This was put in last week. Lots of fused Bullseye in the flowers of the upper panels.
Details:
http://www.burtglass.com/desert_morning.html
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- Mon Jan 07, 2019 9:39 am
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Desert Morning
- Replies: 8
- Views: 39580
- Sun Jan 06, 2019 2:14 pm
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: Buying Bullseye Glass
- Replies: 7
- Views: 38401
Re: Buying Bullseye Glass
Yeah, Kevin i get it. I live pretty close to a number of glass manufacturers, but my taste is for stuff made either in Portland or European stuff sold in New Jersey. Maybe I should adapt to my environment. Humans are supposed to be able to do that
- Sun Jan 06, 2019 9:50 am
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: Buying Bullseye Glass
- Replies: 7
- Views: 38401
Buying Bullseye Glass
Hi. I'm in Cincinnati, OH. I'm using more and more Bullseye. I was purchasing it at Brazee Street studios. They are a fairly well stocked BE distributor. I was buying small cutoff sheets as I need them, and I was happy to pay retail for the convenience, and because I wouldn't have to buy much more t...
- Mon Dec 24, 2018 4:25 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Lupine suncatcher
- Replies: 4
- Views: 28777
Lupine suncatcher
cuz I like lupines
- Fri Dec 14, 2018 10:30 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Removing sticker 'ghost marks'
- Replies: 11
- Views: 24589
Re: Removing sticker 'ghost marks'
Surprising. The gawd damned stuff should have submitted to the mf-ing acetone. Jim recommended petroleum based solvents, that's a good idea but most residues that dissolve in mineral spirits will also dissolve in acetone. Acetone or lacquer thinner work on all the tapes and stickers I encounter. Try...
- Thu Nov 29, 2018 12:17 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Two pieces for the price of one.............
- Replies: 3
- Views: 26942
Re: Two pieces for the price of one.............
The depth and surface interest are engaging. I'd like to see them backlit with natural light too....bet they have some opal fire to them
- Sat Nov 24, 2018 12:18 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: The Latest Bowl
- Replies: 8
- Views: 36982
Re: The Latest Bowl
Sorry for your heartbreaking loss. Hope you can rebuild and grow. Exquisite bowl by the way
- Mon Oct 01, 2018 11:04 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: glass I'm working on
- Replies: 20
- Views: 48276
Re: glass I'm working on
Here's a piece I finished last month. It has pink striker petals fused onto the substrate, and glass paint for the rest of the imagery. The dark area at the bottom depicts Horsetooth Mountain ridge in Fort Collins.
- Fri May 11, 2018 4:50 pm
- Forum: Art, philosophy, and content
- Topic: Is an art degree necessary for you to be or become an "artist"?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 36670
Re: Is an art degree necessary for you to be or become an "artist"?
They're looking for a specific type of artist at a certain point in what is supposed to be an art career (heh). There are other prereq's for this exhibition besides the one you mentioned. I don't think anyone, including the Renwick Alliance would declare that their prereqs are necessary for one to b...
- Wed May 09, 2018 1:37 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: HOMEMADE IRIDIZING?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 30075
Re: HOMEMADE IRIDIZING?
Years ago I bought some stannous chloride, thinking I could iridize glass in the kiln. Fortunately a chemical engineer friend warned me that I'd be building a bomb in my kiln so I didn't try it. I just now googled 'glassblowing & stannous chloride' and lots of info came up. I understand it's us...
- Sun May 06, 2018 9:29 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Computer program for strip cut
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7528
Re: Computer program for strip cut
All the drawing programs that I’ve encountered had offered free trials. Turbocad does too
- Sun May 06, 2018 1:26 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Computer program for strip cut
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7528
Re: Computer program for strip cut
Turbocad. It has quite a few different snaps and array copies that makes experimenting with strips fun. It's inexpensive. Like any vector drawing tool, it has a learning curve.
- Thu May 03, 2018 10:22 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: proper crimping tool
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6253
Re: proper crimping tool
The single purpose tools are awfully expensive. I just bought some butt splice terminals from these guys, and they sell the fancy tools. I'll use my el cheapo electrical stripper pliers to crimp them
https://crimpsupply.com/tools/crimping-tools
https://crimpsupply.com/tools/crimping-tools
- Fri Mar 30, 2018 8:53 pm
- Forum: Kiln Casting
- Topic: Relief casting mold
- Replies: 14
- Views: 44821
Re: Relief casting mold
I've always used plasticine for making relief molds. I don't feel real skillful with it. I've done three or four stained glass windows with relief pieces that made that way. I remember rolling it out spending time tooling it a bit, then using a heat gun to smooth the surface, using those little syri...
- Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:14 pm
- Forum: Kiln Casting
- Topic: Relief casting mold
- Replies: 14
- Views: 44821
Re: Relief casting mold
Thank you for the suggestions. I think all of them would work. I'm leaning toward getting some 1/4" thinfire from our local Bullseye retailer, if they've got it. I see it for sale in the Bullseye catalog. There's quite a bit of discussion in the archives here about making wafers. I'm looking th...
- Tue Mar 20, 2018 1:36 pm
- Forum: Kiln Casting
- Topic: Relief casting mold
- Replies: 14
- Views: 44821
Re: Relief casting mold
I didn't see the missing 'r' until Edpal247 pointed it out, even after a spell check on the browser, in which I may have spelled it correctly, but maybe not, because the results would correct it for me. Maybe I've never known about that 'r'. I'm not surprised or too concerned, but maybe I should get...
- Tue Mar 20, 2018 9:58 am
- Forum: Kiln Casting
- Topic: Relief casting mold
- Replies: 14
- Views: 44821
Re: Relief casting mold
Here's an example from ...my god!, sixteen years ago! It's a pain in the neck and I don't need to worry about the texture of the surface, I can paint the textures I want.
- Tue Mar 20, 2018 9:52 am
- Forum: Kiln Casting
- Topic: Relief casting mold
- Replies: 14
- Views: 44821
Relief casting mold
I will be doing some frit casting for a largish stained glass piece. It will be tree limbs. Lots of limbs. I have done this before by making a clay positive: Roll out the clay into a thin tile, cut out the tree limbs, cast the thing in plaster/silica, then use the plaster mold for frit casting. One ...
- Tue Feb 27, 2018 8:47 am
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: glass I'm working on
- Replies: 20
- Views: 48276
Re: glass I'm working on
Thank you for the compliments. The paint in the border pieces are a R&G transparent, I forget which number. The white glass in the border is float, blasted all over the back after all firing is complete. It does pop out pretty well, but we regret not going the extra step and using colorless anti...
- Mon Feb 26, 2018 9:57 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: glass I'm working on
- Replies: 20
- Views: 48276
Re: glass I'm working on
Thank you. Making slow progress here on the project. Two of the eventual four sections are pretty much complete. The arched sections will actually be on top, with the square panels on the bottom, in the eventual setting.