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by chneos
Fri Jul 12, 2013 11:49 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Suggestions on what I'm doing wrong?
Replies: 7
Views: 6561

Re: Suggestions on what I'm doing wrong?

TY Morganica ... That's something I hadn't considered. Would I reach the same charred/burnt ending if I fired each layer independently? As a chemical reaction, it probably wouldn't make a difference, right?

Hmmm - "Smokin' Betty" ... maybe not :roll:
by chneos
Fri Jul 12, 2013 10:17 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Suggestions on what I'm doing wrong?
Replies: 7
Views: 6561

Suggestions on what I'm doing wrong?

Open to all tips - please!!! I'm fusing powders (or trying to, anyway) and not having much success. Here's the image pre-firing. [img] pre-firing.jpg [/img] It's all 96, fused in an 8 inch Evenheat kiln. The second image shows both (failed) fired attempts. When I fired Betty (1st attempt) on the rig...
by chneos
Sun Jun 30, 2013 5:44 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Help - stamping on glass
Replies: 11
Views: 16677

Re: Help - stamping on glass

Thank you all. @Tod - That's her ... that's the site/artist I was looking for. I'm including the link to her resources pdf that refers to the week long paint mixing process: http://coombscriddle.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/studentnotes1.pdf @BWeiss - thanks. I want to try your glycerine technique to...
by chneos
Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:55 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Help - stamping on glass
Replies: 11
Views: 16677

Help - stamping on glass

Despite my deep-rooted beliefs, my memory isn't what I want it to be (- what it USED to be) ... I recently STUMBLED on a stained/fused glass artist's website that shared important tips on successfully stamping images (w/rubber stamps) onto glass for component pieces. Here's what (I think) I remember...