i found that somewhat of a funny comment as well.
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i found that somewhat of a funny comment as well.
I have stubbornness problems sorta runs through the family its like telling a boudler to move out of your way and you expecting it to just get up and move. Its hard to explain. I find with me the best way to get me to do something is to just let me run my course with some guidance. I dont know how else to explain. If we met in person you would see i am pretty hard on myself with glass and my music.
The vase is 4" tall i was using 32mm heavy to try and get the idea of how to do it. Im thinking of getting some 44mm heavy to do the bigger vases. The clear one is pretty uniform through out except for the mouth. I only got that one after one of my most epic failures. Needless to say i dunked the mouth and shattered the bottom on the ground. After a cig and alot of pacing i went back and made that guy.Still.got alot of work to do but i think im getting the idea now
Stubberness and humility are not necessarily mutually exclusive personality traits.
You are going to have a really hard time getting anywhere with glass if you think you already know all (or any, really) of the answers and that your approach is the best. Ever hear of Dunning-Kruger? Honestly, this is one of the most perfect examples of the phenomenon that I have ever seen.
Good luck. You are going to need it.
Then how do i get better heat control how do i shape so i dont seem like a complete ass on here everytime i post?
Practice practice practice then when you think you got it practice some more. The more I practice the more I understand the heat base and melting everything in properly it's just something that you will learn by doing it over and over. I'm doing things now that when I first started I thought I would never be able to do. Just when you master something there's something else that is right behind it to take it's place it's a never ending learning curve. Keep it up bro :D
great advice. i would save this as my signature, but nomads words are priceless....Quote:
Originally Posted by Mecha
just keep burnin, learnin and realize all of us we there once, i don't care how much you think you know....the more you know, the more you know you don't know.
keep posting. the fact you still blow glass 6 months after you started, is more than most people that have tried this "easy living"
Easy my ass. This has to be one of the hardest things i have attempted.
no matter how good or bad your work is, your work isn't going to make you seem like an ass. i've posted some pipes that straight up look like a 3rd grader made them, but still take any advise and criticism you get to heart....good or bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by James Lewis
NOT listening to the vets (who only try to help, although it may seem harsh at times) good advise is what makes people look like an ass (i'm not saying you are an ass, quite the opposite).
having a thick skin around here is needed, as i found out the hard way ;)
LMFAO!!!! Dude, I wasn't even giving you crap.Quote:
Originally Posted by James Lewis
I know somebody that is just like you, they think all of there stuff is the best in the world. This person classifies themself as the top 10 in the world. To me there is nothing more annoying than a person so full of themself that they can't even talk to people about there glass without getting into a fight. Good luck.
P.S. Just so you know, you may want to go check out nature, it makes some pretty damn perfect stuff.
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I do not think that about myself or my shitty ass glass.
hey james, when you finish those bulbs, are you just using some of the point for a loop at the top?
that's the way i've been trying to do them, but can't get a clean loop.
Ya thats how im doing it. I pull about a inch or two then i heat it just enough at the spot i want the loop to start so it bends down. Then slowly heat up the rest of the string of glass allowing it to gather on itself as evenly as possible. While doing that i sorta push it along with some tweezers. Ream to make a perfect hole and your done. One last thing beware the vaccum itll make your ornament look like a victim from a horror film.
lol the vacume is my biggest foe...i get the top too hot. i'll have to try it again with a smaller flame. thanks for the tips!
No problem
Your ego is still progressing much more than your glass. It should probably be the opposite.
I really don't see how your stubbornness is relevant here
I understand that muph. Like said before if you met me youd understand.
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Made these guys tonight. My tool seems to push out the opposite side of the pressure so ill need to work on that but theres 20 there all together. Their mainly just clear
Humble....yeah that is hard huh. After all when your a glass maestro why be humble. Ive been at this game almost 10 years, all it takes top humble me is get on facebook or boromarket. Look at Clinton Romans work, that should take the winright out your sails, it does mine. LTD had some wise words along with Mech. Maybe you were taught to listen to and respect your elders. Well there speaking........ By the way the vases dont look to bad, 100 more and you may just have it. Not trying to be a dick, just keep seeing noobs wanting feedback then gettin all defensive when there critiqued.
Oh no i know those guys know what their saying and i know i should listen. Thats why i started my 100 leafs tonight 20 down 80 to go maybe 200 at my rate. The vases well they can go on my shelf of shame.
I'm not going to rereading the whole thread just to check but I really doubt anybody said to make 100 leaves. What are you going to learn with that but how to use a masher, which you can learn just fine with 10? 100 fume spoons was probably the recommendation, or 100 plain hitters. That would teach you some very useful stuff, and put you well on your way to understanding glass. Mashing leaves? not so much.Quote:
Originally Posted by James Lewis
If i was making pipes then yes thats what i would be starting on doing. However the market for them around here is rather slim. Its mainly pills and pipes i refuse to make. Tobacco is one thing meth you can go fuck yourself. Thats why im doing ornaments, misltoe, vases, etc. Anything i can take to the home businesses around here. Not saying i do not enjoy making pipes for tobacco (i still make the occasional spoon or waterpipe every now and then to make sure i can still do it.) But until the market around here kicks up more i will just learn other shapes and forms. Plus if you look those leaves suck they have one side that is thicker then the other and that annoys the hell out of me. Thats why i did 20 instead of ten i got alittle sucked in in trying to make a perfect one. Thanks for giving me the drop kick in the right direction everyone. From now on it doesnt leave my studio unless its perfect.
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Originally Posted by istandalone24/7
Use a tungsten pick. Drill a small hole in a hard to notice spot. Takes care of the vacuum issue. I don't remember the name of the guy that taught me that, but thanks man. It cleaned up my ornaments quite a bit.
doh! thanks for the tip Icarus!!!!
I was totally gonna suggest that lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Icarus
be sure to post pics of your progress though!Quote:
From now on it doesnt leave my studio unless its perfect.
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A couple failed vases trying to decide if i should go with a big base and semi short neck or a long neck and small base. The shattered one is a larger base about the size of a softball. The other thing is a candlestick holder idea that i sorta of had on the spot did a better one tonight its in the kiln though and is just clear. Tell me what yall think still crankin the ornaments out.
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Prototype for a candlestick holder. Those are my first two doughnuts. They both have a vaccum in them. Thanks to the guys that wrote on the doughnut pole they turned out alot better lastnight. That foot took forvever i wasnt going to except shit for a foot. Comments are welcomed its not that great but im getting a micro torch soon so i can do the welds better without worry of over heating the vaccumed areas. Thanks for looking.
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My display at the local library not much but it helps get me out into the world a bit more. On the 17th my work will be displayed at the emporia kansas art center. Im hoping to be a permant artist there permitting the show goes well. I finally got the micro torch so ill be posting some pics of my revised misltoe soon hopefully. If there is a relegion for that little guy id like to join lol.
Wow man those candlesticks and ornaments have come a long way! Nicely done!
Look at the difference from 20 days ago to now, crazy...
I find it hard to believe you can't tap in to the pipe market. Even OG artists are now making pipes because its a great market.
None the less, clear or fumed vases will give you similar practice to a spoon.
I will say it one more time, because you seem to be missing it. Stop using color. Every color moves differently. You are giving yourself a terrible foundation for understanding hear base and movement. You must build your foundation on countless hours of clear or fumed work.
I hate holes in my ornaments. I put a restriction where my point/blow tube meets the blank. Shape the ornament. Pull off on the handle side of the restriction and make a loop. The vaccuum sucks the glass in to the restriction where it cools and stops.
He took a break a little while ago, maybe it energized his mojo. :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Jonny B
The Homer Hoyt style blown doughnuts are cool, I would fume some of them metallic to catch the "holiday"
colored lights and reflect them back.. ;)
Good stuff, James.
Thank you guys for the kind words. I am working more in clear i like it alot more then color for the most part. Every new idea i have i use clear to practice with till i feel comfortable with working the shape. With the fuming i dont have a premix torch so its pretty hard to get a good fume so i normally use high silver colors that will self fume.
I have a friend that is going try and help me get into the pipe market. Hopefull ill start having a place for them
What kind of torch are you running? Every torch seems to have a different sweet spot for fuming. I learned on a nortel minor, then switched to a nortel midrange+. The fuming difference was crazy! Surface-mix vs. pre-mix. Well I recently started working on a Lynx, and finding that nice silver fuming flame took me a while, but now that I've got it dialed in I love it! Point being, depending on the torch your working, you may just need to fine-tune the flame you are using :)Quote:
Originally Posted by James Lewis
Its a midrange with a minor as a top fire.
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Heres the new way im doing the misltoe. Im going to try putting them together in a different manner to make them look seemless.
Okay so lately ive been working on my flared foots. But i keep on getting this extra peice of glass that flares out like a toe. Am i spinning it to fast or is my heat base off on it? Or is it not even centered? Im guessing a comb but i was hopping for some more experinced advice. Ill keep on trying to figure it out in the mean time thank you for advice ill post pics of the next screw up.