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Creatorsoutlet.com seems like a nice site and certainly seems cheap! I have requested more info from them. Does anyone have any opinions about designerjewelryshowcase.com? They have been after me for a couple of years now, a beautiful publication and nice website -- but really expensive. Any comment...

Thanks Jackie,
I do have hopes someday of doing some larger pieces. I have made a few tiles in the hot box and really enjoyed the process. I need a bigger kiln!!!
All the best-
Carol

Still rather a newbie here -- let me ask an unartistic question: What kind of electric bill do you have?? I am in Southern Calif. Though I would love to do some of this type of work (right now I just make jewelry in a Hot Box) -- I can't imagine what the electric costs would be for making pieces tha...

Brock - Thanks much! Glad she will be working with it & not me -- I do enough swearing over other things!!
Carol

Brock - Thanks much! Glad she will be working with it & not me -- I do enough swearing over other things!!
Carol

Thanks Brock! You have a ? after Silicone -- is there a brand name for it?
Carol

A friend is wanting to stretch her artistic wings by making wall hangings. She would like to add small pieces of fused glass. What would be the best glue to use? The glass pieces would be about an inch square.
Thanks!

Lucky you! From experience I know that I always wish I would have bought more -- seeing the glass in person is so much better than buying from a catalog/internet. I have kicked myself sometimes for not getting something I saw and liked -- so go for it!!

Tony,
Congratulations on your Niche Award!! What an honor to be recognized in this manner. Your work is beautiful.
Carol Silrum

Fine silver works good too. If I am making dangles, with a loop at the top to attach the finding, I hammer flat the small amount that goes between the top and bottom piece of glass. I find less slipping that way. Also it comes out perfectly clean. You can get it from Rio Grande.

Speaking of various kiln shelf applications etc. I was wondering if what I sometimes do is ok -- in a hurry to get a shelf ready I have coated it with BE primer, pop it in the microwave (6" shelf) for 2 mins. Then take a blow dryer to finish it off. I have never had a problem with this method a...

Thank you all for the informative suggestions. Cynthia you outlined the mailing process really well and that will be the direction I'll take for now. In addition to the glass work my other full time job is caring for my elderly Mother who lives with us. She is blind and pretty feeble, thank God her ...

Thank you all for the informative suggestions. Cynthia you outlined the mailing process really well and that will be the direction I'll take for now. In addition to the glass work my other full time job is caring for my elderly Mother who lives with us. She is blind and pretty feeble, thank God her ...

Thanks Geri - guess that is what I'll start doing more of. I have never done postcards, but guess that is a good option. Hi Chae, With the galleries I'm presently in I have walked in some, shown my work, gone through the jury process etc. Two I sent emails with jpegs attached followed by more writte...

Geri, Are you saying that I shouldn't email a gallery to see if they might be interested in carrying my work? Is it going to be like the "Do Not Call" list ? And I know "they" - most galleries - don't like "cold call" -- so what is one to do??? :? I don't do shows and I...

Your Glass Artist Gallery is outstanding! You represent some very fine artists. Thank you for offering to share your experience, I am sure there are many great glassworkers here who can benifit from your marketing knowledge, me being one of them! If you ever add a little jewelry catagory I might be ...

Depending on how deep the bubble is I sometimes grind down and break the surface of the bubble, sometimes add frit then refire. Not sure if others do this, but it has worked for me.

Depending on how deep the bubble is I sometimes grind down and break the surface of the bubble, sometimes add frit then refire. Not sure if others do this, but it has worked for me.

I am new at this posting stuff, but just wanted to add my 2 cents on this subject. I sell only jewelry and my sales are only slightly down here in Calif. But they did very well back East this year. I sell wholesale or consignment to galleries. I just got off the phone with Studio 41 in Benicia and L...

Dichroic tears! I have cried a few of those...nice touch and the whole piece is full of interest. Thanks for sharing. CS