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I'm forwarding a CMOG email which is a first look at their wood-fired
glassblowing kiln!<br>
(two photos below, at one-quarter of the original size for this mailing
list)<br>
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Yvette mentions the Glass Art Society (GAS) annual Conference which
will be held in Corning NY during June 11 - 14, 2009.<br>
Having attended the 2007 Conference in Pittsburgh, I can highly
recommend the event, and Corning will be a great venue!<br>
More info about GAS Corning 2009 can be found here: <a
href="http://www.glassart.org/Corning_2009.html">http://www.glassart.org/Corning_2009.html</a><br>
<br>
Tony Patti<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.glassblower.info">www.glassblower.info</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gaffer@glassblower.info">gaffer@glassblower.info</a><br>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman">Hi -</font>
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<font face="Times New Roman">The attached photos are of a wood-fired
kiln/furnace design and construction that was a joint effort between
The Corning Museum of Glass (Steve Gibbs, manager of Hot Glass
programs) and Corning Community College Ceramics department (Professor
Fred Herbst), in Corning, NY. </font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman">The kiln/furnace is capable of both
firing ceramics and melting glass for glassblowing. It was lit on
August 4, 2008, fed wood continuously for 24 hours, and glass was blown
by Corning Museum glassmakers on the afternoon of August 5. The furnace
was not only used to melt glass, but also served as the glory hole. The
artists also took the opportunity to dribble melted glass on several
ceramic pieces to see what effect it would make.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman">The two organizations will fire the
kiln/furnace up during the Glass Art Society Conference in Corning in
2009 and provide demonstrations to conference participants.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman">Photos are by John van Otterloo.</font>
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<font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2"></font> <br>
<font face="Times New Roman">Please contact me if you have any
questions.</font>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2">Yvette Sterbenk</font>
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<font face="Arial" size="2">Communications Manager</font>
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<font face="Arial" size="2">Corning Museum of Glass</font>
<br>
<font face="Arial" size="2">Phone: 607.974.8124</font>
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<font face="Arial" size="2">Cell: 607.368.1026</font>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.cmog.org"><u><font
color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">www.cmog.org</font></u></a><br>
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<p><img alt="CMOG Wood-Fired Kiln"
src="cid:part1.03090404.05060007@glassblower.info" height="563"
width="750"><br>
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<p><img alt="CMOG Wood-Fired Kiln"
src="cid:part2.04010404.06060105@glassblower.info" height="1000"
width="750"><br>
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