a one day seminar on Luminar Mold Mix 6 ( which we will video tape so that it can be sold for artists to use if this is something that interests you)
Location: Passion For Glass , 1534 17th Ave. SW. , Calgary, AB , Canada ( 587 353 2153 )
Artist : Leslie Rowe-Israelson
Date : Saturday , June 22th
Time: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Title : Creating Molds with Luminar MM6
This one day seminar will help artists to understand the great qualities and uses of Zircar Refractory Composites Luminar Mold Mix 6 in their glass , bronze and flame working projects. . This discussion will cover all the various uses of using this Refractory - Molding compound which will allow glass artists to understand the unlimited uses for casting glass and bronze with this product. After 30 years of using Mold Mix 6 , I feel I have a great understanding of how best to use this mold material, what works best , what may not work , how to get a great release from the glass and how to enhance the surface quality of your glass. Discussions and demonstrations will include:
- painting MM6 on one of a kind wax positives, and other materials
- how best to melt out wax from dried MM6 molds
-Release to use on Glass, wax , Plastercine , Wax Clay , Clay and other products that you have created your positive out of
-Releases to use on finished inside MM6 mold to enhance glass surface
-If no undercuts , multiple uses of the MM6 mold for flame working and casting projects
-One of a kind large slumping molds
- and will answer any questions that the students have (and I feel confident I can answer)