Friday Post: Preferred Epoxy

Hello Designers!

I know that this is a little early for the Friday post, but I decided to sit down and post some information for you while I was thinking about it!

I hope that your first full week has been a great learning experience, and fun for you so far! Just a reminder: make sure you are up to date or ahead in your work for Design I. If not, make sure you catch-up this weekend...it will be much easier for you to keep up with deadlines for the rest of the semester.

Today, I wanted to share with you my choice of Epoxy/ glue. E 6000 is the epoxy that helped me the most throughout my Design I & II experience. Here are the list of epoxies that I have tried...

• Gorilla Glue Epoxy
• Loctite 
• Liquid Nails
• Foam Glue Epoxy
• E 6000

Out of these 5, E 6000 remains my favorite and most reliable epoxy. Why? E 6000 dries clear. Many other epoxies say, "dries clear", including the ones above, but they either leave a tinted residue behind, or pull the color from various fabrics out, and adopt that color. Out of these 5, E 6000 leaves behind the smallest trace, and most times, it goes unnoticed. E 6000 also bonds the quickest. When you read the directions on the back, it will tell you to apply E 6000 to both objects that you are going to bond together. Then it will tell you to wait 3 minutes before actually bonding.  This is important for optimum results. Yes, I have used the E 6000 without waiting 3 minutes before bonding two objects together, and it has worked. However, for bonding heavy objects or angles above 10 interior angles I highly recommend E 6000 for its versatile qualities. 

I have to check on the price of E 6000, but I know for sure that it is under $10.00. I will comment back on this blog post when I find the exact price...and you are welcome to comment, too when you find the price!

For more detailed information about Epoxy E 6000, go to...

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Amazing-E-6000-Craft-Glue-2-oz/17808713

Questions? Comments? Critiques? Comment on this post or e-mail me at ella.bella7@gmail.com. You can also tweet me @60srangevintage on twitter!

*information courtesy of www.walmart.com 

Happy Friday, and happy weekend! Enjoy the weather while it is warm. {:

Peace,

 

Ella Bella

 

Stay tuned for other glues...
 

Le Bateau, a Canadian Gallery

Do you live in Western New York? If so, you may not be too far from Le Bateau Gallery in Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada. Crystal Beach, Canada is only an hour away from Buffalo, NY, and if you are already familiar with crossing over the border into Canada, then you know you need a passport card or passport book to get into the country.

However, once you do, you should check out David Drum's art work. I visited this gallery in the beginning of August while on vacation. The Le Bateau gallery is actually the artist's house. Their house/gallery was built in the 40s, and a tour of this gallery also includes the tour of the rest of the house. The architecture in itself was quite an enjoyment, as was the artwork. I remember the real Italian-made and imported tiles from the bathroom the most (and, not to mention, Mr. drum painted the wall and ceiling in complementary colors to the tiles!).

On first impression, I enjoyed visiting Le Bateau because Mr. Drum and Mrs. Drum were very casual and welcoming. Mrs. Drum showed us her framing shop, and Mr. Drum was working on a commissioned piece as we were touring. His style struck me as very impressionistic; his distribution of the palette was phenomenal, and he created very interesting color relationships. In addition to the art work, Mrs. Drum frames every one of his pieces (she tends to favor a wood that has a metallic finish) from her frame shop in the basement.

Overall, my 20 minute visit to the Le Bateau gallery was an eye-opening experience. It was wonderful for me to see a married couple, as a collaborative team in life and in business. For more information, go to...

http://daviddrumfineart.com/index.php

Also, be sure to note his reasonable prices. One of his pieces would be a great gift for a loved one (or just yourself!).

Exhibition - Picturing Wonderland: Sir John Tenniel's Illustrations

Designers,

Here is an update on a new show coming to the Daura Gallery:

This exhibition will be open from Monday, August 27th to December 9th.

For more information regarding this exhibit, and other exhibits that will be showing at the Daura Gallery around the same time, visit:


http://www.lynchburg.edu/daura-gallery/exhibitions-and-events-schedule


*Link and information courtesy of www.lynchburg.edu 

Remember to give credit where credit is due! 

P.S. : The symbol above stands for, "gallery". If you did not know that, you may want to go back through the archive, and look at the "Symbols" post. I will continue to use symbols throughout this blog, so you will already have a heads up as to what I will be talking about! 

Welcome! (some information & tips)

Hey Designers!

Welocme the the Pocket-Sized "Essential: Art Review for LC Student blog!

I hope that you are finding LC to be a comfortable and refreshing new home. {:

For those of you who have not gone back into the archives (titled, "Just a little bit of History Repeating") and looked at the first few posts, my name is Ella, an art major here at LC.

Tip #1: for Design. STAY AHEAD.  

• I know this sound cheesy, and you have probably heard countless teachers before tell you the same thing, but it IS TRUE. 
• Looking back on my Design #1 & #2 experience last year, I learned that staying ahead in these classes is crucial.

• The projects: I do not know if you have been assigned projects for this class, yet, but when you are, start brainstorming right away, and make sure you are ahead of the game. Trust me, staying up to work on a sculpture at 3AM is not fun (speaking from experience). Do your self a favor, stay ahead and relax the night before projects are due knowing that you have them done already 

Here's a little update for this blog. I will try to do a new post every Friday (although, I will admit that I am late on this weekend!) for your convenience and to give you something to read at the end of the week and to take a big, deep breath of relaxation. 

Please contact me with questions, or updates on what you are covering int he syllabus, because then I can give you stores/museums/galleries that were helpful to me and others during that particular section!

My e-mail is ella.bella7@gmail.com
Twitter: @60srangevintage

Have a wonderful weekend!