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Date: 10 May, 2010, 12:54 am - "Latest News" Category | |
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Another good reason to check out www.glassartnetwork.com is to have an excuse to eat some popcorn and watch an educational video on glass shaping. A free lesson just for you..........and you..........................and you...................Here's a picture of what Mike Mudd does for his friends who want a nameplate. Just takes a broken piece of mirror and goes to town. It's really ingenious, and, all you need to give it a try is on the video in my article. Please support Sue's efforts to give all of you glass artists a venue. It's a wonderful place to spend some time. Later. Butch. |
| EXTRA! EXTRA! New online ZEEN. Check it out! |
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Date: 10 May, 2010, 12:10 am - "Latest News" Category | |
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Hey, my little chitlins. You now are able to catch yet another article written by yours truly. The fabulous Sue Kutno has created a new online 'zine that includes all facets of glass art, so check it out. Just go to www.glassartnetwork.com, and take a look. There's all kinds of great stuff there. My May article covers my students, Mike Mudd and Mike Smarr, and the fabulouis work they do using scrap glass, rocks, mirror and water-washed beach glass. You won't believe your eyes. So, don't wait. Do it now. You won't be sorry. |
| NEW RAYZIST CLASSES FOR 2010 |
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Date: 7 January, 2010, 12:55 am - "Latest News" Category | |
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SCHEDULE OF NEW CARVING/GOLD LEAF CLASSES AT RAYZIST FOR 2010
Everyone taking these classes will be in for a treat. Carving is the ultimate in blasting, yet, very few people have learned properly, since most people have only learned to get some sort of depth without the beautiful shaping of each pull, vital to the proper shaping and depth of the next pull. So many blasters have learned to simply create some depth around the edges of each pull, and, then try to go into the middle and match it all up. Trust me. That is impossible. Shapes formed in this manner are generally uneven, lumpy and unpleasing to the eye. Also, without clean, crisp lines between each pull, painting or gold leafing cannot be properly done. Good carving takes time, proper instruction, and patience, not to mention practice, practice, practice. You will be properly taught and observed. No student will blast without me and my ruler watching over your shoulder. At least one of your completed pieces will painted with a transparent glass paint, and/or gilded. Remember, your class will have no more than four students, for optimal, individual attention.
These classes will be three long and intense days, all of them Thursday-Saturday. Should anyone in the class choose to add a fourth day of instruction, I will be happy to stay, and, that day will be an additional $500.00. No one has to make that decision prior to the class, although it could affect your travel plans. I'll bet'cha once you get going, you won't want to leave. We hope to see you at the beautiful Rayzist facility for one or more of these classes. Work really hard and I'll take you to a fabulous dinner.
Please e-mail or call for more information. You may reach me at either 805-462-8216, or on my cell, 805-286-7575. My e-mail address is thesandwitch@prodigy.net.
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| Plate glass baseball clock |
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Date: 13 November, 2009, 09:53 am - "Latest News" Category | |
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For those of you not familiar with the term, "plate glass," it's kind of a generic word for any glass you'd pick up at a glass shop. It's also called float glass, green glass, or clear glass. If you look at it from the edge, it will be very green, as opposed to crystal, or synthetic crystal, which will be clear. It's very inexpensive to buy, and many glass shops have lots of scrap you can often haul off for free. As I always say, "never underistimate the power of a dozen doughnuts." |
| Butch's excellent sculling adventure |
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Date: 25 September, 2009, 01:43 pm - "Latest News" Category | |
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When I first ran in the Boston Marathon, in 1975, I saw these long boats with lots of people in them just flying down the river, and, thought it was the most beautifully awesome thing I had ever seen and wanted to do it too. Since then, I've learned a lot more about it, and found that one of the best venues in the world is up in Sacramento, not far from my friends, Vince and Sandy. So, 34 years later, I got my chance and took the four day course. It was wonderful, and, extremely complex and challenging, but, I am now certified to rent a scull. Here I am on the third day, first time going into open water. Yippee! Check it out. More soon. |
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