Sandcarving
Sandcarving is an excellent process for personalizing high-end glass substrates for the awards industry, and it is also used for other substrates, including stone. See all Sandcarving Articles »
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Sandcarving: Pieces of Glass
Glass and crystal awards have a luxurious look to them. Photo courtesy of SCT Crystal
What is glass? It’s not really a solid, but it’s not a liquid either. It can be transparent or opaque,...
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Etch Masters
We have all heard the saying many times that a picture is worth a thousand words, and it actually sounds somewhat dated as I am writing/saying it, yet we are all working in a visual field where we are trying to advertise, show off, or commemorate a situation, a...
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Etching Onto Glass Or Stone
Recently I was approached with requests to etch two photographs, one on glass, the other on stone; both were memorial pieces, one for a human, the other for a canine champion. I thought this would be a good opportunity to come back to some of the...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Etch Masters
The design in glass, two different media, (almost) the same design.
From time to time, we have covered in our articles the possibilities of using some of the well-established blasting techniques on other media than glass; we...
Monday, December 6, 2010
Why sandcarving is a good option and how it’s changed over the years.
With sandcarving, you can create a wide variety of products beyond awards.Photo courtesy of Ikonics Imaging, Duluth, Minnesota...
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Etched Glass For Special Day Celebrations
One of the finished pieces.
After a long hot spell, we have finally gotten some rain. Living in the high desert really makes one appreciate any kind of moisture, realizing the difference a few rain...