| 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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Date: 25 September, 2009, 01:06 pm - "Latest News" Category | |
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Judy, Mike and I have been playing around with clockmaking. This clock was made with a circle of white glass fused to a circle of compatible clear glass. Once fused, I applied resist and hand cut the stitches on the baseball as well as the roman numerals made with small baseball bats. I also cut a small circle in the middle for the clock mechanism to fit through. I then did all of the blasting and we slumped it in a rounded mold. Once that was done, I did the painting, using one shot paint. I've done another with just plain float glass, and will be trying my hand at footballs, etc. What's nice about using the opaque white glass is that it masks the clock mechanism behind, and the baseball is rounded enough so that it fits flat against the wall. Lots of stuff to still work out, but, it's fun just doing something different. We're working on lots of other things, and, I hope to show some of them to you soon.
As usual, with a prototype, this clock was labor intensive, not to mention expensive. Just the glass was $70.00. Add in clock parts, labor, kiln expenses, and, you have an item that must be sold for at least $150.00. Personalization would, most likely add another $25.00 or so. Mike is working on vectoring and plotting the stitches and baseball bat numerals to eliminate hand-cutting time.
Currently, I'm working on a clock for a Cards fan. It will have the team logo, and the fan's name. You'll see it when it's done.
Check out the clock that was made from a piece of old 1/4" scratched, plate glass. We cut the circle and solid frosted the scratched side so that you wouldn't even notice the scratch. Remember, even if you don't have a kiln, you can just make a flat clock. Those look great,as well. |
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Date: 31 August, 2009, 03:03 pm - "Latest News" Category | |
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Hi friends and fans of the Sandwitch. As you can see, we've been hard at work updating and improving the web site to make it a fun and useful resource for all who have an interest in sand carving.
For the time being, I would ask for your patience as we continue to make ongoing changes. Some of those changes and updates include our new presence on Twitter. You can read our tweets here: http://www.twitter.com/glassCarving. Depending on my schedule, those updates may only occur once a week, once a month, or whenever I can come up for air!
So for now, enjoy browsing around theSandwitch.com. Feel free to send us any comments or suggestions!
As always,
Blast on, and always remember, GRIT HAPPENS!
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