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NE VER let a curator title your work. It's none of their business. You create the work, you title it

Use Bullseye . . .

So . . . you must love Andre Derain . . .

Crashing a kiln is hard on bricks, not elements . . . Really not elements? I'd heard it was difficult on both, and would wear the elements out faster. Now trying to figure out where I've heard that. I'd be interested too. I just used common sense. The element is firing at it's temperature, opening ...

Comparing kilns is like comparing toasters . . . they ALL work just fine.

Crashing a kiln is hard on bricks, not elements . . .

kiln wash is not an option for me as I fire everyday.

So? I did it for decades . . .

Duct tape it down . . .

So how would you know if a mold is suitable for fusing, and slumping? I thought you could only slump with molds, not fuse........ (Super novice, here). Not a bad question though. Personally, I've never fused in a ceramic mold. I have made blanks using kiln furniture and fiber paper when making thic...

And then fuse the blank on a shelf, then slump onto the mold.

Nope.

To avoid thermal shock.

Fuschia, of course . . .

On top . . .

Slumped bottles are the suncatchers of fusing, only way less interesting.

Anything is more fun than a collapsed wine bottle . . .

I agree, no cans. You're in microbrewery heaven, whatever works for you.

Beer fridge . . .

There has been extensive discussion about suckers. Search the archives for posts by Glassburl. He was harassed off this board, so we no longer have the benefit of his voluminous casting experience. Was he really? I recall a somewhat different scenario. In one of his posts he threatened to come to V...