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Wednesday, May 19, 2004

Cheaper that way

Well, we modified the casting session to include no casting, and reduced or studio fee to reflect the use of materials. I worked on a pierced disk that will become part of a ring. The customer wants it to have the word God with a line through it to say 'no god,' or 'god free zone,' I engraved another version if the lame logo in cast the pierced one ends up to flimsy. It was a relief to have no pressure. We usually have something in the burnout kiln which needs to be cast at the end of the night so the most intense work is done just before we leave and the security guard is waiting on us. We probably need to break up the session int two night / dual phase workshops. Most cast work is subject to the usual treatments of precious metal objects. Wax carving and Fabrication, both require special materials and tools, and Casting itself is a proces that requires a great deal of attention. No one should do it alone. Like ceramic work and glass, ther is a high temperature oven and a multiple of persons using the process simultaneously.

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