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11 03, 2009

19 cheap things casters need

2017-08-03T09:33:15-07:00

The art of casting is also the art of spending money. I publish a little resource list (I think it's now six pages long) of where to buy all the stuff you need for casting. None of it's cheap and most of it's indispensable. Interestingly, though, there's also a bunch of stuff that's equally indispensable but can be had on the cheap. Here's my list of 18 cheap THINGS you should keep around a casting studio to make your life (and your bank account) easier. ...

19 cheap things casters need2017-08-03T09:33:15-07:00
6 03, 2009

Using up (lots of) scrap glass

2016-05-17T22:47:06-07:00

This getting ready to move stuff is a pain but with some compensations; I inventoried my raw glass stock (came up with about 90 sheets of glass that will be coming to a garage sale soon), and my fingers started itching to cut glass...so I banged out some keystone projects. Nothing great, certainly not great art, but a nice change of pace from the intensity of casting and a good way to turn a bunch of scrap into something that holds fruit.

Using up (lots of) scrap glass2016-05-17T22:47:06-07:00
4 03, 2009

Why I love Portland

2020-03-02T07:44:53-08:00

Do I need another reason? Where else but Glassland would the above be considered a cool hood ornament? But what I really love are the people: Actually, this is a member of the Oregon Glass Guild leadership debating matters of, well, leadership after a really interesting lecture by artist Andy Paiko. His work must be seen to be believed. Fascinating [...]

Why I love Portland2020-03-02T07:44:53-08:00
2 03, 2009

We’re coming down…

2017-07-30T14:59:16-07:00

...is the title of the only recent Peter Gabriel song I can find. It's the theme song for WALL-E, not my favorite movie but I kinda like that song. If I had to pick music that matched the kind of work I do, it'd be Gabriel's (or maybe Kate Bush, which is sort of the other side of the same [...]

We’re coming down…2017-07-30T14:59:16-07:00
27 02, 2009

Oliver Wendell Kiln, world traveler

2020-11-26T12:51:38-08:00

When embarking on a career as an artist, it's important to have a well-traveled kiln. And so Oliver Wendell, my new kiln, appears to be taking the long way home.

Oliver Wendell Kiln, world traveler2020-11-26T12:51:38-08:00
23 02, 2009

Smooth-on Trowelable Plasti-Paste

2016-05-16T14:17:51-07:00

Normally, I craft my mother molds out of plain old plaster of paris. It's cheap, relatively quick and the cleanup is easy. But the resulting shell is also heavy and brittle, hard to store and prone to chipping off in exactly the spot you need it to be whole. Smooth-on's Plasti-Paste promises to alleviate at least 75 percent of those problems but costs about $17; plaster costs about $3. To work, the Plasti-Paste shell needs to be VERY light, VERY rigid and VERY easy to get off the mold. So...here goes.

Smooth-on Trowelable Plasti-Paste2016-05-16T14:17:51-07:00
12 02, 2009

Jashawn

2016-05-16T14:17:28-07:00

"It breaks my heart, the things people don't care about," said Jashawn. We were standing outside the storage facility where she worked, testing my new security code. (Long story here that involves my new kiln accidentally shipped out long before it has a home --and contrary to the order I placed--so it'll now cool its heels at company expense until I'm ready for it).

Jashawn2016-05-16T14:17:28-07:00
4 02, 2009

Patty

2020-06-21T13:37:58-07:00

The mechanic leaned out of the window. "Excuse me, ma'am, but could you move your car?" she asked, "I need to get this van into the bay, and I need that space to maneuver." I'd only just found the parking space, the last remaining in the lot, so I grumbled as I moved out and parked on the street. She pulled the van into the garage and I pretty much forgot her until she dropped off my car.

Patty2020-06-21T13:37:58-07:00
3 02, 2009

Never deny the art

2017-10-07T17:50:22-07:00

OK, really not going to get too awfully philosophical here but over the weekend a realization was slammed home that should have been obvious and somehow was not: Once you get art into your head, one way or another, it's gotta come out. ;-) ....

Never deny the art2017-10-07T17:50:22-07:00
26 01, 2009

May

2024-01-04T08:37:13-08:00

May expects you to keep up. And so you do. ...

May2024-01-04T08:37:13-08:00
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