/18/becon-begins/ It’s been four days since we set up our booth at SOFA WEST. A lot’s happened and a lot hasn’t. Opening night knocked everyone’s socks off. The crowds were far larger than expected. Apparently they'd anticipated about 500 people for the opening night reception. I've heard that between 1500 and 2000 ... http://www.bullseyeglass.com/weblog/2009/06/14/shock-and-awe/