Another box design, with a twist.

Ron Coleman · Post by **Ron Coleman** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:20 pm

A new fused box design. This one has no texture from sand, it was fused freestanding on a kiln shelf. Just a light sandblasted finish to soften the colors.

Ron

Jackie Beckman · Post by **Jackie Beckman** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:50 pm

Very cool, Ron. Was this one fused together like your red one from WGBE and a couple others you've posted? Or is it glued?

Jackie

Ron Coleman · Post by **Ron Coleman** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:52 pm

It's fused.

Ron

PDXBarbara · Post by **PDXBarbara** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 3:40 pm

Ron, it's so lovely! If you made it freestanding on the shelf... was your process similar to making, say, a large & wide bracelet (looking at the opening) with a lid & floor?
Love it.
Barbara

Lisa Allen · Post by **Lisa Allen** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 3:42 pm

Ooooo, that's mighty cool, Ron. The colors are so soft and beautiful. Lisa

Ron Coleman · Post by **Ron Coleman** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 4:00 pm

PDXBarbara (Bader) wrote:Ron, it's so lovely! If you made it freestanding on the shelf... was your process similar to making, say, a large & wide bracelet (looking at the opening) with a lid & floor?
Love it.
Barbara

The sides, 3 pieces,were slumped to shape first and then fused to the bottom piece. The top is separate. There are three open slots in the sides.

Ron

Lisa Allen · Post by **Lisa Allen** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 4:08 pm

Hey Ron, it looks pretty thick, could you share your annealing schedule?

Thanks:?

Ron Coleman wrote:
PDXBarbara (Bader) wrote:Ron, it's so lovely! If you made it freestanding on the shelf... was your process similar to making, say, a large & wide bracelet (looking at the opening) with a lid & floor?
Love it.
Barbara
The sides, 3 pieces,were slumped to shape first and then fused to the bottom piece. The top is separate. There are three open slots in the sides.

Ron

Melodie · Post by **Melodie** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 4:23 pm

I really love the unique design and colors. Great job!

Melodie

Ron Coleman · Post by **Ron Coleman** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 4:54 pm

All the pieces are 1/4 thick, but because of the unusual shape I annealed for 90 min at 960 f and then a 3 hour cool to 750 f and then kiln off. There was no peeking until it was cool.

Ron

The Hobbyist · Post by **The Hobbyist** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 5:08 pm

What a fabulous piece. It immediately invokes a carousel in my mind, since I'm old enough to remember them.

Why don't the sides fall in when you fuse the assembly? I thought that was why you had to do these in sand.

One of you superb tutorials would be greatly appreciated by this amateur and probably many others.

PLEASE.................................G'pa Jim[/img]

Barbara Muth · Post by **Barbara Muth** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 5:38 pm

Ron, it is wonderful. Like Jim, my brain is tantalized by your ability to overcome the force of gravity. You just keep on testing the limits, pushing them further and further out!

Congratulations!
Barbara

p.s. that is the box you promised me, isn't it???

Claudia Whitten · Post by **Claudia Whitten** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 6:32 pm

Ron, I too see a carousel, the colors are a lot of what I have seen on them. You just continue to
to amaze, me with your talent and perfection. I love the bottom of it ,it adds so much.
Good Job!!...Claudia

Ron Coleman · Post by **Ron Coleman** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 9:33 pm

Jim Wolverton wrote:What a fabulous piece. It immediately invokes a carousel in my mind, since I'm old enough to remember them.

Why don't the sides fall in when you fuse the assembly? I thought that was why you had to do these in sand.

One of you superb tutorials would be greatly appreciated by this amateur and probably many others.

PLEASE.................................G'pa Jim[/img]

The elves have been busy in the research lab recently and they added some new controls to the kiln. I'm still trying to figure out all the adjustments, maybe you can shed some light on the subject.

Experimental Boy

Paul Tarlow · Post by **Paul Tarlow** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 11:06 pm

Ron Coleman wrote:A new fused box design. This one has no texture from sand, it was fused freestanding on a kiln shelf. Just a light sandblasted finish to soften the colors.

Ron

Okay, stop it Ron -- or none of us will even bother entering anything in WG@BE III.

- Paul

Ron Coleman · Post by **Ron Coleman** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 12:06 am

Paul Tarlow wrote:
Ron Coleman wrote:A new fused box design. This one has no texture from sand, it was fused freestanding on a kiln shelf. Just a light sandblasted finish to soften the colors.

Ron
Okay, stop it Ron -- or none of us will even bother entering anything in WG@BE III.

- Paul

Don't give up too soon Paul, I'm still trying to figure out how you made the snake.

Ron

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 12:27 am

Hey Ron,

Another lovely project. are the curved sides fused to the base , or are they slumped and then "cold-laminated" to the base?

Lovely subtle colours. I didn't see carousels.... I saw a Tibetan tent... or perhaps an upscale igloo... it hit -30C here on the weekend. You guys are worried about anealing cycles. I am more concerned with the thawing cycle.

Cheers

Bob

Dawn Stevenson · Post by **Dawn Stevenson** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 4:34 am

ok, now I know for sure I'll be learning to fuse stuff after I get a kiln. That is just gorgeous!!!!

Dawn

Ron Coleman · Post by **Ron Coleman** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 9:14 am

Bob wrote:Hey Ron,

Another lovely project. are the curved sides fused to the base , or are they slumped and then "cold-laminated" to the base?

Lovely subtle colours. I didn't see carousels.... I saw a Tibetan tent... or perhaps an upscale igloo... it hit -30C here on the weekend. You guys are worried about anealing cycles. I am more concerned with the thawing cycle.

Cheers

Bob

Thanks Bob, the colors come from frit, clear and lacy white BE. The inside surface has an interesting look too. I had trouble deciding which side to turn out.

The sides were slumped and than coldworked for square edges and then it was all fused together.

Thirty below.........., that's just light jacket weather in Canada isn't it? We haven't been hearing much from the global warming people this winter, maybe their calculators are frozen.

Ron

Carolyn Ledbetter · Post by **Carolyn Ledbetter** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 1:56 pm

The piece is stunning. I want one. What did you do to keep the sides from sagging while they fused to the bottom section?

You want global warming! - it's been in the mid to high 80's and muggy for weeks here in South Florida. The big kilns are taking twice as long to cool down. The A/C is on in the house and car. I would gladly trade places to cool off a bit.

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