AUGUST 2020 eNEWS
Modeling Glass Tips and Tricks
Every month I'll be writing about how to use Modeling Glass in your work, and hopefully answering some questions that will help you get the results you want. There's always a learning curve with a new product, and there are considerations working with frit and powder that you don't have when firing sheet glass. There is a full set of FAQs on the Modeling Glass website at www.modelingglass.com. You can also find back issues of all my e-newsletters there!
THE EBOOK HAS LANDED!
Dear fusing friends:

This is a momentous day for me, because I have FINALLY finished the ebook I have been promising to do since last year. Honestly, I had no idea what I was committing to when I first got the nifty idea to write an ebook.

People like Paul Tarlow, Bob Leatherbarrow, Dale Keating, and others set a very high bar with their own books; I wanted my ebook to be as close to meeting that bar as possible. I feel like it's right up there with them.

Exploring Modeling Glass: The Basics and More is essential reading for any artist looking to incorporate Modeling Glass into their work to achieve amazing dimensional effects. The first ebook about Modeling Glass, it is a definitive guide to creating with this exciting new product.

Exploring Modeling Glass contains 81 pages of clear, step-by-step instructions and 160 photos. Featuring seven complete projects, you will learn the basic techniques for mixing, sculpting, and combining Modeling Glass with enamels. The book includes project templates and all firing schedules (designed to work with both Bullseye and System 96) in both Fahrenheit and Celsius. This ebook is suitable for all levels of experience.

There's even a chapter that showcases the work of other artists who have done amazing things with Modeling Glass. For me, this is one of the most exciting aspects of creating Modeling Glass: seeing what fusers accomplish with it, and hearing their comments about how the product makes it possible for them to achieve effects that previously had been extremely difficult or impossible.

My deep appreciation to the artists who contributed to the book, who generously shared their ideas and suggestions, and who kept gently nudging me about getting it done.

Exploring Modeling Glass: The Basics and More
ORDER YOUR COPY BY DIGITAL DOWNLOAD TODAY!
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This mask draping form was designed from my original prototype and produced by the great folks at Creative Paradise for my AAE video project. Order yours from AAE Glass HERE.

D&L Art Glass now also carries this new mold. You can order it from them HERE.

This life-size mold makes a Mardi Gras style half-mask, and measures 8.5"w x 10"h x 2.25"d
Can be used with Modeling Glass or regular sheet glass.
2021 Workshops
Due to the Coronavirus situation, all my 2020 workshops have been cancelled. 2021 workshops will be fewer, as I plan to do less in-person teaching next year. Sorry for the inconvenience this may cause.

February 19-21 Phoenix, AZ

March 12-14 Albuquerque, NM

September 15-17 Denver, CO
Modeling Glass
This new product was developed by Lois Manno of Glass Bird Studios. It is a two-part system made of a powdered binder and liquid medium that, mixed with frit or powders along with a little water, turns the powder into a material that can be sculpted like clay. It is featured in the workshops she teaches.
Want to purchase Modeling Glass? A list of retailers is available on the website. The list keeps growing, so check back. Ask your glass retailer to add Modeling Glass to their stock if they don't have it!
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