Travelling through the Fall colours…

Me Tim Dorland & my father-in-law Ray Folio

Recently, My father-in-law Ray Folio and I rode our bicycles from Washington DC to Boston, Pa., a suburb of Pittsburgh. We joined 50 other riders for the 7 day journey. It was a blast! We rode an average of 45 miles each day and camped under the stars along the way. Riding up the Potomac river was so awesome. To think of the incredible history of this area really made me feel some small piece of our nation’s beginnings!  All along the way we noticed the beginnings of Fall colours on the trees.  We rode along the C&O canal for three days.  I kept seeing beautiful ideas for new glasswork along the trail. As we transitioned off the C&O canal trail and on to the Great Allegheny Passage trail, the elevation gained as well as the colours on the trees. I became inspired and saw exactly the way I was going with my glass when I returned to work in the studio. Back at the studio now and missing sleeping under the stars, I have begun a new line of pieces especially inspired by the electric, limitless possibilities of fall colours all around us now.