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IMHO emulsion is so much easier and certain than fooling with film. Gosh Tom, I don't agree with you on this. For beginning students, I feel film is the only way to go. Simply wet the screen, cut the film, and press it on. No mess, no having to worry about evenly coating a screen. Ulano makes some ...

I agree with both Ron and Brad, and also want to add you should not wash out this type of film with warm water. Cold water and a high pressure nozzle are necessary.

Avery

I use it on the supplied stand also. I have a stool to sit on when I'm laying up intricate pieces....works out comfortably. My other kilns are deep and back breakers to lean over when loading.

Avery

Ditto to what Brock said. I have 4 kilns in my studio, and the Skutt Clamshell is my favorite. The design is great for working directly on the shelf, the elements are easy to change should they need replacement, and the controller is one of the easiest I've ever used. It's a well built and well thou...

Great article Becky....congratulations!!!!! Good luck at the show...it looks wonderful!

Avery

Doug Randall wrote:Looking forward to it...see you there Lani.

Ditto for me....looking forward to seeing you at the auction...
Avery

[q I just remember nobody daring to write their name under yours on anything at the warmglass auction last year in Portland. Very funny. They'd pick up the pencil, look at the name above, and murmer quietly, "Oh - it's Lani" and put the pencil back down. Wine comes to mind - and probably o...

The sweating is over...the letters are out!!! Congratulations to everyone who had work accepted into the auction.....Amy, Jackie, Doug, Brock, and moi!!! Looks like another party in Seattle!!!!! Anyone else in?

Avery

Brock wrote:You guys should check out the product that Curtiss Brock has developed. There was a thread on it a few days ago. Available through CRLoo. Brock

HIS is carrying it also.
Avery

Mark, Avery can speak more to this better than I can. The process where I used the muller was for mixing pigments (like micas or paradise paints) with a medium like klyrfire. The muller enables you to eliminate clumps of pigments. That was my experience. Barbara You're correct Barbara. I use a mull...

Sorry Jerry....I think you misunderstood what I was saying or I was talking too fast and tripped over my words. Micas will sink deeper into the glass with each subsequent firing. My temp for the first fusing is around 1380 with a 10 minute hold. At this point, the micas can still be scraped or scarr...

Paul: There was a glass blower at my presentation who said he was going to produce some mullers...he thought they would be fairly simply to make. I'm sorry...I forgot his name, but perhaps he will chime in. Also, some people suggested getting a rod and just grinding the end. Probably would work. Avery

Ron is correct, airbrushing is sometimes the best way to get desired results. I spend much time airbrushing so I invested in a fairly large spray booth. Check out Leslie Ceramics in CA if you are interested. This booth vents outside via a large fan and traps particles in the filters, which are inexp...

Hi Barbara: Curtis Brock is a well know glass blower. He's an Asst Prof and head of the glass department at ACC, which is a division of Tennessee Tech. You can contact Gail Dost: <gdost@tntech.edu> and ask her to get an email message to Curt or for his address...I don't know it. Do a search and I'm ...

Beautiful work, as always Bob. I'm sorry you weren't able to get to the conference. Hope to see you sometime in the future.

Best always,
Avery

Liquid Luster is a product that was developed by Curtis Brock at the Appalachian Center for Crafts. He is now distributing it himself, or through HIS glassworks. It works like Armor All in softening a sandblasted texture. However, according to Curt, it does not need to be reapplied. When we taught a...

Stephanie: Looking in your kiln to monitor what the glass is doing, and flash venting are very different. You can certainly look in your kiln safely above 1000 degrees. You would do this to monitor when the glass has fully fused, when it has slumped, when enamels have matured, etc. Flash venting was...

Thank you, Michelle, for the compliments. Regarding the clam shell, here are some of the reasons we like this kiln: it is a good size and can do fairly large work (takes a 20" kiln shelf). You can work directly on the shelf while in the kiln which helps when setting up pattern bars or pieces wi...

Hi Barbara: I can't really give you exact ratios because it depends on the humidity and weather, believe it or not. When teaching in AZ, I had to mix the micas to a fairly waterly consistency in order to spray them before the nozzle of the airbrush clogged (due to the extreme dryness). In DC, and mo...

Ditto what Brock said. I just purchased my 4th kiln...a Skutt Clamshell. It is beautifully designed and I expect I will use it more than any of my other kilns. We have used this kiln in many of the workshops we teach and are now recommending it to our students.

Avery