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2009-09-28T21:47:00.000-07:00

2009-04-27T07:42:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, here is some of the the work I have been making and kind of a preview of the kind of work I will be making for the shows I have planned for the summer. I also want everyone to know that am currently taking CHRISTMAS orders. I don't know if I will be able to blow any glass for a while after the move so NOW IS THE TIME TO ORDER YOUR CHRISTMAS GLASS.

moving?

2009-03-20T09:37:00.000-07:00

I always do this to myself, I wait so long to blog that I have months to cover at a time. Since my last blog was a flyer for my show, I want to thank everyone for all the support and positive feed back. I can't even start to express the gratitude i feel, but it keeps me going and inspired to know that the people closest to me are also my biggest fans. thank you.

I'm sure that most of have heard that Katie got into Vanderbilt's school of nursing for nurse midwifery,and yes That's right Vanderbilt is in Nashville. We have been doing a lot of research on Nashville, cost of living, what could I do, jobs, school, school costs, moving cost, were to live, there is so much that goes into a huge dissension like a cross country move and going into such a huge debt for school. I have packed up and taken a long move before but this time it is going to require a lot more then just throwing all my junk in the back of my truck. Not only did Katie get into Vanderbilt but I fund out that Tennessee Tech has a bachelors of fine arts in glass blowing at the Appalachian Center for Craft which is an hour out side of Nashville. If I were to finish my community collage in Nashville then transfer to the craft center I would be finishing my BFA about the same time Katie will be finishing Her Masters, and would both be done with school in about three and a half years. I don't know it just seems like such an opportunity to be done with school at the same time. WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK?

Also I can't forget CONGRATULATIONS on all the babies.

This is a picture from mine and katie's trip to Newport back in January.

2008-12-17T21:47:00.000-08:00

2008-12-05T18:50:00.000-08:00

Yes I know I have been really lazy about writing inn the blog but I have incredibly busy with work and blowing glass. Most of you know already but just in case you don't, I am going to be in AZ for Christmas. I you how excite you all must be! Coming along with me is some 20 odd peaces of glass and will be having a show on the 22nd with more details coming soon. This is going to be my very first art show and I can't even say how excited I am for everyone to see my work. I just finished blowing all work I am taking to AZ with me so all I have left to do is all the cold working and shipping. Sadly Katie can't come with me due to work conflicts which means that we don't get to spend Christmas together. We didn't get to spend Thanksgiving together either because Katie was in Florida and I was working. Here are a few examples of my work. feed back is nice and monique I have you for Christmas so...

the finished piece

2008-09-19T07:44:00.000-07:00

Ok folks you wanted to see the finished piece from that video.
http://designsbyja9.com/glassart/other.html

2008-09-12T08:54:00.000-07:00

Here is A video of Joe and I blowing a "roll up" for a lady that took a class at Uroboros in June. Last weekend she brought up ten pieces for Joe and I to do the hot work on, we did such a good job that they are planning two more trips up here with twice the work each time.

Our old man puppy Artex.

2008-08-28T14:22:00.001-07:00

Last night Katie I had to sadly put our old man puppy Artex to sleep. Artex had been diagnosed with a brain tumor for a more than two months and had been giving him meds but yesterday it was apparent that the meds had stopped working. We got home from work to a very confused Artex, and we knew that he had a seizure during the day. We spent all night trying to help him calm down, but every time Artex would lay down he would have an other seizure. Katie and I are spending the day with k'ninja to mourn our loss. Artex was a great dog and will be missed.

glass

2008-08-02T00:54:00.000-07:00

OK so it wouldn't let me post all these pictures at once. Well what do you think? I have been non stop busy lately either at work or working on art or at my glass blowing class.... working on art. In june portland hosted the Glass Art Society international conference and I got to see so much amazing art being formed out of the glass that I make every day at work. I have known for a long time that I wanted to blow glass but now that I have started there is no stopping me. these pictures are of some of the stuff that I have worked on however not all of it is mine by defenition but I did work on every peice you see. Also a picture of Joe and I blowing one of the peices below. I have been assisting joe and learning a lot more then I do in class. stay posted for more pics and I am working on a winter internship in Germany so.........

2008-08-01T21:12:00.000-07:00

HEY FOLKS

2008-05-11T21:16:00.000-07:00

So this is really just going to be more pictures of stuff so enjoy.

Europe 08

2008-04-09T19:12:00.000-07:00

This is a small slide slide show but I am working on anonther one right now.

hi

2008-04-02T14:02:00.000-07:00

so we're back and we had such a good time. I am going through the pictures to see which ones I like best so stay posted for the Europe 08 blog.

exciting.

2008-03-19T21:21:00.000-07:00

I just checked katie and I in for our flight via the internet. and we leave for the airport at 6:30 in the morning and big thanks to Katie's sister jenn for picking us up so early.

booty

2008-03-19T10:17:00.000-07:00

Exchange rate is 1 euro = 1.64 us dollars

A Little More

2008-03-13T13:21:00.000-07:00

AHH, Day off. I took a little time to sleep in this morning and to be honest besides my back hurting now it was a good rainy morning to sleep through. I have so much cleaning and washing and packing that I have to do. I an just kind of realizing how crazy this trip is. Katie and I are going to be spending time in Amsterdam and paris and may a stop out at the french coast. In Amsterdam or I guess the netherland, we are staying with a friend of Katie's that is from Austria but did exchange student stuff in the US right after Katie had retuned back from thailand doing her exchange. Katie's friend Ellie is going to to school and lives about 30 miles out side of amsterdam. I am excited to be able to spend time out side of the city there, their are so well known for have amazing flower gardens and i really think the spring is going to be so full of color, you know the grass is greener on the other side. On the 23rd or 24th we are taking the train to paris, but we will be passing through Belgium and Luxembourg, but haven't made any plans to get off the train until Paris. Now we all know we have a very busy brother with a newly enlarged family, I have made some plans with James but it is mostly for a lunch and then to make more plans from there, so I'm not sure how much time i will get to spend with His family but i am very much looking forward to every minute of it. Katie and I have rented a small apartment in the Latin quarter which is near the old university district and also near lots of markets and maybe a mile of so from Notre Dam. Notre Dam, I have read has one of the best views of the city but I'll have to see for my self and no worries i'll take a picture or two. I just was able to pull off a whopping 63 cent raise at work, but that is still not a lot of money so if you are worried about the amount of pictures I will be taking fear not, My camera is going to be a live blood on this trip, I just got Katie a new camera for her birthday too, so the shutters will be clicking like crazy. I just had a funny idea. I can take pictures of all the cool stuff on the trip and will be more than happy to supper in pose people into the picture, yes that's right. Tight. This whole trip is such an opportunity for me I wish I could be sharing it with more of the people the I love and that mean so much to me. We have six nights in Paris and could use a little help, there is so to do paris.

If you were going too paris or france or amsterdam what would you do?

After we meander our we though the streets of paris for a week we are headed back to amsterdam for anther night at Ellie's and then to the airport. We will be arriving home April 1st and then starting back to the daily grind of life on the 3rd.

As for the past two weeks Katie's parents were in town then I worked all week and then Monte came up for a short visit, but i am going to have to leave out some of the debauchers details, but it was a lot or fun. I am feeling very lucky to have such loving family and friends.

teaser

2008-03-11T11:22:00.000-07:00

so yeah, just so you all know katie and I have eight days till we leave to eroupe. We are both very excited and very stressed. I will have to right more later. I have to take the dogs out and go to work right now. but to night or the next few days I will have more up about the trip and the crazy past two weeks.

YES!!!

2008-02-25T22:45:00.000-08:00

I FOUND IT!!!

phone.

2008-02-21T23:44:00.000-08:00

I lost my phone. frownie face.

tickets.

2008-02-13T19:57:00.000-08:00

Your Flight Details

Departing Flight Information - Thursday, March 20, 2008 (Arrives Friday, March 21)
US Airways
Flight 1180
4h 42m, 2398 mi
Portland Intl (Oregon) (PDX)
Portland, OR
Departs: 8:50 AM
Thursday, March 20, 2008
To Philadelphia Intl (PHL)
Philadelphia, PA
Arrives: 4:32 PM
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Aircraft
Airbus A319 (Jet)
Economy/Coach Class
US Airways
Flight 798
7h 35m, 3725 mi
Philadelphia Intl (PHL)
Philadelphia, PA
Departs: 8:55 PM
Thursday, March 20, 2008
To Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Arrives: 9:30 AM
Friday, March 21, 2008
Aircraft
Boeing 767 (Jet)
Economy/Coach Class
Returning Flight Information - Tuesday, April 1, 2008
US Airways
Flight 799
8h 30m, 3725 mi
Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Departs: 10:55 AM
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
To Philadelphia Intl (PHL)
Philadelphia, PA
Arrives: 1:25 PM
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Aircraft
Boeing 767 (Jet)
Economy/Coach Class
US Airways
Flight 927
6h 00m, 2398 mi
Philadelphia Intl (PHL)
Philadelphia, PA
Departs: 5:55 PM
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
To Portland Intl (Oregon) (PDX)
Portland, OR
Arrives: 8:55 PM
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Aircraft
Airbus A319 (Jet)
Economy/Coach Class

Look I blogged

2008-02-13T14:24:00.000-08:00

So katie and I found tickets to paris last night for $647, that is freaking cool, So we are going to buy them to night. The new room mate Kristen and her boy friend Kurtas can't come on the trip any more due to a string for bad luck for kurtas, car getting totaled while it was parked, and his computer crashing. so having to buy a new car and computer in the same week and then going to france next month is a little crazy. We are after all just young starving kids trying to go on a super cool trip. With the loss of that party coming with katie and I are making plans to go by our self's, but if anyone wants to come and can make it happen we would love to have you along. viva la paris!! Also any one wanting to come to portland we do have an extra room with a bed that is open just for you. We wouldn't mind if people want to crash in our room while we are france too. It would just with out katie or i in town.

moving on

All I have been doing is either working or working on art. I have a lot to finish art wise right now. I still have all my Christmas presents to finish plus a huge wall hanging that i am working on for my house, that I wanted to finish before Katie's parent come the 25th of this month. If you don't know we rent from Katie's parents so we always try to have the house in it's best condition while they are in town and I thought a new peace of art would be nice to have and also nice to show off my skills. I will post up date pictures of my art work as they get closer to finished, which I hope will be soon.

I am taking katie out on a date tonight sense I have work tomorrow. I'm think dinner then a show and then going to pix for yummy yumminess best chocolate I have ever had.

I have to stop writing now I need food.

2008-02-05T10:51:00.000-08:00

so i put up a lot of new music on here so that you all could have something to liston to.
yes i know i suck at writing bloggs.

christmas

2007-12-24T21:05:00.000-08:00

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j183/4chris2/100_0662.jpg

truck

2007-10-30T11:16:00.001-07:00

Yeah I fixed my truck.

fall time

2007-10-28T13:23:00.000-07:00

Hi peoples. I finally got the part for my truck, but it is going to take a long time to fix and will not be fun. I hope i can get all the work done today or at least in the next few days I have to get my emissions test done before I'm done in az for ty's wedding. So wish me luck. Of course with my tuck not in full function I have been on my bike every day of last week. Portland, after the fatal right turn bike crashes is talking about adding bike boxes to most intersections in town. bikeportland.org.

last weekend katie the dogs and I went for a walk in forest park, it was the first time i'd been and the fall colors were in full effect and i have some pretty ok pics, enjoy.

and some pumkins that we carved too early.

an other one.

2007-10-22T23:46:00.000-07:00

go to this web site.

http://bikeportland.org/2007/10/22/kgw-cyclist-dies-after-collision-with-garbage-truck/

The biggest problem with this fatal bike crash is that I (CHRIS BOGLE) was right there just half hour before that happened, and I will ride past the ghost bike tomorrow on my way to work. I hope I don't get hit.

lazy dogs

2007-10-16T21:51:00.000-07:00

the dogs being cute or something.

K'ninja very rarely takes the time to lie down.

a bike ride mostly

2007-10-14T20:34:00.000-07:00

Death puts focus on bike lanes
Safety - Police say a new law would make for safer turns; cyclists say it's infringing on their rights
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Saturday, October 13, 2007
STUART TOMLINSON, MARK LARABEE and HELEN JUNG
The Oregonian Staff
The death Thursday of a 19-year-old college student beneath the wheels of a cement truck turning right across a bicycle lane highlights a long-standing disagreement between Portland police and bike advocates.
The police would like to see Oregon enact a traffic law similar to California's -- which requires trucks and cars planning a right turn to move into bike lanes well before they reach an intersection or driveway. The point is to prevent the so-called "right hook," accident, which occurs when vehicles cross bike lanes as they execute turns.
But bike advocates have opposed changes in the law, arguing that drivers need to learn to obey an Oregon statute which says vehicles "must" yield to any cyclist in a bike lane.
Late Friday, about 400 cyclists rode in a funeral-like procession along Burnside Street, mourning Tracey Sparling's death. But confrontations between drivers and bicyclists during the vigil revealed the ongoing tension between the two groups in Portland.
The dispute over the safest way for motorists and cyclists to share urban roads turns on a seemingly arcane aspect of traffic law. But it underscores a deepening conflict as Portland's efforts to encourage bicycle commuting and a more densely populated downtown crowd ever-growing numbers of cyclists, pedestrians, trucks and cars into finite space.
Roger Geller, the bicycle coordinator for Portland's Office of Transportation, said adopting a statute like California's for right turns would create more danger for cyclists. As trucks or cars move into the bike lane, Geller said, bicyclists might swerve left into traffic. Or they might move ahead into the intersection in an attempt to beat the turning vehicle. In some places, turning cars would continually block the bike lane.
"You're introducing other hazards," Geller said. "The police bureau argues that you can't change years of behavior, but behavior has changed. We've got to train motorists to respect the bike lane."
Lt. Mark Kruger of the Portland Police Bureau's traffic division counters that Oregon's current law puts an impossible requirement on drivers making right turns to spot cyclists in blind spots or unexpected positions.
"Motorists have been conditioned for 100 years that no one is going to pass them on the right," Kruger said. "Spring forward to where we are today, where we've added bike lanes to the mix, and some bicycles are traveling at high speed. It can lead to significant, deadly conflicts, as we saw Thursday.
"Bicyclists expect and are trained by activists groups that when you've got the bike lane, you can do what you want to do," he said. "We have a lot of these collisions that don't end in fatalities, but they are stubborn to the point that they won't give up ground for the sake of safety."
Sparling, the 19-year-old cyclist killed Thursday, was on her way to classes at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. The motorist, 54-year-old Timothy S. Wiles, a veteran driver for Rinker Materials, was delivering a load of concrete to a construction site at Southwest 12th and Washington.
Officer Pete Kurronen, the lead investigator of the accident, said Sparling rolled to a stop to the right of the truck, directly below its cab and in the driver's blind spot. She was in the bike lane.
When the light changed, Wiles turned right. Sparling barely moved, witnesses told The Oregonian.
Kurronen said it's unlikely Wiles will face criminal charges because there was no negligence or recklessness, and he was not impaired by drugs or alcohol.
Wiles could be cited for failure to yield to a bicycle, a Class B violation that carries a $242 fine.
The vigil for Sparling on Friday night began at the west side of the Burnside Bridge. The group pedaled down the street largely in silence, except for the chiming of cyclists' bells. As the blocks-long parade passed Powell's Books and turned right onto Northwest 12th Avenue, bystanders and customers stood outside to watch.
One driver, blocked on Northwest 13th Avenue by the throngs, yelled at cyclists as they passed. Her anger triggered a few cyclists to stand in front of her car. Another cyclist remained with her until the crowd had passed, asking her to relax and let the mourners pass.
But as cyclists crossed Burnside, riding against a red light, other cars honked impatiently. A police car following the crowd warned them to obey the traffic lights.
At the crash site itself, people left flowers, notes and candles. Several cried. One note said, "I'm sorry you had to die and nothing is being done about it."
Among those riding was Marilyn Hayward of Beaverton. She said the ride should be a message not only for drivers to slow down but also for cyclists to be more cautious.
"It's horrible what happened," she said. "At the same time, my heart goes out to the driver, because he's got to live with it for the rest of his life."
Although the evidence is anecdotal, police say the construction projects dotting Portland's downtown have raised the dangers to drivers, pedestrians and cyclists.
Streets have been narrowed in many spots to a single lane, eliminating some bike lanes. Work on high-rises, sewer pipes and the new bus mall has added to the congestion and confusion. Bicyclists and motorists mix it up in an ever-dangerous dance. And finding parking can seem like a World Wrestling Federation grudge match.
"Construction makes it difficult to get around," bike messenger Jorge Carter said Friday after making a delivery on Southwest 10th Avenue. "It makes you have to plan your routes a little more effectively."
Most drivers are courteous to bicyclists, though a small percentage still yell at him to get out of the road. He said he always rides defensively and knows drivers can't see him. "You are a small object and you aren't armored," Carter said.
Kruger said there's no indication all the downtown congestion has caused a rise in serious accidents. The danger posed by frustrated drivers may be balanced by their slower speeds.
Stuart Tomlinson: 503-221-8313; stuarttomlinson@news.oregonian.com Mark Larabee: 503-294-7664; marklarabee@news.oregonian.com Helen Jung: 503-294-7621; helenjung@news.oregonian.com

goto this link for a better story and more related stories.
http://bikeportland.org/2007/10/12/hundreds-join-solemn-burnside-procession/

This was one of the saddest things I have ever done, riding my bike with what i thought to be over 600 other people.
All of us riding because that poor girl could have just as easily been any one of us. The ride was quite minus a few bells and a few disgruntled, homeless portlanders. At the end of the ride there was a ghost bike that will become a permeant land mark in downtown portland, just like the other ghost bikes that are scattered around the city at other fatal crash sites.

( A note to my family and friends)- please ride and drive safe.

Now here are a few pics from nime and katies last beach trip.

2007-07-29T22:40:00.000-07:00

I KNOW EVERYONE HAS SEEN IT BUT IT IS MY NEWEST TATTOO AND I LOVE IT.

THIS IS ME AND KATIE AT A HUGE PILLOW FIGHT ALMOST A YEAR A GO. I LOVE THIS GIRL.

BIKE!

ME AND KA'NINJA AFTER A LONG DAY AT THE BEACH.