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Simon, It is highly unlikely that the clay will be compatable enough to get it it survive. That would be enough for me to go back. How do you mix the dry 50/50? It must be really well mixed so that the different sizes of the grains can "pack" (like various sizes of gravel). Also, rather th...

Here is an artilcle about a glass maker who uses intentional knock offs to create something new and interesting. He is the only glass maker to be included in the Whitney Biennial so he has serious "art cred." http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/11/arts/design/11SMIT.html?ex=1051323061&ei=1&...

It might be better to have the dichroics glued on to the laminated base glass (a permantly clear UV perhaps). A high quality silicone like GE1200 would be necessary to install it so the water doesn't get between the rock and the glass. Fusing it just sounds like trouble.

Sorry, I don't have numbers. You would need to complete the info stuff for them to get a real quote. It is probably worth it to establish a sort of baseline for comparison. Remember this is a fairly comprehensive policy and includes your studio. Most home or renters insurance won't do that. They als...

A couple of anecdotes that seem to apply: Back in the days when Harvey Littleton (founder of the studio glass "movement") was teaching at U. of Wisconsin (early 60's) he used to tell his glass students that Technique Is Cheap. By that I believe he ment that technique can be learned so it i...

Take a look at the ACC professional members policy. It incudes liability while at shows, customers at your studio, loss of work in transit, and more.

Tim

Try your local pottery supply. If not local try online suppliers. Very cheap that way.

You might look into the insurance that is available through ACC Professional membership. They include work in transit as a part of the package. It might help to deal with a company that knows what you do and can match a policy better.

Just make sure your liability insurnace includes product liability and is in excess of $1 million. These days you never know. Also, it would help to check each one for stress problems and maybe even document it. I can just hear the lawyers ask that question first because it is our first responsibili...

The treaded flange thingy holds the disk base on the spindle. Put the disk base on, thread the flange on, put the disk on the base (very straight), plug into a GFCI outlet (only), add lots of water and grind. It helps a bit if you have been lifting weights for a while. To hold the glass still you mi...

Cliff, sandblasted black has a tendency to haze over on the second firing and especially if it isn't cleaned well. A higher temp firing and crash-cooling will help negate some of that but.... The general rule of thumb is to keep your your firings fewer and lower temp for most situations. With too mu...

Lani said: "JUST leaving a class with a shiny bauble is no way to teach (IMHO)." I cannot teach classes without including good technical and historical background so taking something home for Show & Tell is not the only thing they get. My objective is to give students a deeper understa...

Leslie said: "I guess what I don't like are the "make and take" type classes." I am teaching a 5 day class for beginners in an Art Camp situation. The students have a reputation for being "dablers." That is, they try one class in something then comeback for another clas...

Amy, I have also had disruptive students (but not quite as bad as Cynthia's story) but one thing that you might consider: When I teach something that a particular student is not interested in it really shows. It is as if I am teaching something that doesn't count toward a larger glass knowledge base...

Luiza, It will require higher temperatures than Bullseye, etc. and to avoid devit you will need to "crash" the temp below that tempt range fairly quickly. Borax will probably not make any difference in the divit because it will probably burn off before devit shows up. On the other hand it ...