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Sculptural Cold Finishes: Jacked Rabbit


Kristine Poole

Cold finishes are any surface treatment on ceramic sculptures that are not traditionally fired in a kiln. Glazes, underglazes and stains are all kiln-fired approaches that are classically used to finish ceramic pieces. We generally don’t use glazes as they tend to obscure sculpted details making them look like they’ve been dipped in cream. They can also be unpredictable. Despite extensive testing, the various factors that occur within a firing environment can cause disasters. One…

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Pricing, Aftermarket, and Secondary Market Artist Compensation for Magic


Donato Giancola

November 2, 2024 - [caption id="attachment_78605" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] First to Last, Amber Prison 1996 to Aetherspark 2024.[/caption] Pricing, Aftermarket, and Secondary Market Artist Compensation This is the part of artist relations Wizards of the Coast is NOT going to like to talk about in public. This is why laid-off employees need to sign Non Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) to receive severance packages. Corporations do not like public facts. Since I will likely never work for Wizards again, and have already stopped accepting new commissions from them for over a year now, I feel the need to share all of this factual, public information to drive the conversation regarding compensation into the light and force Wizards to engage in change for those artists, digital and traditional, who still rely upon them as an income source. Let’s start at the beginning. The…

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