Hi everyone- Isn't there a way you can ,melt down wine bottle, beer bottle, etc-in the kiln? What kind of setting do I put it on? What's the process for that? ...
I was wondering if Laura could describe how she made the pipecleaner looms that are featured on her website. I think my students would enjoy doing something...
Cassie Stephens
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Feb 1, 2006 12:45 pm
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oops I forgot to add the link... sorry..... here is the link for the visual instructions--- http://www.e2t2c2.net/eisenberg/ginga/tissuepaperinstructions.pdf ...
Hi, This project was really simple, and quite fun for the students. It worked great becasue it was very easy for the students to see the over-under patterns. ...
I would like to purchase a decent mat cutter and have no idea what to purchase. If any of you have advice on this, please let me know. I would like to have...
Has anyone used the discount school supply colorations liquid watercolors? Do you like them? Thanks! Jeannette Anthos, M.A.Ed Art Educator GAEA Elementary...
Hi Jeannette - I've never melted bottles in the kiln before but I have added pieces of broken glass to glazes and they melt into the glaze. I've done this on ...
Kiersten M. Bram
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Feb 1, 2006 4:34 pm
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I melt glass wine bottles in my kiln, I first kiln wash the shles with a wash taht is a milky consistency I put 3 coats on, letting them dry in between coats,...
O'Brien, Michele E
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Feb 1, 2006 4:41 pm
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Greetings Art Educators, Anyone out there doing art of the Inca? An Exhibit at Yale Peabody Museum is in the news. There is controversy over who owns the ...
Thank you very much -- that hand out will be so helpful! Your website was great, by the way, I loved the projects. It looks like you and the kids are having a...
Cassie Stephens
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Feb 1, 2006 5:19 pm
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I've done a little of this, although not enough to consider myself an expert by any means. The Skutt website has a .pdf which talks about melting or "slumping"...
List members, This is a monthly reminder about your options with the Art Education list group. The amount of activity on this list has increased tremendously...
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Feb 1, 2006 9:57 pm
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Dear Art Educators, The Columbus Museum of Art has some high resolution images of works in the American Impressionists exhibit: ...
I came across a neat website with magnificent paintings by Jackson Walker about scenes of Florida's history. The artist is a native Floridian interested in...
Hello everyone, I know most of you use digital cameras and I have become involved with a great company that has excellent prices on prints (as little as 10...
Jan, After firing the tile I mount it onto a plywood sheet (you could also use hardboard) and give it a wooden border ( like a frame).The metal hook can be...
Jan, there is only 1 kind of wire that is kiln safe...other metals can damage your kiln and they produce bad vapors. I don't know the name of the wire, but...
Thanks everyone - carving a notch or epoxying a hanger on the back after it's been fired seem to make the most sense. Guess I was dreaming. Jan Jan, there is...
If you like this website, you might also be interested in another site: http://www.christopherstill.com/murals.htm Christopher Still was commissioned by the...
Hi Jan - about the metal in the kiln... For making ceramic beads there is a wire that is used to hang the beads on during firings. It is called "high tem wire"...
Kiersten M. Bram
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Feb 2, 2006 1:38 pm
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I actually wrote my thesis on art careers & cooperative learning (almost 2 years ago) Here are some books: Roberto the Insect architect-Nina Laden Careers in...
Bold Art at the Center. February 4, 7 - 9 at 946 N. Mills Orlando Florida. 3 Eclectic artists (Frank LoPinto, durkART ) exploring Still Life, Landscapes,...
I'm sorry I can't remember who wrote that they had trouble viewing the trees, but I checked it out on my home computer to see if it was a universal issue. I...
... in ... I used to do a lot of this with a kiln that had a pyrometer in degrees celcius, but I don't recall the numbers. The exact numbers will depen on...
For anyone in the Austin and surrounding areas- Austin Museum of Art is hosting an engagement with Christo and Jeanne-Claude at the Paramount Theater,...
In a message dated 2/2/2006 11:04:28 AM Eastern Standard Time, lindwood@... writes: www.sjs.org, Very nice--is there a lesson plan for it? Thank you, ...
Greetings Ruth and all, Linda is one of the lucky ones... She doesn't have to write up detailed lesson plans at her school. If she did have one written - I...