Your dog in glass?

[Ed Anderson]

Hi all,

I'm building a small glass engraving studio and putting out feelers to see
if there is any interest in the following.....

Web sites that do animal portraits in oils, ink, pastels, etc are common.
What about having your dog's portrait engraved in glass? I'm talking
realism--right down to the eye sparkle and whiskers. The technique I use is
called sand carving.

The portrait can be deeply engraved on the back side of a mirror. When
viewed from the front, you see a 3-D image of your dog staring back at you!
A similar work can be done on other types of glass such as mugs and plates.
I have also experimented with simulated antique gold and copper finishes
that really look sharp. I want to eventually add the ability to do large
areas such as cabinet doors and table tops. I can also personalize with
initials, names, and logos.

Do you have a fovorite photo of your dog? I am extremely particular about
my work. I prefer to work from high quality photographs to see as much
detail as possible. Think of it. Nothing catches the light and lasts
forever like engraved glass!

I don't have a business yet, or even a web site. I'm just looking for a
little feedback in the form of people's reactions to this rather novel idea.
In other works--IS ANYBODY INTERESTED???

I'll be more than happy to answer any questions.

Ed

[Very Joyful]

Have you actually done this yet?

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[Ed Anderson]

Very Joyful,

Not everyone will be interested in what I am doing. I didn't want to sound
like an infomercial!

I'll look forward to taking a look at what you do when you get going. Ed, It
doesn't look like you posted this reply to the newsgroup; be sure to do
that, so that others can see your reply also.

P.S. You won't know how the photos look until you take them! <grin>

Ed Anderson <bif...@ovis.net> wrote:

Hi Very Joyful,

Only as a hobby and gifts. I used to work for a glass etching company, but
they have gone out of business. (not due to MY work, though!)

I have just started to build a studio. I still have to make appropriate
samples, take photos--nothing on the web yet. A concern of mine is that the
three demensionality of the engravings will not be visible in photos.

It's going to be a couple months before I am ready to get going. I'll let
you know.

Thanks for your interest. I'll be happy to answer any questions.

Ed

----- Original Message -----
From: "Very Joyful"
Newsgroups: alt.pets.dogs.labrador
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 5:09 AM
Subject: Re: Your dog in glass?

> Have you actually done this yet?
>

> "Ed Anderson" wrote in message

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