BECon ended a week ago. Some of us are still trying to recover. I wish I had some brilliant words to describe it all. I don’t. It exceeded my expectations on all counts, but more than anything I was awestruck by the people who came from around the world to share ideas, stories and insights.

I was even more amazed by the locals - especially Bullseye’s people - who went to such lengths to welcome the world to our town.
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…through the front door of the Bullseye Gallery, the first attendees to arrive for the opening night festivities of BECon 2007.

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It’s started. Pre-conference workshops are in high gear. Students in Harold Linton’s 3D Color Workshop explore “the interactions between light, form, surface and color.”

While Cynthia explores the New York Times?
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READY, FIRE, AIM. Before you start kilnforming on this scale, you might want to understand what you’re doing.

I was about to unmask the fools who started the COE mess when I got a private email asking me why I was making such a fuss about compatibility standards when – by our own admission – Bullseye’s are likely tighter than they need to be.

First of all, that wasn’t quite the point of my rant, but I’ll take a momentary detour here to explain why this stuff matters…
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