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Looking for a fused glass class, but can't seem to make it to the sessions offered at Seraphim Studios? Want just a little help, but not hands on assistance from a staff member? Well, there may be an option that will fit you perfectly: Bullseye, long-time manufacturer of COE 90 glass for fusing and torch work, now offers a series of online classes covering a wide range of fusing and warm glass issues.
Called "Bullseye"s Kiln-Glass Education Online, this annual subscription program aims to inspire kiln-glass makers everywhere, by helping them to build foundational skills, acquire new techniques, and discover new forms and projects. Lessons are short (only 10-15 minutes each), and each is designed by Bullseye instructors. Lessons are appropriate for everyone from beginners to advanced kilnformers.
Here is the basic information about the program:
- A 12-month subscription is $39.
- Bullseye promises to add 12 new videos every year.
- Your subscription gives you access to Bullseye complete library of video lessons – over 50 so far with more to come!
- Lessons can be viewed as often as you like, at any time, from any location with Internet access. (Note: Lessons are not downloadable.)
- Each lesson includes downloadable firing schedules, product lists, and helpful links. There's also a discussion area for connecting with other subscribers.
So, if you think you might be interested, check it out by following this link:
But don't forget to come see us, and show us what you have learned! And, if there is a topic you don't see, let us know ~ if we can't help you with it, perhaps we can get the folks at Bullseye to feature it in a future lesson! |
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Spectrum Glass Company has been adding glasses to its production inventory at a rapid rate over the past several years. Unfortunately, this year, the company has also DISCONTINUED quite a few colors, including the following:
- 281-71SF ~ System 96, Stone Opal
- 403.96SF ~ System 96, Cobalt on Clear wispy
- 693.74SF ~ System 96, Pink & aqua crystal
- OA/244.54SF ~ System 96, Orchid Opal Art
- BR 604.1 ~ Baroque, pale purple & clear on white
- 6029.83CC ~ Spring Corsica/pearl Opal
- AA/100QR ~ Clear, quarter reeded, architectural sheet size
- AA/100RW ~ Clear, rainwater, architectural sheet size
- I/100V ~ Clear, Vechio, iridized
- I/100QR ~ Clear, quarter reeded, iridized
- 389.1s ~ Quartz pink, wispy
- 190.1W ~ Quartz pink waterglass
- 395.1 ~ Pink & white streaky
We do have some of these colors on hand in limited supply. However, when they are gone, they will be gone ~ so plan your projects accordingly.
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Also from Spectrum/Skutt, the HotStart PRO kiln has undergone a price increase. This is a good size kiln for most projects ~ we use ours in the studio often ~ and will run on household current. The price has been kept constant by the manufacturer (Skutt) for several years, but they have announced a new price of $857 (delivered by UPS). The kiln comes with its basic kiln furniture (shelf & stand), and a selection of free System 96 glass. |
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Below are some sites
that you might find of interest in your stained glass adventure!
(Click on logo to go to web site) |
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Dragonfly Software: Software and Designs for Stained
Glass |
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SG Directory - Information about art, leaded and stained glass. |
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The Glass Art Society's members are glass
artists, students, educators, collectors, gallery owners, museum
personnel, writers and critics, manufacturers/suppliers - anyone
interested in glass art. |
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Since 1985, CKE has supplied the art glass industry with books
and patterns from talented glass designers around the world. |
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The Stained Glass Association of America
is a 100-year-old trade organization whose purpose is to function
as a publicly recognized organization of distinction and to conduct
its affairs in a manner that will reflect credit upon its image
and craft; to maintain within its membership the highest possible
standards for excellence in craftsmanship, integrity, and business
practices; to advance the awareness, understanding, appreciation,
and potentialities of its craft and its organization; to enact
programs for the benefit of its craft; to assure survival of
its craft by offering proper guidelines, instruction and training
to craftspersons; to defend and protect its craft against unwarranted
regulations restricting its freedom as an architectural art form
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