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Licha Ochoa Nicholson
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I Love it!

Post by Licha Ochoa Nicholson »

Hi Ellen,
I just had a chance to peek at your new piece and it's quite stunning! It is a piece that just reaches out to the viewer! Congratulations on a piece well done.
Licha
PDXBarbara
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Post by PDXBarbara »

Gorgeous, Ellen... say, can I have it?

Barbara
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Post by daffodildeb »

I was just about to ask how you got the anole lizard to stay on the vase when I realized...WOW!

=D> (Okay, it's supposed to be the clapping hands icon--you'll just have to imagine them, I guess.)
Deb
charlie holden
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Post by charlie holden »

Incredible! Great use of the decorative leaves to enhance the form of the bowl.

I hope you are selling these for big, big bucks.

Would you be so kind to give us your firing schedule?

ch
ellen abbott
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firing schedule

Post by ellen abbott »

Our schedule is divided into 3 parts. First we dry the mold by raising the temp from room to 300° (75°/hr) and hold for 3 hrs. Then we raise it to 1100° (100°/hr) and hold for 3 hrs. Next we cast the glass by raising to 1650° (550°/hr) and holding, in this case, for 3 hrs. Annealing and cooling is done br reducing the temp to 1050° (800°/hr) and holding for 6 hrs. Then reducing to 750° (15°/hr). Last it cools to room temp (50°/hr). Let it sit in the open kiln for a day.

Marc
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Post by rodney »

excellent,,,,waytago,,,rodney
Nikki ONeill
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Post by Nikki ONeill »

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. :D

Nikki
lindapos
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Post by lindapos »

Your Work is wonderful. I am a newbie to glass and you instuction on how you do this process was very interesting. Thank you so much for sharing this.

Linda Posnick
ellen abbott
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Post by ellen abbott »

Thank you all for your wonderful comments.

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froggee501
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Post by froggee501 »

Do you make your own frit? And what can one use as a binding agent? Would simple glue and water work?
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Post by ellen abbott »

No I don't make my own frit, although I did before it was commercially available. I use Bullseye. There are all kinds of 'binders'. I use gum arabic. Other artists use CMC which is a cellulose product. I didn't care for the white stuff it left in my finished glass but it was very tacky. I have heard of using wallpaper paste. Don't know about white glue.

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Sherry Salito-Forsen
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newest work

Post by Sherry Salito-Forsen »

Breathtaking!!!
Sherry
Helen Stokes
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Post by Helen Stokes »

Beautiful work Ellen, can't help but marvel at how you have mastered the technique especially the 3d or undercuts ie. the gecko's head and edges of some leaves. congratulations Helen
GatorGirl
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Post by GatorGirl »

Absolutely gorgeous!!!!!
Kim
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