One of my co-workers has been bugging me for a dragonfly sculpture for over a year. I finally got around to making it for him.
thanks for lookin
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One of my co-workers has been bugging me for a dragonfly sculpture for over a year. I finally got around to making it for him.
thanks for lookin
nice job on the sculpture and maxing out the kiln.
talk about just fitting in...
I had to re-adjust the dragonfly to get it to fit. There's about a mm of clearance in there! Thanks GWS.
so.. what's that in the bottom of your kiln? and how's it working out/how long's it been there?
can't stand dust/scratches from my kiln.
neat wings on the dragonfly!
It's a graphite sheet, i think from glasscraft. It's been there about six months. It will break down at higher temps but mine has held up really well since i garage at 950 and only raise it to 1050 for annealing and don't go over 1080 for striking. 1100 and above it will break down really fast.Quote:
Originally Posted by Firekist
Works great for keeping kiln dust off your stuff. Looking at that pic i need to wipe mine out lol!
Thanks, Finally a first hand account for the graphite! :)
new thing I did. it shows magnetic fields using a magnet, mineral oil, and iron shavings. you can remove the magnet from the top.
Too cool! It's like one of those magnetic mustache drawing boards merged with a snow globe.
Haha totally!
Repped. Awesome concept. Thanks for posting that.
a new dragonfly. he is about 10" from wingtip to wingtip. I was pleasantly surprised that the tube of dark amythist i bought turned out to be deppe's darkness or something close to it. I'll be using that in another piece in the near future.
thanks for looking
i still suck at flaring feet.....
A quick pic of some production type bubbies. these are a great way for me to practice techs and still produce a sellable product. and they are fun to make. been really workin on my discs.
Nice work, I did a dragonfly not long before you posted the first and it was fun. Lots of likes but no buyers, mind if I ask how long yours took and what you're tryin to get for it? I find it hard to price the sculpted stuff at a point where I make enough and people want to snap on it, thanx.
Nice work Ryan! That dragonfly is awesome... Luv tha discs you been doing lately
That dragon fly is very cool, I really like the wings.
nice work on that
Just got home from the scoz/ gordman (TA) class. Awesome class and i can't wait to try out the new techs i learned from those guys.
Big props to both those guys. Really expanded on my knowledge base and showed me how to push some of the techs i'm already familiar with to the next level as well as a ton of small tweaks to improve on quality and building large multi sectional pieces.
My kiln is gonna get small real quick.
The dragonfly is sweet. Love the disc in the center.
The prodo bubs are lookin tight as well. Nice lines on the discs. Very clean.
first new marble after the scoz class.
My welder buddy made a stand for one of my stemless bubs. Turned out totally sweet. I'm looking forward to working with him some more.
also a small dry I made the other day. chinese coblat so I was a little worried it would crack in the kiln but it's all good. with a pushed mushie for old school cred.
sweet mib and that stand rocks, I also like that teardrop shaped disk on the china bub. Nice work as always man.
Thanks for the comment. I'm finally feeling like my glass is doing what i want ot to do most of the time.
My buddy is welding me up a torchstand soon and i can't wait to try that out!
got my torchstand yesterday!! this thing is awesome, huge thanks to one of my oldest friends for welding it up for me. I got my Nortel hooked up too. also a new mib and crashed out dogs on the couch in the studio. first time using imgur so lets see if this works correctly.
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nice stand. i like that alot.
had german shepards all my life growing up. they are such great dogs. some big ole feet on the black one too.
That torch stand looks sweet! Great photo of the dogs as well.
He is a bernese mtn dog x black lab. 5 months old, he's gonna be a big boy.Quote:
Originally Posted by STROKER
I grew up with shepherds too. When we bought our house she was the first thing we got. She is a damn good dog.
Sweet stand.
new piece.
first opal inclusion mib.
more twisted stuff.
thanks for checkin it out.
http://i.imgur.com/6E6qi.jpg
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I really like the implosions on that one and the opal is awesome good work
Wow that last piece is sweeeet! Your tube spirals are really coming along. Torch stand is cool, have a friend you used one for awhile. Seems like you can move around the torch, and move the torch much more easily. The only thing is where do you put all your tools for easy access?
When i dont need the stand it pulls right up to my bench.
When i'm using it i only pull it back about 2 feet or so just enough to give me working room between my bench and torch so my tools are still easily accessable. It is awesome for tube swirls as you can get a nice heatbase on a lot of tubing without fighting gravity as much. I can work tube straight up and down and build some heat without it going all wonky. It's also nice to have that freedom of movement when working on a larger piece.
Great work as always, I really love the mouthpiece on that one. All around a very organic natural looking piece. Keep it up and keep on posting, I really enjoy seeing it!
marbles, marbles, marbles.....
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nice man whats the size on that larger one?
1.75" on the big one.
noice!
Awesome job on them curves man!
new rettichello implosion mib. I'm totally addicted to making these. Nicest one to date.
http://i.imgur.com/CcECH.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/BpVqK.jpg
That shit is crazy cool lookin
Now that, is some excellent fume work.
From the side, it reminds me of an atomic explosion.
Good show.