wow, I'm amazed at your gallery. I love your work!

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You're very welcome

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The tool making class is always a hit, so we run it sometimes two or three times a year. If it is full this time around don't worry, and this time it will be an abbreviated workshop lasting only one day. I often teach a two day version of that one so that students can do some more complex projects, of the sort you see in the photograph on the Danaca site. I don't etch copper, though it is not a difficult process, and there are far less dangerous chemicals used nowadays than in the past. I would recommend reading the section on etching in The Complete Metalsmith, by Tim McCreight. I do sometimes teach an intro to engraving, and in most of my copper and silver work the detail is engraved. For larger scale pieces there are a handful of simple tricks to get a lot interest in a piece with a modest amount of time spent.

As far as incorporating other materials and techniques into stained glass I would think that anything that you can grind to fit the cameing and that will withstand the heat of soldering would work well. I would probably avoid wood unless it was well sealed against moisture, since its expansion and contraction with the humidity would loosen adjoining pieces. You could also do panels with copper or bras sheet with designs cut through the sheet metal, and placed over a slightly thinner pane of glass, and then set in the cameing. You could even solder the edges of the copper to the cameing to deal with designs that have unsupported elements.

Hope to see you in a workshop soon

Copper etching? Pre-European Pacific Northwest design? Holy hell.

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I am absolutely blown away by the classes offered...I keep smacking my desk, as I'm too late for most of the classes this semester. I'll see what I can do about making your tool-making class at the end of the month. I'm really wanting to learn a few more techniques that I can combine with my stained glass. Glass, bone, metal, wood...all amazing materials that I wish I knew more about working.

Oh, wow! I'm really excited about that 'studio maintenance' program. One of my biggest issues - seeing as I've been teaching myself - is that I've got no idea how to keep up the things I have managed to get a hold of. Wow. Oh wow.

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You can indeed. Here is a link to the website of a school at which I am teaching workshops in the near future.
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I you want to learn something that is on my web site, [link] but not on the schedule at Danaca just drop me an email, and we will see what we can do about putting workshop on the calender.

Holy hell - I live in Tacoma now! I just realized, right at this moment, that I can take your classes now. You have no idea how excited this makes me!

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Your welcome. You have an eclectic assortment on your gallery as well. In case you were wondering about the comments on the clothing; my ex-wife was into Flemish Renaissance gear, and I made a lot of clothing for her. And long ago I worked for a time in theater in Ashland OR.

thanks for the watch

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oh my! that's so cool...wish i heard those shows and i didn't know that Tolkien read from his own work on the radio...that was probably quite a while ago. i most totally agree: studying on those nights would've been a waste.

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Thank you for watching me. Your gallery is facinating!

When I was at university the local college radio station would play the Hitch-hiker's radio show on Wednesday nights, right before a half hour of JRR Tolkien reading from his own works. I made a point of not studying on those nights.

u r welcome

Thanx to you, i see ancient atmsphere and maybe some pagan responses in your art,.. and it`s close to me

wow you have some mAd metalergy skillz. and skittlez to love the Axe. its sweet.

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amazing art you got here!

seeing your comment on 'age' in the info section; you're a fan of D.Adams too?

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I love your metal works! I must you!

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Your gallery is full of exquisite work. I look forward to seeing what else you choose to share with us.



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beautiful works-just stunning!

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You have a really cool gallery. Especially the metalworking parts are awesome (and congrats on the well-earned Daily Deviation )

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Love you

You have incredible art and stuff, have you made them all by yourself? O__O I love the lamp you made <3

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Thank you for the watch!

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No problem. I'm glad you like my work.

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thank you