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The first glass courseI took was with Irene Frolic at Corning about 3 years ago. She is an exceptional teacher, warm and giving. Her work is wonderful . She is Canadian and mostly teachs there.If you ever getr a chance to take her class -do it!! Here is her recipe for adding copper to her kiln cast ...

After months of research ,obcessing ,and talking with makers of many kilns I ordered a custom kiln from olympic.I have not heard anyone speak of Olympic.but they were the only makers willing to work with me. Specs: 30x42x27. I do mostly casting, so I needed deep. But I want to do fusing in future. S...

Great news Lani and Brad!! I want to submit my best new work to Millenium Glass Center but thought I should "save " it for the juried WG@BE3. My old skutt kiln needs to be rewired and bricks fixed (1975) and I can't decide on what kiln or kilns I need for my new shop to upgrade my ability...

Great news Lani and Brad!! I want to submit my best new work to Millenium Glass Center but thought I should "save " it for the juried WG@BE3. My old skutt kiln needs to be rewired and bricks fixed (1975) and I can't decide on what kiln or kilns I need for my new shop to upgrade my ability...

Question about qualification for art :

If a piece of art is displayed at the Millenium Glass Center during the Warm Glass Conference could it still qualify for entry in the WG@BE3
exhibition on the west coast?

Hi I have the wonderful problem of making a selection of a new kiln. But I have not been able to find what I think I need. I have searched archives, contacted companies, and I can't find what I think I need. I would appreciate any suggestions. My electrician is ready to work. I have only been doing ...

Bert, I measure by volume. David, I use BE glass. I usually use various size frit for open face moulds. To keep color where I want it to be I usually make the mold deep enough that I do not have to add by melting in flower pot. I have found that adding to fill mold to thickness that I want moves col...

I have found this discussion very interesting and thought I would add the formula that I have used for over 40 castings that have been sucessful.It is the one given to me by Irene Folic at Corning several years ago. I make the mold in many layers. For the layers that are to capture fine detail and t...

Two weeks ago my computor broke down and UNHAPPILY i have been working with teChS ,replacing modems etc. However my piece that was exposed to temorary fire from the fiber paper tHAT I covered the open face mold before decending to anneal has been happily annealing and cooling. It came out perfectly....

Colin,
I have not tried any irid glass at all/ I'll let you know how this piece turns out. Thanks.
Judi

Carol' Thanks for your reply. It is an open face mold, flat on top, egg shaped on sides and flat on bottom. You are right. I can cold work the top if I need to if there is damage. The entire outside will need to be polished anyway if the negative interior of a female nude lying on her side is to be ...

After removing a crucible from a mold, I covered the top with a fiber blanket. But before I did this I decided to line the bottom of this blanket with a fiber paper(not thin fire, the kind people use for dams) that I got from BE in order to keep frayed fibers from this old blanket from falling into ...

Ellen,
I will try a layer of crystal clear frit for the first layer. Great idea.
I sometimes place a layer of clear over colors that I don't want to blensd with top layers and it seems to work
.Judi

Ellen, Thanks for your reply. The unwanted white scum is indeed on the surface that was embedded in the mold.(embedded taskes on such new conatations now doesn't it) I would have never thought that it was caused by a reaction with the silica. Now I wonder if a barrier can be appled between the mold ...

I have just read much about devit in the archives, but still have some questions about how to deal with devit on a piece I am going to donate to the animal rescue league art action. It is 11 "H,15"W, and 1 1/2 D. A pate de verre high relief type piece of a boy throwing a ball into ocean wi...