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Ron..........it's gorgeous!

Great lesson on how to make a work of art from the silver and French vanilla reaction.

Will you share recipes - what did you use to patina/etch?? the brass?

Thanks, Gale

Rodney........do you know Irene is giving a demo and presentation at GAS June 2004 in New Orleans?

Holy-C...........this is better than mine. I'm gonna use it!

Now, do I have to pay for this superlative artspeak or is it copyright free?

Heheh!

(all of the above is tongue in cheek)

Okay - this is a rant and a vent! Sometimes, I get so frustrated with this business we're in! Last night my husband & I made a quick stop at our local discounter to buy a few basic necessities: TP, paper towels, cat litter and deo. Of course the pricing structure at this store is so-o-o low beca...

So far, I've used the HF21 fiber blanket. This fiber blanket has been just fine for my applications: kiln carving, build-up mold making & glass edge treatments. http://www.uu77.com/thermalinsulation/ I'm just getting ready to order ceramic paper and 2" fiber board. I'll post my application ...

Sara......we're thinking about going out to Tucson this new year - haven't made a firm decision, yet. We're getting low on our more unique jewelry making materials. Tucson offers such a large variety of the stuff we luv, we hate to miss the opportunity. The dilemma for us is that eagle season hits i...

Anyone going to sell or to buy or just to look?

Rodney...........you're looking for Irene Frolich.

http://www.glassartcanada.ca/irenefrolic/index.html

She's one of my idols in the glass world - hangs right up there with the work of Bertil Valien.

Tony or should I say Tony(s), are the gold and silver markers formulated with real precious metals? Will they stay intact like the Hanovia gold or wil they stain like our good old friend silver? If I applied one of these metal colored markers to my glass project and laid the glass -decorated side do...

Zentrum Glass is right in my back yard here in MO. I had the opportunity to go over to Doug's studio (which was worth the trip - he's self built 98% of the equipment he has in that studio) and hand pick my sheets and stringers of uranium glass. I've run several tests with this glass over the last 5 ...

"I will wrap all me parts in muffler repair tape ( whatever that is ) and tell you what got burnt and what didn't. If anything singes, I hold you responsible." Send pix! Think of them as a "how to" chapter inclusion in a book of 'What to Do/What Not to Do When Firing Your Kiln&qu...

Paul....my original question did ask about the possibilities of dripping onto frit. Based on the replies to this question, it seems this won't work for me. The mold is fully 3d & enclosed, rather than open faced. I need to retain my color placements in several areas located along one long length...

Excellent info.....thanks! Getting exact color placement into this mold shape is proving to be a bit of a holy grail. Looks like I'll have to make a two part mold and lay up the colors in a pate`method, leaving sprues along one edge to finish the filling process. Even with this approach, the colors ...

Ask if the gift shop people if they allow artist contact info on the tags before printing them up. Not many resale venues are ok with this........ Include on the tag, the name of your piece (if you've named it), a line describing medium and technique if you're inclined to share this. Don't forget to...

I have a long, fairly narrow mold where I would like to place a color frit into the deepest areas and then drip cast a differing color in for a more translucent appearance in the body of the casting.

Has anyone done this and what are the visual results?

Thanks

Looking for a current national percentages breakdown of how consumers take in information from print ads, radio, TV, internet, etc...... I've been searching for two days and can't find any "free" relevant, current survey info. Have tried the biggies - Neilsen, Roper, Pretesting & Print...

Happy-happy b-day, Kathie. Sara is right - 50 is a magnificent age! I eagerly look forward to the next 50 or more??? years of life (especially now that Lee press on/sew in body parts have been perfected- LOL!). The great part about reaching this age is you can start working on your "little old ...

Yup - there are some big names who donate to this auction. One could surmise that by showing/auctioning with this stellar well known group, the percieved value of your work will rise. Probably important to research just how well is this auction advertised and to whom. Also, how large and who is the ...

Alecia..........two things that will increase your glassware longevity chances with the dishwasher: Design the glass pieces so there's no pointed tip cuts laying on the surface of the glasswork or protruding points - solid fuse to a uniform rounded edge thickness if possible. Pointed glass tips (due...

Carve the fiber board before firing. (Wear a mask and keep your vacumn handy, w/ hepa-filter if possible, to suck up the loose particles generated by your carving.) Once the board is fired it's harder to create smooth carved surfaces or crisp cut edges. With each successive firing the board becomes ...