Welcome to the second Bimonthly Newsletter from
Frank Colson International Colson Studio Complex.
2008
Each: (14" x 15" x 4") (36 cm x 39 cm x 11 cm)
This News Letter - our second issue - offers insight to
the creation and development of a multi-media
presentation on "The Art of The Horse". This
project will show that the horse has served as
inspiration for artists since the dawn of
history. It will also include horses created by
Frank Colson over the past six decades.
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| (Tip of the day) |
| LEAD WAS MY PASSION
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| As a kid, I would melt and
pour my own lead soldiers. Then, later, when I
first did raku with Hal Rigger, in the early
60's, using lead based glazes, I heard something
about it being nasty! So, in the early 70's,
when I had a handmade tile operation, in San
Miguel de Allende, Mexico, of course all we used
was lead glazes for those thousand, plus, tiles,
we pressed every day! Several national and
international conferences after that, where I
often did demos, I learned - Guess What? Lead in
any form was a NO NO! Those were the days when
one filled up the gas tank in the car with lead
based gasoline while sniffing the fumes! And
those were the days when babies would teeth on
lead based paint on their cribs, and it was
DANGEROUS! Eventually, I learned a great deal about lead poisoning in my adventures with potters and ceramic artists. I learned early in my career that a lead glazed pitcher filled with fresh orange juice and left in the frig overnight could put a person in the hospital in one day. I also learned that lead getting into my body, gradually, would take about 30 years to kill me! The death certificate usually states that it was due to pneumonia that the patient died because lead had broken down the immune system in the body. So! I should be DEAD by now! SO? Well, I also learned very interestingly; the human body cannot, does not, flush lead out when there is caffeine in the system. It isn't actually caffeine itself, but an ingredient in caffeine which is responsible for the lead not being flushed out of the body. I have volumes of material on this subject from those learning's. That includes a receipt made of white vinegar and liver of sulfur which, if poured onto a glazed vessel, or bowl, will identify if there is lead in the glaze! So, now this is my testimonial- I quit consuming anything with caffeine to this day! Coffee, tea, Coke, chocolate cake, etc. etc. Do I fudge occasionally? To be honest, yes! But, very very rarely. To your good lead free health, may you never die of pneumonia but with a smile on your face! Talk about a silent killer! Yuk! Frank Colson |
A word about Frank Colson: Frank Colson initiated research, construction, and development in the field of kiln building and sculpture casting more than 3 decades ago!
He published a book by Prentice Hall in
1975: “Kiln Building with Space Age Materials” which
became the definitive source of information on the use
of “Ceramic Fibers” in kiln construction today! For an
in-depth study on Frank Colson, go to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Frank_Colson
Mission Statement
It will be the endeavor of these
Newsletters to provide:
1. A synopsis of new eBooks under the
website name of R2D2u.net. These will be in addition to
the 20 some eBooks already available on subjects such as
“Hand Made Tiles”, “Ceramic Shell Casting”, and other
e-manuals currently proven successful publications.
2. Offer internet links to “free” information on “how
to” make raku tongs for less than $l0.00, “kiln firing
techniques for both updrafts and down-draft kilns, as
well as numerous other related subjects.
3. “Tip of the Day” provide technical tips on a wide
variety of applications related to the making of clay
and sculpture forms.
4. Application for becoming an Affiliate for Colson
eBooks providing a residual income to the subscriber.
Only available through this Newsletter.
Become an r2d2u.net affiliate. Click here to learn more.
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| Colson eBooks Newsletter index |
| Newsletter #4 October 15, 2009 |
| Newsletter #3 September 15, 2009 |
| Newsletter #2 August 15, 2009 |
| Newsletter #1 July 14, 2009 |
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