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Beautiful, Jerry. No muddy interactions, just strong color. Bet that took some testing! They look like planetary images from space, or filtered images of the sun.
Nice work.
Nikki

The book I bought on Cynthia's recommendation is "Design Basics" by David Lauer. It's rather text-bookish in that it's a well-organized general introduction to design principles. Relevant photos of paintings and other art work illustrate each point.
Nikki

Steve: I can see how that works. A specific assignment allows the focus to be narrowed (technique or subject), creating an opportunity to channel energies for deeper exploration. Self-given assignments work too, but it's easy to wander off- topic (or change the assignment :). I'm off to Breckenridge...

Jackie ..you said it so well. What a wonderfully cohesive body of work, Steve. Thanks for showing your interpretation in glass of your friend's inspirational photos in "Ocean Edge: December" Your work expresses aesthetics in line with my passions...order in nature, and the peacefulness of ...

Beautiful, elegant, sensitive, simply inspiring! I love how the anole is integrated into the piece. The three-footed support seems to lighten the piece and adds another artistic element, without being fussy. And the colors are luscious.
Great work, Ellen.
The bar has been raised again.

Nikki

Great calendar, guys! My husband came in and said What is THIS? Going over each pict and person is the most interest he's shown in warm glass to date. Pretty cool. Classy glassy lassies and lads in the buff. And such nice shots of the toys/tools of the trade...big kilns and belt sanders.

Nikki

flashing: ridges of glass that protrude on a casting when melted glass seeps through cracks in a mold during firing. Either the agony or the glory for casters. A "glass" dictonary might need to include a little of the ceramics vernacular, especially where there are conflicting definitions....

Patty: Great sinks...what fun! I like the blue ones, and the striped one that looks like it got to spend time on a lap grinder...nice edge. And the amber and clear one. They're all beautiful. I have this black and white bathroom that needs come color and a new sink. So when are you coming out East f...

The pate de verre formulas used at the turn of hte century were high in lead content, a mix less sensitive to stress. I thought that their glass also flowed and melted at lower temperatures, too, making it much easier on plaster molds. Does anyone know if a very low melting temperature leaded batch ...

Famous Marty is famouser than ever; half-way through the show, most everything has been sold :). Seems there's a lot of warm glass this year, with lots of competition. Not much in the way of glass casting though. The show is too big to get through in one day, but there are at least 4 exhibitors maki...

Hi Gordon: Paul Tarlow posted his program on the board sometime in the last year or so. It's a one-sheet printout of your firing schedule. He made up a template where you can enter your firing data and the time the firing is to be started, and the program computes the end times for each segment. The...

We fusers should be issued mechanical engineering hats! A local glass blower friend has built furnaces, lathes, kilns, and now is building an entirely new studio of his own in Virginia. Tony, Ron, Bert, and no-longer-a hobbiest Jim are inspiring. Even Paul and his excel program for firings is an eng...

Barbara: The Gryphon model that I have is the C-40. When I had a problem with the band slipping off, "Todd" at Gryphon suggested a couple of things: Check that the wire lies flat (place copper side down on a level surface). Jiggle the lower wheel front to back and make sure it is tight. Ne...

Sounds right; it was a Model C-something, about 8-10 years old. It was a newly released model when I got it. I'll check the number when I get home and let you know tomorrow.
Nikki

Barbara:
I had the same problem a couple of years ago and the compahy shipped me a "new, improved" wheel. It worked fine after a little fiddling. Came with an extra washer that the old wheel did not have.

Good luck...hope it gets fixed.
Nikki

Paul: Check Granite City and HIS for angle grinders. Felissati (Italiian), Flex (Ryobi), Alpha, and a very expensive one whose name I can't remember are options. Most are around 6 pounds, the Flex is 4+pounds. Some variable speed, all with water feed. Six pounds doesn't sound like much, but I bought...

Kay: But be sure the kilnwash is smooth. I just took out a 1/2" thick frit casting from my kiln and the bottom shows impressions from the disturbed kilnwash from the previous day's pot drops. Thought it was smooth enough without re-surfacing the mullite, especially since there was a sheet of th...

Paul:
The style is unique...have fun with it. Looks like something that could develop in many ways, too. I especially like the directional movement in the background.
Nikki

Lauren: Bullseye makes sconce hardware for two of their molds. The half-cylindar one (8725) is pricey... 95.25. It has only one bulb and holds glass at a maximum height of 10". It can't be modified for greater length unless you do some welding (the top and bottom clips are made of brushed stain...

Cynthia: Excellent work. I especially love the mosaics...texture (wish I could touch), really appealing balanced composition, color, shape, everything. Your customers will have very hard time choosing.
Nikki