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misc: hot wax, mocha, women i n clay

updated sun 1 feb 04

 

Steve Mills on sat 31 jan 04


Glad to see someone else rates Sheila Fournier, she was a seriously
talented Lady.

Steve
Bath
UK


In message , lili krakowski writes
>Linda: NO! NO! NO! You say you pot in a closet. You say you use a =3D
>frying pan to heat your hot wax. PLEASE STOP. I am sure the several =3D
>people who have been badly burned, or whose studios were burned down by =3D
>hot wax/melting wax disasters ALSO were careful, ALSO did not leave the =3D
>pan on, and like that. =3D20
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>PLEASE go get some liquid cold wax, which works excellenty and washes =3D
>out of brushes, and is fluid and remains fluid better than hot wax. And =
>=3D
>PLEASE get some latex which can be made very fluid, and does ruin =3D
>brushes but can be peeled off the pot when dry.
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>Someone asked about mocha fading too much. It does. It really needs =3D
>several tests to establish what amount is right. And copper of course =3D
>is a weak colorant to begin with.
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>AS TO WOMEN IN CLAY. Did I see Norah Braden and Katharine =3D
>Pleydell-Bouverie? And what about Karen Karnes? Has she made the list =3D
>yet? Sheila Fournier should be on. =3D20
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>And certainly Eileen Lewenstein who is phenomenal, and Mary Wondrausch =3D
>who is wonderful.
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>Lili Krakowski
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>Be of good courage

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Steve Mills
Bath
UK