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[MrWizzard]

sidecar sherlock amazon purple

[KahunaGlassArt]

these are sick
but you should just start a workthread for yourself instead of starting a bunch of new threads :)

[Anubis]

sweet!

[The Lorax]

nice earthtones

[Glacier_Arts_Studio]

love the fluid shape with the texture of the color...

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[p.j.]

unique color, looks sweet.

[CripSkillz]

Hell ya it does, amazon purple never hear of it..? it nice/......... I got nail clippers too for for like 2.99 delivered.. :)

[ALIEN!]

NICE SHAPE! Very very clean!

[MrWizzard]

amazon purple is a lazy sort of a phraze for a color i get from amazon lagoon and some kind of dark amber purple...

[The Cheese]

Either way man, bad ass work!

Green's my favorite.

[MrWizzard]

hey thanks for the input everybody:D
check this one out

[CripSkillz]

DAMNNNN that is SICKKKKKKKK

[The Lorax]

blue moon tubing? i like the 2nd one much more.

[CripSkillz]

That is so awesome how do you get that color, blo ins? looks like some dots in there.. and the shaping I really like need to learn that its sick..

[ALIEN!]

Whoa!

[bzglass]

BEAUTIFUL. That color combo is so sick. And your shaping is the best I've seen in a long time. Keep it up. These type of solid color pieces are the shizzy.

[newmexicomagma]

nice pieces, good thing you took the things out of the tray before you took the picture.

[The Cheese]

Grodan?

[ALIEN!]

Dude, I keep coming back to these piece, they're so nice! Any advice on how you shape those horns all over and that funky weld on the sherlock?

[Johan]

Colors are sick..can't tell if it's fume or not. Great piece's

[VOORHEES]

Nice shapes...colors too!

[ALIEN!]

Colors are sick..can't tell if it's fume or not. Great piece's

Im almost positive they're blow ins without fume. Looks like second one was combed a little before shaping.

[pstvn]

thats cool stuff man.

[WORLD FAMOUS]

This guy taught me just about everything I know about moving and shaping glass. When I first stumbled onto the black board over 5 years ago, some of the first friends I made on there were KC and his brother, Ryan, and they basically rocked my glass world with their knowledge. They came over to my shop when I was only a few months into glass, and showed me everything they knew with open arms, open hearts, and open minds. KC and Ryan became some of my best and most trusted friends. Just throwing that out there since he doesn't post much - he does have some deep roots in our community.

I'm glad you're back in the shop KC! Keep on sharing your work with us. I'm always thinking about ya brotha...

[WORLD FAMOUS]

In fact...here's a collab we did in '03?

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[nafglass]

Nice work! Did you coil pot the first one?

[CripSkillz]

that is fukin sick.. i love the shapings

[MrWizzard]

wow n8 i haven't seen those pictures in years. that was a fun time. we should meet up soon soon and throw something together. ill be passing through gville in a few days actually so ill give you a call.

peace n8 good to hear from ya!

also yes the blue one is a combed marble blow out made from mystery aventurine and blue moon no fuming on either of them

[MrWizzard]

also if anybody wants free tech advice feel free to hit me up

[MrWizzard]

so here is a short series of sherlocks and a sidecar thanks for the input everybody!

[WORLD FAMOUS]

I'll be offended if you don't stop by.

I called and left my new number on your voicemail last night.

[bzglass]

Your shaping of these pieces defines the FLOW of glass.

[CripSkillz]

yes the flow is bitchin!!

[pstvn]

simple elegance. if you ever drive to the very end of the western road system i live next to napa in the old thrift store.

[WORLD FAMOUS]

KC dropped by the other day, so I snapped some less distracting pics of his pieces, however, I feel the white background is a little too sterile for his pieces. What do you guys think? They need some sort of wood or natural background to really set them off.

KC is also joining my shop here in NorCal in the next couple of weeks. I'm friggin stoked - he is one of my favorite people to work with. I feel some big collabs coming on!!!

[The Cheese]

Some amazing color there man. I really dig these - especially that last green meanie there.

[CripSkillz]

Freekin Awesome,, I have been drawin mad inspiration from Mr Wizz's pieces.. there pimpin,, Both you ought to rockin the spot..

[MrWizzard]

here are a few recent ones
ill post more later tonight...

[The Lorax]

awesome colors. the piece right after the blue piece especially! is that Amber purp tubing?

[MrWizzard]

its a blow out with double amber purple and an old stick of multi green i found lyin around... do they still make multi???? its such a fun reactive color for making marble blow outs...

[CripSkillz]

Very Freekin awesome.. I Like em all dont be supprised if you see some more of your stuff influencing me cuz I really do love it....

Ill deff hit you up for some advice, I appreciate it..

and if yor talkin bout dark multi, its still here and is a green based rod held up to the light..

[MrWizzard]

so in response to the whole natural background thing.....
what do you think?

[CripSkillz]

All i can say Is SICK!@

[bzglass]

your glass is so beautiful!

[The Cheese]

Great colors. Really like your work.

[Ben Burton Glass]

sweet pieces man! I love the flow to your style!

aloha!

[dislexei]

NO one mentioned the sweet pachanoi! Well nice cacti too!

Marble blow out? Is that when you get a gather then color it up then indent the back and place it on a blow tube? Must be big marbles for pieces this size?

[pstvn]

so effin cool mr wiz! maybe you could give us a tube manipulation tutorial,eh?

[MrWizzard]

the marble blow outs im referring to are made as follows start with large size rod like 25 mm or 34mm or something like that section off a good three inches of it, get the whole bastard molten then shape into a large chocolate ship shape. feed color rods into the flat broad end in a mushroom marble like fassion until you have a ratio of about 1 part color to 2 parts clear. push a large exagerated bowl shape into the color. marver the edge of the bowl down to fit a 12mm blow tube. attach blow tube.......heat and blow.

you can get good effects with layering colors like silver unobtanium-blue carmel and peacock chameleon, or mystery aventurine with a small layer of ambrprpl then black violet.

i appreciate all the feedback everybody thanks so much...

[MrWizzard]

clear glass. first tube ive made in probably 6 years or more. without rollers or any proper tools for the job btw!

[CripSkillz]

Sick, no tools huh thats tight.. looks like a heavy chunk right there

Lovin that style Ima go rub one out real quick..

[The Cheese]

That's pretty nice. I feel my wrists burning for you.

[vetropod]

Nice. The colors in that second one are almost like calcedony glass.

[JimJerry]

i really like your style, real free form and organic, keep up the good work

[MrWizzard]

this thing must have come from somewhere else...

[Johan]

Wow...thats pretty badass. colors are great.

[CripSkillz]

Bad Assas

[ALIEN!]

how are you achieving that killer yellow?

[MrWizzard]

its a combination of double amber purple and teal carnival snake.

[MrWizzard]

the color of this one came out strikingly beautiful. was a fun piece to make.

see if you guys can guess what the color combination is...

[Icarus]

I know, I know... is it unicorn's tears, the blood of a jedi, and perhaps a bit of mermaid scale?

(What I'm saying is: amazing work man. Almost otherworldly. Your skill amazes me, and I'm deeply ashamed I ever gave you shit for dissin on prodo.)

[MrWizzard]

here is something old.

[CripSkillz]

tight..

what is that color, mystery A, with a lil gold n silver in the mix?? just my guess.

[MrWizzard]

last night. same combination of colors as the last one mystery/moon

[CripSkillz]

Super Sick man damn lovin them colors.. cant wait to learn...

[K-Dog]

Tight work wiz. looking at this stuff make's me want to work on the torch. very inspiring stuff.

Couple questions??
How big is the section you get from blowing out a 3 inch chunk of 25mm rod, and what is the clear to colour ratio you use ( 3 to 1) less/more?

[MrWizzard]

well kurt the last piece i showed was one of those torn in half. the ratio is usually clear/color between 3/1 and 1/1 depending on the colors.






Couple questions??
How big is the section you get from blowing out a 3 inch chunk of 25mm rod, and what is the clear to colour ratio you use ( 3 to 1) less/more?[/QUOTE]

[MrWizzard]

ill be heading up and then down the west coast with my torch tools regs and glass. if anybody wants a demo the going rate is $250 per session. i cover coloring and shaping tek. as well as other like advanced seals and bridging. let me know if you are on the west coast and are interested.

ill be leaving from ventura ca passing through the bay area via 101 then mendo then out to grass valley then back to garberville then north along the 101 to oregon on to p town. thats the itinerary.

[ALIEN!]

Those look so good I just wanna throw a bunch of em in a salad bowl drown em in dressing and eat em!

[Jeremy D.N.]

Lovin that style Ima go rub one out real quick..

agreed, these keep getting better.

[Galaxie Glass]

Personally the "Size" of these amaze me and secondly the colors are "un-real!"

[Samson]

colors are amazing

[MrWizzard]

the one in post 55 is Eddy Lepp's new headpiece. he loves it very much and treats it well...

[The Lorax]

haha, thats too cool wiz.

[The Cheese]

Very cool - Eddy's the man.

[dislexei]

Just tried a marble blow out. Dark Amber Purple and Blue Moon. Didn't make it into anything yet. Just wanted to see the effects and what ratios work. Very cool effect! Liquid is all I can say. If I was on the left cost I'd say stop on down.

[dislexei]

So did Eddy Lepp get sentenced?

[MrWizzard]

so my west coast 2009 spring tour is being extended another two weeks due to excitement. classes have been going very well so far.

i should have photos posted soon. giant lathe blow outs and good action shots. soon i am going to have a professional film made and released as a dvd :):)

so i will still be available to do lessons or collabs for two more weeks.

[MrWizzard]

going on another road trip with the family. starting at the end of Feb.

[hippi]

sick work dude! i like all the colors and love the flow of the pieces! how do you pull the spikes on the pieces?

[Rowdy]

If you ever end up in the midwest I would love to have you over to our shop! I am in Iowa, land of pipe dreams lol!