**** Official Atlanta 2004 Thread ****

[gordy]

Originally posted by fsdesimone@Feb 25 2004, 02:00 PM
is Aves Clay supposed to have a dry, brittle consistency to it? I have some and tried to use it the other day, but it was extremely hard to mix. And when it dries it's all grainy. I suspect I just have an old batch and that's the problem, but I'm not sure.

Welcome aboard Francesca

The Aves I have used doesn't behave that way:

I have a mail ordered a 5lb batch 6 months ago and still is very smooth, I also have a 2oz set that Bill Chilstrom gave to me that is smooth as well...

the 5lb batch i have is the "Cream" colored variant and is must frustrating to work worth becuase of its' translucency! and now I use it only for really big stuff

the smaller 2oz. is the "White" color and it is much more opaque

I must say howver this is the Aves Apoxie® Sculpt not the Aves Apoxie® Clay; they bill two seperate products...

I've never used the Aves Apoxie® Clay

The Aves Apoxie® Sculpts' consistency is that of Hubba-Bubba bubble-gum freshly chewed on a hot summer day

http://www.avesstudio.com/Products/products.html

~gordy

 

[JCOX]

Hey all,

Thought the Atlanta show had a lot of quality this year. I had not been to it in about six years and quality of the entries has definitely gone up considerably since then. It was also a pleasure meeting many of the names that frequent this site. Sorry if I missed a few of you, I had Joe Hudson point out as many as he could that were around when we were hanging out in the show room. I would echo the comments made here; seeing the work of many of you first hand was by far more impressive than pics can do them justice. Anders, your work looked great - too bad you couldn't be there in person. Alan Ball, Bob Tavis, Bill Chilstrom, Joe Hudson, John Long, Francesca DeSimone and others - you have all given me fresh inspiration in the area of sculpting/painting. Greg, Kreston, Pete, Marion and many others (forgive me if I missed a few that are here) have given me something to aim for in painting ability as well.

Welcome Francesca! It was good to chat with you at the show. You're a fine sculptress (sp?). Hope you will post some of your upcoming project here.

-jim cox

 

[fsdesimone]

Thanks for the confirmation guys. I'll have to get some of the Aves Sculpt. I keep hearing really good things about it (which is why I thought for sure something was wrong with the Aves Clay I used since it was so difficult to work with).

I also have some Super Sculpey on the shelf that I haven't gotten around to using much yet. I didn't really like the consistency of it though. A little too rubbery - although that could be because I mixed it with Fimo to make it dark grey and easier to see.

Anyway, to echo the other posters - the show was a lot of fun. And pictures never do justice to most of the pieces, so it's always great to see them in person.

 

[sky303]

The Atlanta Club sit has a list of the winners for the Painters and Open divisions on their website now
www.atlantaminiatures.com

 

[D Hood]

The Atlanta Show was great this year. It was fun meeting many of you from this forum which I have now joined. Francesca's Hockey player was a real treat to see. I wish she would do a Football or Basketabll Player as I do not know that much about hockey but it was beautifully done. Bob Langenberg's Mounted Samurai was another peice that really stood out for me.