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• Welcome		Donovan	Donovan	16

• Attn: Books and Grants awarded to Public School and College Glass Art Instructors		Kayeastman	Kayeastman	0

• Our new Website		Dean Cato	Dean Cato	0

• HELLO EVERYONE I NEED SOME HELP Moved to Category: Lounge (off topic)		RAY LI	RAY LI	0

• Murano Art Glass website		Dean Cato	Donovan	1

• Needing some dirrection		Kidseieio	Donovan	1

• Handmade Glass Dinnerware Canada		janemackay	Donovan	1

• Say hi to everybody		Carol Lee	Donovan	1

• Hi from Venice		Alex	Donovan	1

• I make kiln formed cylinders made to blow out using the glory hole.		Mark Hall	Donovan	1

• To temper, or not? Also, frosted vs. etch vs. matte		bsmith6356	Donovan	1

• Hello from Dan in Bozeman		djglassmith	Donovan	1

• Hi everyone		LadyInGlass	Donovan	1
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Kay Weiner group: registered: GMT - 10/15/2009 You need to be logged in to reply	Go To: Subject: Attn: Books and Grants awarded to Public School and College Glass Art Instructors
	The KBW Glass Art Educational Foundation was established in 2005 as a nonprofit organization whose mission is to stimulate the public’s interest in glass art and the growth of the industry through educational projects. The Foundation works with publishers to collect and donate educational glass art books to public schools and colleges that teach glass art. Through the generosity of these individuals and companies, the KBW Foundation has been given permission to distribute books so we can keep art glass classes flourishing. Thus far, the Foundation has given 72,000 books to various schools around the country. The KBW Foundation is redoubling efforts to make up for the short fall that budget cuts have created in public school and college art classes. In order to keep glass art classes in schools, the Foundation has awarded 24 grants to teachers for the purchase of glass art supplies. This past year a new Angel Program has been initiated to match schools with sponsors who can donate supplies or funds to glass art class instructors. Teachers at public schools and colleges can go to the KBW Foundation website: www.KBWFoundation.com for more information and downloadable applications.
	DATE: GMT - 04/23/2012 \| 07:40 AM
MuranoGlassArt group: registered: GMT - 03/19/2011 You need to be logged in to reply	Go To: Subject: Our new Website
	Hi everyone We have just launched our new website at www.italiandecor-glasslights.com so please stop by and visit Thanks
	DATE: GMT - 02/07/2012 \| 11:42 PM
RAY LI group: registered: GMT - 01/22/2012 You need to be logged in to reply	Go To: Subject: HELLO EVERYONE I NEED SOME HELP Moved to Category: Lounge (off topic)
	I HAVE A LARGE OVAL PLAQUE APPROX 20 INCHES AT ITS WIDEST WHICH APPEARS TO BE ETCHED CAMEO GLASS IN A THIN LAYER LAID ONTO A POTTERY BACKING. THE STYLE OF THE POTTERY AND COLOURS MAKES ME THINK IT IS AN ART POTTERY DATING TO AROUND 1900. THE PANEL IS SIGNED ALTHOUGH I DO NOT KNOW THE SIGNATURE. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP IN IDENTIFYING THE NAME OF THIS PROCESS AND THE NAME OF THE MAKER IF POSSIBLE. I HAVE INCLUDED A COUPLE OF PICTURES TO HELP WITH THIS.KIND REGARDS RAY
	DATE: GMT - 01/22/2012 \| 01:14 PM
Donovan Brooke group: registered: GMT - 05/09/2007 You need to be logged in to reply	Go To: Subject: Re: Welcome
	Hello and welcome. I sure don't know all the books, but it kind of depends on what kind of book you are looking for I guess. Here is a few good ones.Hot glass Techniques:Schmid's books:http://www.glassmtn.com/press.htmEquipment Building:Dudley's book:http://www.joppaglass.com/book/Lit_page.htmlHenry's book:http://glassnotes.com/Those are my standards and enough for this "welcome" category. If you'd like to talk further about books, I'd sure be interested, but perhaps we should do that within the forum category that you are interested in learning about. Click on "Categories" and select the category you are interested in finding books on and start a new topic there if you like.Always good to have new users!.. this forum is relatively new and still a bit slow in conversation, but it does now have about 800 registered members and growing. Glad to have you aboard.Donovan
	DATE: GMT - 11/20/2011 \| 07:48 AM
mirt group: registered: GMT - 11/18/2011 You need to be logged in to reply	Go To: Subject: Re: Welcome
	Hi everyone!I'm art glass student from Russia, I have found this forum casually. Actually I'm just try to find some books about art glass in English. If you can advice me some, I'll be very grateful. )And sorry for my English.
	DATE: GMT - 11/18/2011 \| 05:39 AM
Donovan Brooke group: registered: GMT - 05/09/2007 You need to be logged in to reply	Go To: Subject: Re: Murano Art Glass website
	Welcome Dean,I moved one of your posts to the vendor category and am deleting your second post in the welcome category. I welcome all glass art enthusiasts, but want to keep this forum about information exchange and not a resource for marketing glass.Under that guide, I'm glad to have you aboard.Donovan
	DATE: GMT - 08/22/2011 \| 04:46 AM
MuranoGlassArt group: registered: GMT - 03/19/2011 You need to be logged in to reply	Go To: Subject: Murano Art Glass website
	Hello everyoneWe would love to share some of the most amazing Murano art glass items you will ever see. I thank you all for inviting me to this forum and hope I can share some knowledge, enthusiasm and passion for what is arguably the finest form of hand blown art glass anywhere in the world since the year 1293 - Murano art glass. I look forward to speaking / contacting you all to share our knowledgeCiaoDean
	DATE: GMT - 08/19/2011 \| 03:21 AM
Donovan Brooke group: registered: GMT - 05/09/2007 You need to be logged in to reply	Go To: Subject: Re: Needing some dirrection
	Hello,Well, essentially you are correct, it's mostly colored sand that has been processed into "frit". Frit is uniformly broken glass and glass is made up mostly of sand. Anyway, if it is from olympic color rods, it is likely that it's intention was to be used with hot glass. So, your problem there is that you likely do not have access to a hot glass shop (glass blowing etc.).Regarding glass making, I would say most general education facilities that accommodate glass art work in warm glass. Warm glass is slumping/fusing etc.. Those bags of frit could work in that environment (using something like System 96). However, it takes some knowledge, dollars, and equipment to work in warm glass as well... so, unless you decide you are committed to including glass art in your school, I would suggest you sell them.Take some pictures and post them on this forum if you like (in the classifieds area). Frit is usually sold by the kg... so, if you have a lot of it, you could weigh the colors if you like and post them. (I could probably help you figure out pricing)Hope that helps.Donovan
	DATE: GMT - 07/10/2011 \| 09:05 AM

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