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		<title>Bronze Pour March 12-14, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some process pictures of the pour we&#8217;re doing this weekend. Norm&#8217;s invaluable assistant is Tom Crowley (Pomona &#8216;86), an artist and sculpture teacher in his own right but, when he comes to Ranchita, still a studio slave. Note that the investments he loads, apparently effortlessly, into the kiln, weigh as much as 150 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here are some process pictures of the pour we&#8217;re doing this weekend. Norm&#8217;s invaluable assistant is Tom Crowley (Pomona &#8216;86), an artist and sculpture teacher in his own right but, when he comes to Ranchita, still a studio slave. Note that the investments he loads, apparently effortlessly, into the kiln, weigh as much as 150 pounds each. These images begin with a finished wax vessel that&#8217;s ready to invest. Later, we&#8217;ll add some that document the wax process as well. Hover your cursor over each  image for a brief description.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/wax-vase-ready-to-be-invested.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-346 aligncenter" title="wax vase ready to be invested" src="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/wax-vase-ready-to-be-invested-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/wax-vase-ready-to-be-invested.jpg"></a><a href="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/spraying-wax-with-alcohol.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-350 aligncenter" title="spraying wax with alcohol to prevent bubbles" src="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/spraying-wax-with-alcohol-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/softeniing-bottom-of-pouring-cup-to-stabilize-wax-during-investment.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-352 aligncenter" title="softening bottom of pouring cup to stabilize wax during investment" src="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/softeniing-bottom-of-pouring-cup-to-stabilize-wax-during-investment-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/inserting-wire-mesh-around-wax-to-stabilize.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-353 aligncenter" title="inserting wire mesh around wax to stabilize" src="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/inserting-wire-mesh-around-wax-to-stabilize-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/mixing-invesment-material.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-355" title="mixing invesment material (sand, plaster, water)" src="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/mixing-invesment-material-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/pouring-investment-material-into-mold.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-359" title="pouring investment material into mold" src="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/pouring-investment-material-into-mold-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/removing-set-investment-from-mold.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-361" title="removing set investment from mold" src="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/removing-set-investment-from-mold-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/Norm-watches.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-364" title="While Tom loads the kiln, Norm watches" src="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/Norm-watches-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/brickiing-in-the-fired-kiln.-Norm-can-do-this-himself..jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-366" title="Bricking in door after firing. Norm can do this himself." src="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/brickiing-in-the-fired-kiln.-Norm-can-do-this-himself.-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
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		<title>First Post</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After too much time struggling with the static content of this site, our Web guru Jason has suggested we add a post. So here it is. Complaints should be addressed to Jason.
While I (the dutiful wife) have been slaving  cluelessly with templates, codes, widgits and plugins, Norm (the artist) has been working on waxes of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After too much time struggling with the static content of this site, our Web guru Jason has suggested we add a post. So here it is. Complaints should be addressed to Jason.</p>
<p>While I (the dutiful wife) have been slaving  cluelessly with templates, codes, widgits and plugins, Norm (the artist) has been working on waxes of vessels and platters that, with luck, will soon be bronzes . He will invest the waxes this weekend at Ranchita, and if burnout is successful, the pour will follow.  To help you survive the suspense, here are some pictures. These were taken a while back but, frankly, bronze pours all look pretty much alike.</p>
<p><a href="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_20060410_0029.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-231" title="Ranchita foundry in action" src="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_20060410_0029-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_20060410_0031.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-232" title="crucible" src="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_20060410_0031-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_20060410_0032.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-233" title="pouring investments" src="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_20060410_0032-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_20060410_0032.jpg"></a><a href="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_20060410_0040.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-234" title="bronze at 2200 degrees" src="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_20060410_0040-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_20060410_0041.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-235" title="cooling investment after cracking to free bronze" src="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_20060410_0041-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_20060410_0043.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-236 aligncenter" title="bronze platter released " src="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_20060410_0043-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/platter-14-in.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" title="platter 14 in" src="http://normhines.com/wp-content/uploads/platter-14-in-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
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