Barbara Kobler on fri 2 jul 04
Sorry, I just saw your answer in your post. Lexmark does boil it and the only purpose of the honey is to make it stick. Duh.
Barbara Kobler http://www.claywoman.net
George Koller on sat 3 jul 04
Hey Guys & Gals!
I feel like I better say something here or shut up forever! My
li'l project of 8 years plus has this aspect to it - a photograph
can be the source. Or a drawing from book or paper. And
on the other end - real clay, real glazes, the wet gooey REAL
stuff.
How does it work. The photo must be translated into vector
graphics - not a biggy. Streamline by Adobe is a less than $100
package that does this beautifully for my money. Others out=20
there.... this is step one - and it must also involve making color
choices, at this point or farther down stream. The colors have
to be paid attention to but they are just "placeholders" for later.
Anyway, skipping to the good part, our machine engraves around
the objects then dispenses colorants. Just like Kurt Wild. Very
forgiving to clay imperfections, humps & bumps because nozzle
is non-contact and engraving tool "floats". Can do platters.
What is so wierd is that really large one of a kind projects can be
done for same costs as many singles.
I'm doing "other stuff" these days, just disgusted at simple fact=20
that this hasn't "taken off" in imaginations and business but I'm
retired and have other things to do with my life also. =20
Think about ceramic signs!
Think about doing this on porcelain and making thin and transparent and
backlighting (this we part of what we did a Alfred).
Makes my blood boil that people have so little imagination, then =
complain
"there is nothing new". If you don't see the potential you have poop =
for
brains.
Some of it can be seen at: http:// ImagesOnClay.com =20
go to clayart button.
I thought I was being clever doing these leaves.... note the =
engraving....
but the real future is in the custom stuff. My software can process =
500,000
objects and map out machine movements to engrave, move dispenser in an =
hour
or two. Have done this with a photograph of a vine colored brick house. =
=20
It was awsome.
george koller
sturgeon bay, wi - door county
northport, mi - leelanau county
two great places separated by 100 miles of great lake.
claybair on mon 5 jul 04
George,
I think your invention is fabulous!
However I also think the area you need to
address is marketing.
I went to the web site and saw a few
examples which were either too small,
unremarkable or unclear.
The only one that got me excited was the
leaf close up of the crystal formation.
The tile in the background of your homepage
may be lovely but when I initially looked at it
I thought I could do that with just an impression of
a leaf. The colors are so subtle that the effects of your
process was lost to me. Now there is a
possibility my computer is at fault.
I think the marketing not your product may the issue.
This is my personal impression which may be
under-informed so... feel free to disagree.
Wishing you much success,
Gayle Bair
Bainbridge Island, WA
http://claybair.com
-----Original Message-----
From: George Koller
Hey Guys & Gals!
I feel like I better say something here or shut up forever! My
li'l project of 8 years plus has this aspect to it - a photograph
can be the source. Or a drawing from book or paper. And
on the other end - real clay, real glazes, the wet gooey REAL
stuff.
I'm doing "other stuff" these days, just disgusted at simple fact
that this hasn't "taken off" in imaginations and business but I'm
retired and have other things to do with my life also.
Think about ceramic signs!
Think about doing this on porcelain and making thin and transparent and
backlighting (this we part of what we did a Alfred).
Makes my blood boil that people have so little imagination, then complain
"there is nothing new". If you don't see the potential you have poop for
brains.
Some of it can be seen at: http://ImagesOnClay.com
go to clayart button.
I thought I was being clever doing these leaves.... note the engraving....
but the real future is in the custom stuff. My software can process 500,000
objects and map out machine movements to engrave, move dispenser in an hour
or two. Have done this with a photograph of a vine colored brick house.
It was awsome.
george koller
sturgeon bay, wi - door county
northport, mi - leelanau county
two great places separated by 100 miles of great lake.
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