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Should I let it go?

lesliereilly - Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 8:56pm
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So I have this large sculpture that I have kept with me, moving around the country, that I made in college what feels like a hundred years ago.

it is a 3' x 5', aluminum, lost-wax casting. i remember EVERYthing it took to creating this piece.


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4:00am Burnout Thoughts

lesliereilly - Monday, December 20, 2010 - 6:53am
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Up late again. In and out of the studio as I wait for the tumblers. Thinking about how happy I am that there is metal clay and PMC because it allows me to create in metal without having to wait to be able to afford all the accoutrements that go with lost wax casting, forging, etc., etc. as I continue to build my metalsmithing studio...


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i should know the answer to this! But...

lesliereilly - Monday, December 13, 2010 - 4:54am
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it's a quarter to two in the morning. i have just found this neat site and i am so glad i stumbled upon it!

right now though i am thinking about future tool purchases for my studio as i slllooooowwwwlllyyyy but surely build/rebuild my studio. Pricing benches, torches, flexshafts... (all that fun stuff!)


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