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Insulating materials:
Pyro Products (lots of insulating fiber materials)
Thermal Ceramics (have stuff like high alumina crucibles)
Insurance
Good article about what can happen even when you think you are covered.
Plastics
Info on testing if you have good plastic to cast
The life cycle of plastics and more good info
Places that use recycle materials and how to use them:
Bedrock Industries Specializing in Trash Beautification
Glass recycling (very informative site)
Recycler's World (place to find recycle equipment and products)
Magazines:
Glass Magazine by Glass Focus
Ceramic Monthly Magazine (call for entries)
Sculpture Review Magazine (only figurative)
Art magazine (only on line)
Magazines, art ebooks and links to artists (owner Rob Hobcott)
Pottery Making Illustrated (A how to magazine)
Metal Info:
Work Safely:
Safe Work Enviroment (find info about the cemicals that you are working with )
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Sculptors that I like work by. I have found on the net, seen in person or in magazines, art books and then looked up on the net.
Mixed-Media Sculptures of Keith Alan Seybert
Kendall Buster 1 , 2, ( I like her old look on things and symmitry of the work)
Andy Goldsworthy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Open Studios here and there:
Open Studios in San Francisco 1999
PRO Arts Open Studios 1999
Painters that I like work by. I have found on the net, seen in person or in magazines or in artbook and then looked up on the net.
Mark Rothko:I, II, III, IV, V (my absolute favorit painter)
Photo Related Stuff:
National Press Photogaphers Association
Tips on takeing pictures in cold weather
Another one about how to take your slides
Packing and Shipping your Art Work