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Take it out of the realm of glass work and think about a woodworker. If s/he made a table out of pine that was the same size as a table made out of ebony, would they sell for the same price? Of course not! Pine is one of the least expensive woods and ebony is one of the more expensive woods. Or a j...

This week's Genn newsletter struck a note with me. Useful advice to all of us! http://www.painterskeys.com/letters.asp?let=040217 I'm still pondering the advice on "price only on size" -- maybe it applies more to painters than it would to glass artists? - Marilyn Looking at Genn's work, I...

As to how they knew I used commercialy made molds I had to submit slides showing every phase of the design, production, firing and finishing of 5 items and them submit 5 different items to be juried. Bill Each medium (and each object) is unique in what constitutes the quality of craft. While I agre...

How did the guild (NH?) determine you used purchased molds? If these were conventional forms, there are so many mold forms available that it would be hard to distinguish between a purchased mold and a mold you made yourself. In any case, you might find a potter to throw you some forms to your specs....

How did the guild (NH?) determine you used purchased molds? If these were conventional forms, there are so many mold forms available that it would be hard to distinguish between a purchased mold and a mold you made yourself. In any case, you might find a potter to throw you some forms to your specs....

The fabric and polarizing lens will make a huge difference. You may not be able to shoot from directly above, but you can tilt the surface as well as the soft-box (lighting apparatus) to get close to perpendicular to the object. You may find that your camera, soft-box, and subject are all very close...

I'm not convinced that you can't do it yourself. If you've already got the set-up, then it's a matter of practice. (you used a polarizer and brought the box to just beyond the picture frame? Also, the tungsten bulbs are 150 watts - was your daylight bulb as bright?). What are you not happy with in t...

It's worth trying some silver or chrome paint on the back. If that doesn't give you the effect you want, you can cut mirror the same size as the tile, seam all the edges (sand off the sharpness but not necessary to grind the entire edge provided it's straight and flat), then place your tile and mirr...

An addendum to my previous post: The fabric should be stretched tight enough so there isn't excessive sag, but it doesn't have to be so tight you can bounce a coin off it. This isn't critical, just easier to work with if the fabric doesn't sag a lot.

You can build simple lighting system that will give professional results for, maybe, twenty-five bucks, if that. The hard part is learning how to frame your shots and figure out exposures. But, if you don't mind wasting some film in the process and all you need are 35mm slides, you can do this and i...

For slides and general documentation of work an SLR is still preferable to digital with the possible exception of professional digital SLR's which are fabulously expensive. SLRs are hardly old fashion. If the Canon lenses your son has are suitable for your purposes—sounds like you need a macro—y...

vermiculite is rumoured to be almost as bad as asbestos when it comes to dust control. it comes from the same mines and may have asbestos in it. i think you might want to encapsulate it before use. This is Skamol which I understand is asbestos free. But, I will look into it. Here's the MDS: http://...

Paul, do you think it would carve ok with a high speed tool? What were you using? For this initial test I simply used an old worn chisel. Some small gouges like one would use for linoleum or wood block printing would probably work. I think it could be carved with a high speed tool, but one wishes t...

charlie wrote:vermiculite is rumoured to be almost as bad as asbestos when it comes to dust control. it comes from the same mines and may have asbestos in it. i think you might want to encapsulate it before use.

This is Skamol which I understand is asbestos free. But, I will look into it.

Prefired some vermiculite board to 1500. Applied alumina/kaolin wash in several coats—the board seems to suck out the moisture—and rubbed smooth with my palm. Fired some Bullseye to 1500 with a 10 minute hold and cooled. Glass did not stick. Repeated this test two more times without applying new...

There are different grades of stainless and some are more resistant to corrosion than others. You're certain they are stainless? Are these molds specifically made for glass? Are they flaking or are you getting crud sticking to your glass? Can you provide details on the type of glass, firing schedule...

I suspect it might be a little more difficult. You may have to throw a torch on it. And then there's the possibility of sticking. Not to mention hot fingers.

...Later in the summer, when I was back again at Pilchuck, Mary White was teaching kilnworking. While she was there she got a letter from Susan [Glasgow] telling her to cease and desist from sewing glass together because of the the patent pending....Robin Cass was also there at the time.... The let...

Marty wrote:Rodney- I checked with the lawyers- I've got the patent on gravity, you've got the one on levity. Marty

Yeah, well, I've got the patent on lawyers.