[TheForge] ABANA conference

[Chris Worsley]

The copper I use must be heavier than his. I found that if I didn't 
anneal, it work hardens and tears.
Chris

Steve Smith wrote:

> You got it in one Chris. I think he said he adds talc to it to make it 
> stiffer. He said he doesn't anneal much, he might have to once each 
> piece or not at all.
>
> Steve
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> Chris Worsley wrote:
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>> Jeff,
>> It looks like he uses plasticene, an oil based modeling clay. The 
>> kind I think he uses is white, and there are some small pieces on the 
>> table in some of the pictures that have been posted.
>> One of the students (Frank) on his website has some on his table too.
>> Using plasticene or plastilene lets you work a lot quicker because 
>> you don't have to deal with the heating of pitch and the cleaning off 
>> of the piece each time you switch to the other side.
>> When you use something other than pitch, annealing more often is very 
>> important. I have found that you have to have the copper as soft as 
>> possible for as long as possible when using the clay. It (clay) does 
>> not get as hard as the pitch and offers less resistance to the 
>> tools.  I was amazed by the detail he gets with clay. I switch to 
>> pitch for that kind of tiny detail at the end of the process.
>>
>> Chris
>> AZ
>>
>> Jeffrey Polaski wrote:
>>
>>> Wow. That's some incredible stuff.
>>> It says he doesn't use pitch. I wonder if he uses anything for a 
>>> backing
>>> material. On the "How It's Done" page the work looks like it elevated,
>>> with a block of something under it. Does anyone know what that block 
>>> is?
>>>
>>>
>>> Anyone have more on how he does it?
>>> Jeff Polaski
>>> Research and Graduate Studies Webmaster
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>>> I was really impressed with Dadyan's work. He teaches classes too.
>>> http://www.melicdadayanart.com/index2.html
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> Chris Worsley wrote:
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>>>
>>>> Thanks! Good shooting.
>>>> Especially liked the series on repousse.
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>> AZ
>>>>
>>>> Steve Smith wrote:
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>>>>> Ok, you asked for 'em, you got 'em.
>>>>>
>>>>> I put a selection of the photos I took on my web page. I shrank 
>>>>> all the photos and compressed the directory--it is now only 5Meg. 
>>>>> You'll really wish you had broadband if you don't:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://users.frii.com/sos/Steve/
>>>>> The file name is AbanaAbridged.zip
>>>>>
>>>>> Steve
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