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Bruce Jackson's photo archive - 4 - insurance window

Last post by Ingrid Mager « Sat Sep 18, 2010 6:32 pm
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by BruceJackson » Sat Sep 11, 2010 12:00 am

Next up is this advertisement for an insurance company and one of my favorite signs that I regularly drive past.

Located at 153 Brunswick Street,...

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Last post by Ingrid Mager
Sat Sep 18, 2010 6:32 pm
Nice old sign on ebay...

Last post by Anthony Bennett « Fri Sep 17, 2010 2:38 pm
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by Larry White » Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:22 am

This one came up and I thought I'd let ya know....

Deane & Adams glass sign

-Aho!

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Last post by Anthony Bennett
Fri Sep 17, 2010 2:38 pm
Saturday Night fever

Last post by Kelly Thorson « Tue Sep 14, 2010 1:50 pm
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by erik winkler » Sun Sep 12, 2010 5:49 am

After weeks and weeks of designing, the hours of long work on some new glass panels are being done.
But after a while I started thinking to my self:...

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Last post by Kelly Thorson
Tue Sep 14, 2010 1:50 pm
Glue chip glass problem

Last post by Larry White « Tue Sep 14, 2010 12:01 pm
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by Robert Schwieger » Sun Jun 13, 2010 7:31 pm

Working on 13"x72" 1/4" plate glass. Glass prep included the usual. Vinyl mask was hand cut. Local stained glass (reputable) blasted with silicon...

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Last post by Larry White
Tue Sep 14, 2010 12:01 pm
Omega file problem.

Last post by DAVE SMITH « Tue Sep 14, 2010 2:59 am
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by DAVE SMITH » Mon Sep 13, 2010 3:00 am

I made some artwork recently and put around 10 hours into it,I usually save a copy and back it up to various external drives but for some stupid...

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Tue Sep 14, 2010 2:59 am
Screen print a 3 color image

Last post by Patrick Mackle « Mon Sep 13, 2010 3:53 pm
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by Roderick Treece » Mon Sep 06, 2010 7:24 pm

First, Thanks for all the great tips batching !!!

I have a fine art color photograph that I want to screen print on glass. My plan was to

separate...

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Last post by Patrick Mackle
Mon Sep 13, 2010 3:53 pm
Chocolate Shop in Deventer Netherlands

Last post by Anthony Bennett « Sat Sep 11, 2010 6:21 am
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by erik winkler » Tue Sep 07, 2010 6:33 am

A nice shopfront in the old Hanse (trade) city of Deventer in the Netherlands.
It used to be a Chocolate shop, but now, as you can see, a clothes...

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Last post by Anthony Bennett
Sat Sep 11, 2010 6:21 am
Bruce Jackson's photo archive - 3 - E.S.Wilson_signwriter

Last post by Anthony Bennett « Sat Sep 11, 2010 6:20 am
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by BruceJackson » Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:36 pm

Melbourne had a major international exhibition in the 1888 to show off the relatively new city to the world. We built an exhibition building...

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Last post by Anthony Bennett
Sat Sep 11, 2010 6:20 am
Pharmacy Jars

Last post by Anthony Bennett « Sat Sep 11, 2010 4:44 am
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by DAVE SMITH » Wed Sep 08, 2010 5:05 pm

This is a follow up of Bruce's post about Pharmacy Jars.
The primary purpose of the jars was to store medication (powders, herbs, roots and sometimes...

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Last post by Anthony Bennett
Sat Sep 11, 2010 4:44 am
1-Shot size ?!

Last post by BruceJackson « Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:33 pm
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by alan johnson » Fri Sep 10, 2010 6:56 pm

:?: I have heard that 1-Shot gold size has been reformulated. Without going into a big rant, I tried a new can and found it unsatisfactory. Does any...

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Last post by BruceJackson
Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:33 pm
Scalloper video on YouTube

Last post by erik winkler « Fri Sep 10, 2010 12:33 am
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by Sarah King » Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:25 am

In case anyone is interested, I made a video on scalloping glass that you can see at

Danny suggested that I post the link here. Most folks on this...

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Last post by erik winkler
Fri Sep 10, 2010 12:33 am
pounding gold..............

Last post by Danny Baronian « Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:00 pm
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by vance galliher » Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:20 am

................. I have a 1" square block cube that I gilded. So I have a square block of gold ( hahaaaaa I wish !) I read this would make 3,300...

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Last post by Danny Baronian
Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:00 pm
Keep Looking Up!

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by Robare M. Novou » Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:48 am

I live under a rock...so I just found out about this.

Just imagine what he could have done if he was a Signpainter and not an...

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Last post by Robare M. Novou
Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:48 am
So...you collect what?

Last post by Robare M. Novou « Fri Sep 03, 2010 6:09 pm
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by Robare M. Novou » Fri Sep 03, 2010 3:05 pm

Saw this and I thought I would share it, seems I remember some letterheads collecting and lettering the larger ones.

Here's an excerpt from the...

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Last post by Robare M. Novou
Fri Sep 03, 2010 6:09 pm
Conclave 25 !!!

Last post by Larry White « Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:51 am
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by Roderick Treece » Sun Feb 21, 2010 8:42 pm
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Well it's hard to beleave that its over and that it's been going on for 25 years We gotta thank Rick Glawson for getting it started but it's this...
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Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:51 am
Jerry Allbright

Last post by erik winkler « Thu Sep 02, 2010 4:00 am
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by Kent Smith » Mon Aug 30, 2010 12:18 am

The teacher of many original Letterheads has passed away. Celebraiton of his life will be Sept.5, 1419 S. Zuni from 1:00PM on (potluck food at...

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Thu Sep 02, 2010 4:00 am
Susie Butler update . . .

Last post by Carol « Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:10 pm
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by Jay Allen » Wed Aug 11, 2010 11:42 am

Once again, prayers claim victory . . . but I'd bet her cardiologist is claiming victory too!!

Susie may very well go home today. Bill spoke with...

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Last post by Carol
Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:10 pm
Disney Sign Shop

Last post by Roderick Treece « Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:13 am

by Roderick Treece » Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:13 am

Glen Duncan sent me this link.

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Last post by Roderick Treece
Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:13 am
Glue Chip Cabinet

Last post by coline « Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:33 am
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by Chris Lovelady » Sun Aug 15, 2010 9:27 pm

when in art school in denver in the mid 80's i learned glue chipping and haven't done it since. i even have a half completed project that is all...

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Last post by coline
Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:33 am
Thom Byrne

Last post by Roderick Treece « Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:23 pm
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by Roderick Treece » Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:44 pm

I just got a phone call from Rad Bosselman informing me that Thom Byrne passed away on Friday.
I can't express in words what he ment to me and how...

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Last post by Roderick Treece
Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:23 pm
Bruce Jackson's photo archive - 2 - Sinclairs' of Guildford

Last post by Jerry Berg « Mon Aug 30, 2010 7:47 pm
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by BruceJackson » Fri Aug 27, 2010 11:57 pm

I came across this shop during a day trip of small gold mining towns in central Victoria. This shop was an amazing find about 2 hours drive from...

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Last post by Jerry Berg
Mon Aug 30, 2010 7:47 pm
Quills

Last post by Patrick Mackle « Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:49 pm
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by Doug Bernhardt » Tue Jun 22, 2010 5:16 pm

As of late I've haven't been able to get my usual brushes (Raphael) and am now using the French masters more and more. Now the issue is how the heck...

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Last post by Patrick Mackle
Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:49 pm
Batching Photos in Photoshop

Last post by Roderick Treece « Sat Aug 28, 2010 3:54 pm
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by Roderick Treece » Thu Aug 26, 2010 2:38 pm

Anyone out there know how to do this ? I am trying to resize a group of photos and I was told by Danny it could be done in photoshop.

Thanks

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Last post by Roderick Treece
Sat Aug 28, 2010 3:54 pm
Reverse glassart symposium

Last post by BruceJackson « Mon Aug 23, 2010 7:38 am
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by erik winkler » Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:11 am

1-2 oktober in the German city of Riedlingen.
Losts of international speakers will give lectures about the ancient history of reverse glass painting,...

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Last post by BruceJackson
Mon Aug 23, 2010 7:38 am
using mica powders on glass

Last post by Catharine C. Kennedy « Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:44 am
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by Catharine C. Kennedy » Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:51 am

several questions, if you please:
is size put on then powders applied?
or
is size mixed with the powders, then applied?
or do you use one-shot clear...

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Last post by Catharine C. Kennedy
Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:44 am
Mirroring questions

Last post by Sarah King « Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:24 am
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by erik winkler » Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:49 am

Since a while I have some mirroring questions and can not seem to find the answers of them.
Because I have never seen them in true life I was...

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Last post by Sarah King
Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:24 am
A Mad scientist should just buy the Angelgilding kit!

Last post by Sarah King « Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:16 am
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by erik winkler » Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:02 pm

I ask myself: What in godsname am I doing?!!!!

I had the crazy idea to get into liquid gilding, therefore I need a lot of chemicals and a lot of lab...

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Last post by Sarah King
Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:16 am
Spanjer Wood Letter Catalogs

Last post by erik winkler « Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:24 am
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by Site Man » Thu Mar 24, 2005 11:35 am

OLD FOEUM POSTS

Posted by Mike Jackson on February 18, 2004

Howdy collectors!
Spanjer Brothers supplied the sign industry with cut out and carved...

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Last post by erik winkler
Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:24 am
Remove mirroring?

Last post by Sarah King « Wed Aug 18, 2010 9:03 pm
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by Lars Wacherhausen » Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:38 am

Is it possible to take a mirror and remove some of the 'mirror' without sandblasting it so its just pure clean glass again? A chemical process or...

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Last post by Sarah King
Wed Aug 18, 2010 9:03 pm
Lincoln Highway mural number 11 . . . University Park, IL

Last post by Jay Allen « Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:27 pm
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by Jay Allen » Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:35 am

This mural tells the story of the Van Buren sisters: www.vanburensisters.com

"It was the summer of 1916. Women didn't have the right to vote, nor...

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Last post by Jay Allen
Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:27 pm
Yes....another English pub photo

Last post by erik winkler « Wed Aug 18, 2010 1:40 am
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by Doug Bernhardt » Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:54 pm

Thought everyone might be as interested as I was in these glass pieces. Will also post them in the Masterpieces section with a few others later in...

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Last post by erik winkler
Wed Aug 18, 2010 1:40 am
Acrylic Siding Stain on HDU??

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:57 pm
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by joe cieslowski » Mon Aug 16, 2010 1:37 pm

I'm planning on using a 100% acrylic siding stain on HDU to match an existing sign system (all made from wood).

Products

I'm thinking..... "No...

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:57 pm
Lincoln Highway mural number 10 . . . Crest Hill, IL

Last post by Jay Allen « Tue Aug 17, 2010 4:15 pm
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by Jay Allen » Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:34 pm

Telling the story of the 1919 Army Military Transport as we did in Dixon, IL. Here, a disgusted Lt. Col. Dwight Eisenhower directs his men to put a...

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Tue Aug 17, 2010 4:15 pm
Lincoln Highway mural number 9 . . . Fulton, IL

Last post by Jay Allen « Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:33 pm

by Jay Allen » Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:33 pm

Fulton, IL is on the banks of the Mississippi - and is the western terminus of the Lincoln Highway in Illinois. This 10' x 20' mural celebrates the...

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Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:33 pm
Lincoln Highway mural number 8 . . . St. Charles, IL

Last post by Jay Allen « Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:33 pm

by Jay Allen » Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:33 pm

Sorry . . . been too busy to keep up. This is number 8 - with 6 more to post.

St. Charles features the Hotel Baker and the Arcada Theater. The...

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Last post by Jay Allen
Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:33 pm
Disneyland Hong Kong

Last post by erik winkler « Mon Aug 16, 2010 3:59 am
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by BruceJackson » Sat Apr 23, 2005 7:02 am

I thought you folks might be interested in this project. I have been awarded the contract to do all the window signwriting in the Main Street section...

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Last post by erik winkler
Mon Aug 16, 2010 3:59 am
UV curing chipping glue.

Last post by Patrick Mackle « Mon Aug 16, 2010 3:13 am
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by Leo Calleros » Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:51 am

Ran across this web page from a company named Tangent Industries that has a UV light curing glass chipping glue. It claims to work in minutes....

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Last post by Patrick Mackle
Mon Aug 16, 2010 3:13 am
Up for Grabs....

Last post by DAVE SMITH « Mon Aug 16, 2010 2:54 am
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by Robare M. Novou » Sun Aug 15, 2010 1:48 am

....is the following book.

Whoever gets it can thank me later... :wink:

RMN

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Last post by DAVE SMITH
Mon Aug 16, 2010 2:54 am
Celebration of Life Gayle Peabody

Last post by Ron Berlier « Fri Aug 13, 2010 6:16 pm
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by Kristi Percell » Fri Aug 13, 2010 12:30 pm

Gary is planning a Celebration of Life for Gayle and here is the information if you would like to attend:

When:
Sunday August 29th 1pm - 5pm...

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Last post by Ron Berlier
Fri Aug 13, 2010 6:16 pm
GoldLeaf Workshop England

Last post by DAVE SMITH « Thu Aug 12, 2010 3:57 pm
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by DAVE SMITH » Thu Dec 03, 2009 4:36 pm
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I had a goldleaf workshop here a few months back and never had the chance to finish my own panel Every now and again between other work I managed to...
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Last post by DAVE SMITH
Thu Aug 12, 2010 3:57 pm
gold & glass monument

Last post by DAVE SMITH « Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:15 pm
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by Tony Segale » Wed Jul 14, 2010 5:26 pm

If the risks are little, the rewards are little....

Here's a little sign finished and installed.
Thanks to Mr. White, ordering me up the right...

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Last post by DAVE SMITH
Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:15 pm
Sad News.. Gayle Peabody

Last post by Doug Bernhardt « Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:51 pm
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by Kristi Percell » Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:19 pm

I am sorry to announce that the industry has lost another special person. Gayle Peabody of Surf Side Signs passed away on Friday August 6th.

Gayle...

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Last post by Doug Bernhardt
Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:51 pm
Purple bronze powder

Last post by James Warwick « Tue Aug 10, 2010 5:59 pm
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by Robert Schwieger » Fri Aug 06, 2010 8:57 pm

I vaguely recall that a purple bronze powder was available in the '60s. Is this true, and if so, is it available for glass work today?
Perhaps I am...

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Last post by James Warwick
Tue Aug 10, 2010 5:59 pm
Tonal Effect of White Gold/Aluminum leaf

Last post by Stephen Filarsky « Tue Aug 10, 2010 2:13 pm

by Stephen Filarsky » Tue Aug 10, 2010 2:13 pm

I need suggestions - What to use to create asphaltum-like shading on white gold or aluminum leaf. The design will be a large coin (nickel) in either...

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Last post by Stephen Filarsky
Tue Aug 10, 2010 2:13 pm
Everything is fine - respect their privacy for now, but . .

Last post by Tony Segale « Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:33 am
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by Jay Allen » Tue Aug 10, 2010 10:50 am

Bill Hueg spoke with Shiloh last night and Susie Butler had a mild heart attack yesterday.

She's fine - resting in the hospital now - and if you...

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Last post by Tony Segale
Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:33 am
Bob Iverson

Last post by Tony Segale « Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:07 am
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by Rick Sacks » Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:12 am

Bob's dad wanted Bob's friends to know about his passing and that a memorial will be announced as soon as a time and location are decided.

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Last post by Tony Segale
Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:07 am
Diamonds are a girl's best friend.

Last post by erik winkler « Sat Aug 07, 2010 2:24 am
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by erik winkler » Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:26 am

I realized that I did not make simple glaspanels yet.
Therefore no big designskills or timeconsuming procedures.
Glue chipping, mica etching,...

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Sat Aug 07, 2010 2:24 am
Letterheads spirit in other crafts

Last post by Andrew Grundon « Wed Aug 04, 2010 2:41 am

by Andrew Grundon » Wed Aug 04, 2010 2:41 am

This might interest some of you. It is not sign related ,but it seems to me that the same knowledge sharing ethos is alive and well in other...

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Last post by Andrew Grundon
Wed Aug 04, 2010 2:41 am
large mural

Last post by Tony Segale « Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:27 pm
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by Tony Segale » Fri Jun 11, 2010 1:44 pm

finished this addition to the walldog project last month
Japantown Memories

smJTM1.jpg

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Last post by Tony Segale
Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:27 pm
smaller mural challenge

Last post by Tony Segale « Fri Jul 30, 2010 12:36 am
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by Tony Segale » Fri Jun 11, 2010 1:24 pm

client posed a challenge...
paint the mural, you

make the horse stall look like a wine cellar,
and disregard the large square doors

LR1.jpg

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Fri Jul 30, 2010 12:36 am

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