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April/May, 1996 - Vol. 9 No. 6.

Artistic connections of the British Society of Scientific Glassblowers.
- Photo #1 Raising the Standard.
- Photo #2 Cheers. Entry in the Flack competition.
- Photo #3 Horses and Plough. by Fred Morse. Winning entry in the Flack competition.
- Photo #4 #1. Candlestick made for the BSSG symposium in 1993.
- Photo #5 #2. Candlestick made for the BSSG symposium in 1993.
BIG WINNER!.
- Photo #1 Graham. The man stood 600mm tall and was fabricated from glass rod.
THE VAGABOND LAMPWORKER.
- Photo #1 AS-12 Oxygen Generators.
THE BEAD COLUMN: Fork-tailed Devil Making a bead with two string holes.
- Photo #1 A completed forked-mandrel and the components used to make it.
- Photo #2 The solid circles represent the long rods.
- Photo #3 The bead core has been completed using opaque white glass and is now ready for the final layer of glass.
- Photo #4 The bead core has been covered with colorless glass for the sake of illustration.
- Photo #4 Core Beads.
At The Lamp; Chameleon Glass Colored borosilicate glass.
- NEW NORTHSTAR COLORS! NorthStar also has several new colors and a couple of them are really fine!
- New Borosilicate Glass!
- Summer Lampworking Workshops:
- Death of a Friend. It is my sorrowful duty to report the passing of a truly fine man. Howard Davis.
BOOK REVUE DICTIONARY OF GLASS: MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES.

February/March, 1996 - Vol. 9 No. 5.

AT THE LAMP Einar De La Torre Speaks Out.

Photo #1 LA Virgen.
Photo #2 LA Virgen De 100 Nuevos Pesos.
Photo #3 Cardiac Vortex.
New Book! Bandhu Scott Dunham's CONTEMPORARY LAMPWORKING.
In the NEXT ISSUE (AT THE LAMP.)

THE BEAD COLUMN; Bubbles and Droplets.

fig.1 & fig.2 fig.1 & fig.2.

Blast it All - Part II.

Masking Materials.
Stencils.
Practical Etching Tips.
Specific Applications.
- Horns and Antlers.
- Spots on cheetahs, leopards, fish.
- Spots on giraffe.
- Tiger stripes.
- Turtle shell.
- Icicles and snowflakes.
- Candy canes.
- Goblet stems.
- Harlequin figure.
- Deep etching.

Visiting Artists Workshop.

Third Annual Scent Bottle Show.

MUSEUM UNVEILS 1995 RAKOW COMMISSION WORK.

Photo #1 TWO PORTRAITS: VACLAV HAVEL AND VLADIMIR KOPECKY.

ARIZONA SOCIETY of GLASS BEAD MAKERS.

Decenber/January, 1995/96 - Vol. 9 No. 4.

THE BEAD COLUMN PHOTOGRAPHING SINGLE BEADS.

Photo #1 Using a tripod with a reversed center post.
Photo #2 Three extension tubes of various lengths.
Photo #3 Note the large screw used to clamp the column on place.
Photo #4 Small halogen lamps are useful for focusing.
Photo #5 Camera with waist level view finder and bellows attached to a focusing rail which, in turn, is attached to the column.
Photo #6 The strobes are merely resting on the base board.
Photo #7 The distance (located inside of the polyethylene bottle with its top cut off) and the strobes has been increased by placing them on a long board.
Photo #8 Some beads made by Cay Dickey and a signature cane fastened.
Photo #9 Each strobe was covered with two layers of handkerchief and located 12 3/4 in.
Photo #10 Note the outline of the string hole.
Photo #11 Same conditions as previous except f5.6.
Photo #12 Each strobe was covered with 4 layers of handkerchief.
Photo #13 Signature cane.

TO THE EDITOR.

Market Highlights.

THE VAGABOND LAMPWORKER.

BOOK REVUE Contemporary Lampworking.

INSPIRATION.

October/November, 1995 - Vol. 9 No. 3.

THE SCULPTURAL LAMPWORK OF LOREN STUMP, A NATURAL.

Photo #1, Five automobile beads with figures inside. About 3/4 in. long.
Photo #2, Various netsuke figurines in the form of animals such as mice, rabbits, or tigers.
Photo #3, Three glass sculptures inspired by Japanese subjects. The figure at the right hand side is a fisherman carrying a glass net-float. (These should actually be called beads since they each have a string hole.) About two inches long.
Photo #4, Samurai from a kabuki play. Seven inches high at the head.
Photo #5, Japanese character.
Photo #6, Solid glass "Aquarium", in the form of a conch shell, with mermaid and fish made of murrine. Photo is larger than actual size which is about two inches across.

THE BEAD COLUMN; MAKING CHEVRON BEADS BY LAMPWORKING.

Photo #1, A chevron bead made by the method described in the current Bead Column. Actual size:
1" x 9/16."
Photo #2, The ends of a few styles of chevron beads.
Photo #3, Core layer on mandrel.
Photo #4, Curved marver in the process of being machined. The two pieces of graphite have been bolted together and the first of a series of holes has been bored.

AT THE LAMP The Glass Art Society convention held in Asheville.

BOOK REVUE DESIGNS IN MINIATURE: THE STORY OF MOSAIC GLASS.

Winners Announced.

Crystal Myths, Inc. Presents The Best Bead Show

August/September, 1995 - Vol. 9 No. 2.

The Genesis of a Glass Sculptor: Scott Summey.

Photo #1, Scott Summey's professional yet aesthetically pleasing outdoor booth.
Photo #2, Scott Summey's outdoor booth, its layout giving ample room for displaying a wide selection of pieces for sale with excellent visibility to all pieces displayed.

THE BEAD COLUMN; MINIATURE MASTERPIECES: MOSAIC GLASS 1838-1924.

Blast It All -- An introduction to Abrasive Blasting for the Lampworker.

1996 NICHE AWARDS OFFER $15,000 IN CASH AND PRIZES.

Employment Opportunity GLASS TECHNICIAN/ARTISAN.

THE VAGABOND LAMPWORKER.

Photo #1, This closeup of the torches and hand-held mini torch illustrate Jerry's working combination(s).
Photo #2, A good view of the organized layout of Jerry's workstation and 'hood' in the Liotta's mobile workstation/motorhome. Note the accessibility and orderliness of the equipment and tools.

Video Review "Lampworked Beadmaking: An Introduction" Kate Fowle, 1995

June/July, 1995 - Vol. 9 No. 1.

Let's Make a Exhaust Hood!.

Figure #1 & #2.

THE BEAD COLUMN: Marking Your Beads. (Making Signature Cane)

Figure #1-5.

Video Review Beadmaking with Michael Max.

AT THE LAMP / Flame On: This is the second installment of a column devoted to lampworkers and lampworking that I hope will become a regular feature in Common Ground/Glass Line.

SURF THE NET Speaking of computers and the internet.
GAS (Glass Art Society) convention will have come and gone, but as of this writing, it is still two weeks away.
MURPHY'S LAW OF DEMOS.
WINTER MARKETS. I survived another trip to Philadelphia and Baltimore this year to do the winter wholesale markets.
NEW BOOK It is called "Contemporary Lampworking: A Practical Guide for Shaping Glass in the Flame."
NEW VIDEO It consists of five two-hour tapes, each demonstrating in Lewis' unmistakable style, basic flameworking techniques.
BENCHTOP GLORY HOLE.
SUMMER LAMPWORK CLASSES.
EXHIBITS Habitat Gallery in Pontiac, Michigan just held their annual "International Invitational Glass Exhibition."

THE VAGABOND LAMPWORKER The "GLASS CRAFT EXPO 1995," conducted in Las Vegas from March 16th to the 19th, turned out to be, for me personally, a fun place.

Photo #1 B.T.E.S., INC. / AirSep Booth at GLASS CRAFT EXPO 1995.
Photo #2 According to Lewis Wilson this is the next Miguel Bonilla..
Photo #3 Bracelets made by Kevin O'Grady.
Photo #4 Kevin is the one wearing the hat in top photo.
Photo #5 Kevin O'Grady making a Bracelets. GLASS CRAFT EXPO 1995 (Not Printed.)

To The Editor.

IT'S HOT - IT'S COOL - IT'S NEW. I suddenly realized the importance of this new revolutionary fuel to our industry.

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