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Glass Kiln Casting with Colour de Verre - 10 Projects for Frit Cast Jewelry, Plates & Bowls
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Manufacturer: Wardell Pub Inc
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Glass Kiln Casting from Wardell Publications fused art glass presents artist and instructor Jayne Persico, a quintessential guide to kiln casting with project instructions featuring glass frit, sheet glass and re useable casting molds. Jayne Persico brings her fresh and timeless style to the art of Glass Kiln Casting. This inspirational yet thoroughly practical guide presents lush photographs of beautifully finished pieces that will capture the imagination. The clear and simple instructions will enable fusers of any skill level to achieve amazing 3 dimensional creations. Glass Kiln Casting is an 80 page book offering more than 260 color photographs in 12 chapters that will inspire dozens of exceptional projects. The opening chapter features invaluable information covering frit casting molds, tools, equipment and kilns, plus an in depth yet simple approach to working with digital kiln controllers. This book is sure to become a studio favorite that fusers of all levels will refer to time and again. Jayne will take you by the hand and her writing style guides crafters through the frit casting process. She will show you how to make frit cast jewelry, plates and bowls with amazing results that will impress everyone who views your creations.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 748
EAN: 9780919985551
ISBN: 0919985556
Label: Wardell Pub Inc
Manufacturer: Wardell Pub Inc
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 80
Publication Date: 2007-05-15
Publisher: Wardell Pub Inc
Studio: Wardell Pub Inc
SIMILAR ITEMS:
• A Beginner's Guide to Kiln-Formed Glass: * Fused * Slumped * Cast
• Warm Glass: A Complete Guide to Kiln-Forming Techniques: Fusing, Slumping, Casting
• Fuse It - 18 Fused Glass Projects
• Introduction to Glass Fusing
• Kiln-Formed Glass: Over 25 Projects for Fused and Slumped Designs
CUSTOMER REVIEWS:
Somewhat self promoting -
I was a bit disappointed in the book because the authors obviously want you to buy their molds. The projects are well thought out and explained. The photography is okay. To be really valuable they should start with an explanation of how one could make ones own molds for these projects. Most people who would be able to do these projects could be trusted to have the expertise to go beyond just buying someone elses product.
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Great for the hobby crafter, but not really about true glass casting -
The title of the book is misleading; both title and salespitch promise much more than the book delivers. This is not really a book about general glass casting but primarily about only one small and fairly easy aspect of it, i.e., packing frit into a premade mold to "cast" it.
Ms. Persico is very skilled at using her company's premade, reusable "colour de verre" molds and frit to cast small components that eventually go into jewelry or larger, often fused glass pieces. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that, Ms. Persico is a great instructor and I'd recommend this book if that's your only intent.
But if you think you're buying a book that will teach you the much more complicated techniques of real glass casting and even more complicated "pate de verre," you'll be disappointed.
If you're interested in learning to make your own models and molds for either transparent (reservoir or open-faced) casting or pate de verre, especially for large or complicated work, you'll need a different book. I'd recommend finding a copy of Kervin/Fenton's Pate de Verre and Kiln Casting of Glass, the Tokyo Art Institute's Pate De Verre Techniques (English translation), Glass Casting and Mold Making by Dan Fenton, to name my three favorites.
Glass Kiln Casting -
Glass Kiln CastingThis book was very easy to read and follow. It had visual representations so you could see what you need to do.
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