Glass Campus Tutorials

On Apr 25, 6:19*pm, wrote:
Another bunch of new articles and a great Tutorial on how to make
Kilnformed Flashed Glass.http://www.glasscampus.com

Hey that "Native Moon" is also Squamish, isn't it ?

/Jman...

On Apr 27, 7:51 pm, Jman wrote:
On Apr 25, 11:16 pm, wrote:

On Apr 25, 6:28 pm, nJb wrote:

On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:19:09 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
Another bunch of new articles and a great Tutorial on how to make
Kilnformed Flashed Glass.
http://www.glasscampus.com

Flashed glass in a kiln? Did you develop that process? I'm impressed.

Jack

Hold onto that enthusiasm. There's at least 100 more tutorials and
videos yet to post - plus nearly as many new products from "Master
Artisan". Watch for them at your favourite distributor.

Sweet !

That's pretty cool stuff. I like the West Coast Indian Art quite a
bit... (most have no idea what it is...) I own a few Cedar Masks done
by an Artist from Vancouver, along with some Jewellery. Popular
stuff...

Anyway, Since I'm REALLY new to this stuff, I have a couple of
questions...

- Is that a stencil that they use over the top of the glass, or is
that stuff drawn freehand ?
- What are both made of.. ? Meaning, kind of stencil would you use so
it wasn't blown to pieces....(my cabinet and gun eats glass pretty
damn quick) and if drawn freehand, what is used as a mask ?
- I did some Inukshuk's that turned out 'not too bad', but I'm kinda
lost on the whole process of what you've posted... Where can I find
out more ?

Cheers,

/Jman..

The "stencil" used was regular 8mm vinyl resist. The Moon was drawn
freehand and cut out manually. The others where drawn in a computer
program and cut out with a plotter-cutter. We have several hundred
designs that will soon be offered for sale as precut patterns. Just
stick the stencil on the glass, pull out the cut out parts, and it's
ready to blast.

The projects in the photos were blasted with 100 grit silicon
carbide. It took several hours to blast through the 2mm top coat of
glass and coarser grit would speed up the job but would leave a
rougher surface on the coloured layer below. One of the most
attractive features of doing is this way is that fire polishing
afterwards puts a gloss sheen on the coloured glass below and leaves a
soft rounded edge on the cuts. We had all those in the photos on
display at Las Vegas GlassCraft Expo where they generated considerable
interest. We already have a quantity of orders for the precut
stencils.

On Apr 27, 8:18 pm, Jman wrote:
On Apr 25, 6:19 pm, wrote:

Another bunch of new articles and a great Tutorial on how to make
Kilnformed Flashed Glass.http://www.glasscampus.com

Hey that "Native Moon" is also Squamish, isn't it ?

/Jman...

It's a little of many elements of different West Coast Native. As
much Haida as Squamish. Those that understand native design know that
it incorporates a number of preset design elements. Because the usual
native carvings and paintings don't adapt particularly well for
stained glass or for sandblasting, the designs we use are our own
adaptations. Here's some of my native stained glass designs that have
sold extremely well and I've now retired and make available for free
use.
http://www.glasscampus.com/freepatterns.htm

For the Gator**** group and associated hillbillies that assuredly
haven't the faintest idea what we're talking about, I recommend they
consider the outstanding sculpture on display at Vancouver airport and
printed on the Canadiand $20 bill.
http://www.coreyhallisey.com/nwc_art...f_haida_gwaii/

On Apr 28, 8:51*am, wrote:
On Apr 27, 8:18 pm, Jman wrote:

On Apr 25, 6:19 pm, wrote:

Another bunch of new articles and a great Tutorial on how to make
Kilnformed Flashed Glass.http://www.glasscampus.com

Hey that "Native Moon" is also Squamish, isn't it ?

/Jman...

It's a little of many elements of different West Coast Native. *As
much Haida as Squamish. *Those that understand native design know that
it incorporates a number of preset design elements. *Because the usual
native carvings and paintings don't adapt particularly well for
stained glass or for sandblasting, the designs we use are our own
adaptations. *Here's some of my native stained glass designs that have
sold extremely well and I've now retired and make available for free
use.http://www.glasscampus.com/freepatterns.htm

For the Gator**** group and associated hillbillies that assuredly
haven't the faintest idea what we're talking about, I recommend they
consider the outstanding sculpture on display at Vancouver airport and
printed on the Canadiand $20 bill.http://www.coreyhallisey.com/nwc_art...irit_of_haida_...

Being that my father in law was the director of the Tongass Forest for
more years than you can count, some of us hillbillies know more than
you think. Precut stencils have been around longer than you have and
have never been big sellers.

On Apr 28, 10:42 am, Chemo the Clown wrote:
On Apr 28, 8:51 am, wrote:



On Apr 27, 8:18 pm, Jman wrote:

On Apr 25, 6:19 pm, wrote:

Another bunch of new articles and a great Tutorial on how to make
Kilnformed Flashed Glass.http://www.glasscampus.com

Hey that "Native Moon" is also Squamish, isn't it ?

/Jman...

It's a little of many elements of different West Coast Native. As
much Haida as Squamish. Those that understand native design know that
it incorporates a number of preset design elements. Because the usual
native carvings and paintings don't adapt particularly well for
stained glass or for sandblasting, the designs we use are our own
adaptations. Here's some of my native stained glass designs that have
sold extremely well and I've now retired and make available for free
use.http://www.glasscampus.com/freepatterns.htm

For the Gator**** group and associated hillbillies that assuredly
haven't the faintest idea what we're talking about, I recommend they
consider the outstanding sculpture on display at Vancouver airport and
printed on the Canadiand $20 bill.http://www.coreyhallisey.com/nwc_art...irit_of_haida_...

Being that my father in law was the director of the Tongass Forest for
more years than you can count, some of us hillbillies know more than
you think. Precut stencils have been around longer than you have and
have never been big sellers.

As with many things, it's the design that determines customer
support. I came back from Vegas with a pretty lengthy list of
interested customers. Whether or not it's a "big seller" isn't
especially important. It's just one more product to add to the
steadily growing list of "Master Artisan" products we offer to
encompass stained glass, kilnforming, hot glass, torchworking, and
sandblasting. While you and your backwater companions snivel and cry
about being unable to compete with imports, I'm competing head on with
them and doing very well at it.

Adapt or die. When your business dies, should I send a sympathy
card?

On Apr 28, 1:10*pm, wrote:
On Apr 28, 10:42 am, Chemo the Clown wrote:





On Apr 28, 8:51 am, wrote:

On Apr 27, 8:18 pm, Jman wrote:

On Apr 25, 6:19 pm, wrote:

Another bunch of new articles and a great Tutorial on how to make
Kilnformed Flashed Glass.http://www.glasscampus.com

Hey that "Native Moon" is also Squamish, isn't it ?

/Jman...

It's a little of many elements of different West Coast Native. *As
much Haida as Squamish. *Those that understand native design know that
it incorporates a number of preset design elements. *Because the usual
native carvings and paintings don't adapt particularly well for
stained glass or for sandblasting, the designs we use are our own
adaptations. *Here's some of my native stained glass designs that have
sold extremely well and I've now retired and make available for free
use.http://www.glasscampus.com/freepatterns.htm

For the Gator**** group and associated hillbillies that assuredly
haven't the faintest idea what we're talking about, I recommend they
consider the outstanding sculpture on display at Vancouver airport and
printed on the Canadiand $20 bill.http://www.coreyhallisey.com/nwc_art...irit_of_haida_...

Being that my father in law was the director of the Tongass Forest for
more years than you can count, some of us hillbillies know more than
you think. Precut stencils have been around longer than you have and
have never been big sellers.

As with many things, it's the design that determines customer
support. *I came back from Vegas with a pretty lengthy list of
interested customers. *Whether or not it's a "big seller" isn't
especially important. *It's just one more product to add to the
steadily growing list of "Master Artisan" products we offer to
encompass stained glass, kilnforming, hot glass, torchworking, and
sandblasting. *While you and your backwater companions snivel and cry
about being unable to compete with imports, I'm competing head on with
them and doing very well at it.

Adapt or die. *When your business dies, should I send a sympathy
card?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I have more work than I can handle right now, Mr. Canda****. Besides,
who really cares about the imports. the folks that buy that crappola
aren't my customer anyway.

On Apr 28, 2:12 pm, Chemo the Clown wrote:
On Apr 28, 1:10 pm, wrote:



On Apr 28, 10:42 am, Chemo the Clown wrote:

On Apr 28, 8:51 am, wrote:

On Apr 27, 8:18 pm, Jman wrote:

On Apr 25, 6:19 pm, wrote:

Another bunch of new articles and a great Tutorial on how to make
Kilnformed Flashed Glass.http://www.glasscampus.com

Hey that "Native Moon" is also Squamish, isn't it ?

/Jman...

It's a little of many elements of different West Coast Native. As
much Haida as Squamish. Those that understand native design know that
it incorporates a number of preset design elements. Because the usual
native carvings and paintings don't adapt particularly well for
stained glass or for sandblasting, the designs we use are our own
adaptations. Here's some of my native stained glass designs that have
sold extremely well and I've now retired and make available for free
use.http://www.glasscampus.com/freepatterns.htm

For the Gator**** group and associated hillbillies that assuredly
haven't the faintest idea what we're talking about, I recommend they
consider the outstanding sculpture on display at Vancouver airport and
printed on the Canadiand $20 bill.http://www.coreyhallisey.com/nwc_art...irit_of_haida_...

Being that my father in law was the director of the Tongass Forest for
more years than you can count, some of us hillbillies know more than
you think. Precut stencils have been around longer than you have and
have never been big sellers.

As with many things, it's the design that determines customer
support. I came back from Vegas with a pretty lengthy list of
interested customers. Whether or not it's a "big seller" isn't
especially important. It's just one more product to add to the
steadily growing list of "Master Artisan" products we offer to
encompass stained glass, kilnforming, hot glass, torchworking, and
sandblasting. While you and your backwater companions snivel and cry
about being unable to compete with imports, I'm competing head on with
them and doing very well at it.

Adapt or die. When your business dies, should I send a sympathy
card?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I have more work than I can handle right now, Mr. Canda****. Besides,
who really cares about the imports. the folks that buy that crappola
aren't my customer anyway.

Your currency has dropped so far, you should be able to develop a
market for American made stained glass in Mexico.

On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:10:28 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Apr 28, 10:42 am, Chemo the Clown wrote:
On Apr 28, 8:51 am, wrote:



On Apr 27, 8:18 pm, Jman wrote:

On Apr 25, 6:19 pm, wrote:

Another bunch of new articles and a great Tutorial on how to make
Kilnformed Flashed Glass.http://www.glasscampus.com

Hey that "Native Moon" is also Squamish, isn't it ?

/Jman...

It's a little of many elements of different West Coast Native. As
much Haida as Squamish. Those that understand native design know that
it incorporates a number of preset design elements. Because the usual
native carvings and paintings don't adapt particularly well for
stained glass or for sandblasting, the designs we use are our own
adaptations. Here's some of my native stained glass designs that have
sold extremely well and I've now retired and make available for free
use.http://www.glasscampus.com/freepatterns.htm

For the Gator**** group and associated hillbillies that assuredly
haven't the faintest idea what we're talking about, I recommend they
consider the outstanding sculpture on display at Vancouver airport and
printed on the Canadiand $20 bill.http://www.coreyhallisey.com/nwc_art...irit_of_haida_...

Being that my father in law was the director of the Tongass Forest for
more years than you can count, some of us hillbillies know more than
you think. Precut stencils have been around longer than you have and
have never been big sellers.

As with many things, it's the design that determines customer
support. I came back from Vegas with a pretty lengthy list of
interested customers. Whether or not it's a "big seller" isn't
especially important. It's just one more product to add to the
steadily growing list of "Master Artisan" products we offer to
encompass stained glass, kilnforming, hot glass, torchworking, and
sandblasting.

A "master artisan" buys precut stencils?

On Apr 28, 5:07 pm, nJb wrote:
On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:10:28 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
On Apr 28, 10:42 am, Chemo the Clown wrote:
On Apr 28, 8:51 am, wrote:

On Apr 27, 8:18 pm, Jman wrote:

On Apr 25, 6:19 pm, wrote:

Another bunch of new articles and a great Tutorial on how to make
Kilnformed Flashed Glass.http://www.glasscampus.com

Hey that "Native Moon" is also Squamish, isn't it ?

/Jman...

It's a little of many elements of different West Coast Native. As
much Haida as Squamish. Those that understand native design know that
it incorporates a number of preset design elements. Because the usual
native carvings and paintings don't adapt particularly well for
stained glass or for sandblasting, the designs we use are our own
adaptations. Here's some of my native stained glass designs that have
sold extremely well and I've now retired and make available for free
use.http://www.glasscampus.com/freepatterns.htm

For the Gator**** group and associated hillbillies that assuredly
haven't the faintest idea what we're talking about, I recommend they
consider the outstanding sculpture on display at Vancouver airport and
printed on the Canadiand $20 bill.http://www.coreyhallisey.com/nwc_art...irit_of_haida_...

Being that my father in law was the director of the Tongass Forest for
more years than you can count, some of us hillbillies know more than
you think. Precut stencils have been around longer than you have and
have never been big sellers.

As with many things, it's the design that determines customer
support. I came back from Vegas with a pretty lengthy list of
interested customers. Whether or not it's a "big seller" isn't
especially important. It's just one more product to add to the
steadily growing list of "Master Artisan" products we offer to
encompass stained glass, kilnforming, hot glass, torchworking, and
sandblasting.

A "master artisan" buys precut stencils?

You bet. Many do. We do a lot of custom cut stencils for
sandblasters doing multiple copies that wish to avoid the intensely
boring and needlessly labour intensive task of manually cutting out
stencils. Just send us your drawing and we'll send back the precut
stencils ready to use. Or, chose one from our extensive library of
designs. There's little skill required to cut out a stencil so why
not let a machine do it for you and do a perfect job? Why would a
pro artisan spend time on a $5/hr job when they can instead use their
time to do something more valuable? Unless that poor pitiful artisan
has so little work they do it themself just to fill in otherwise dead
time?

"nJb" wrote in message
A "master artisan" buys precut stencils?

As if you couldn't go to Michaels' or Hobby Lobby or ten other art supply
houses and buy stencils.