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July/August
2010 |
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10th Anniversary of Salem Community College's
International Flameworking Conference
The 10th anniversary of Salem Community College's
International Flame-working Conference was celebrated by
reuniting previous featured masters and honoring Paul J.
Stankard as this year's featured artist. During the
weekend of March 19 - 21, over 400 glass enthusiasts
from across the country and around the world gathered in
the Paul J. Stankard Studio & Lab in Alloway, New
Jersey, to celebrate excellence in glass art.
And in This Corner . . . Two Excellent Contenders
Duke it Out
Peggy Dee compares Venture Tape and Duramark products in
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Simply Wabi Sabi:
Debbie Tarsitano's New Pate de Verre Sculpture
Debbie Tarsitano is arguably the world's premiere
contemporary female paperweight artist. But beginning in
1999, she began to phase out lampworking and paperweight
making and started to phase in the techniques and
aesthetics of pate de verre. This shift in process and
technical focus resulted in an entirely new and fresh
body of work. In the following conversation with "Glass
Art" magazine, Tarsitano unveils her latest glass
sculpture and discusses her transition from paperweight
to pate de verre.
52 Social Media Tips for Improving Your Online
Marketing Success
Ann Sanborn provides a checklist of proven techniques to
improve online marketing success using social media
sites.
The Sinkable Karen Renz
Butch Young takes us through a sandblasted glass sink
demo.
Casting Complex Interlocking Forms
In the last issue, Milon Townsend began a demonstration
of an interesting process that allows you to cast series
of elements in glass that can be perfectly fitted
together, resulting in complex and interesting work.
This time Townsend demonstrates how to assemble these
investment components in the kiln.
Kiln Overfires: Causes, Analysis and Remedies
Post mortem analysis of kilns that have experienced an
overfire reveals several weaknesses in the design and
manufacture of kilns. Understanding these weaknesses
will help every artist to ensure a correct firing. After
all, a kiln is nothing more than a tool in the artist's
arsenal to create the most renowned masterpiece.
Paragon's Bob Gieselman reports.
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