Being a nocturnal creature mode again these past few nights, having fun with popsicle craft sticks (which I haven't done since I was in elementary), I came accross of using my not-so favorite art weapon - the GLUE GUN.
As much as I dread using this tool, I have no choice.
And as usual, the gushing hot melt glue never failed to touch my hands' skin.
My co-artists at BTBJVC branded me with this code name "Neneng Paso", because everytime, and at approximately every ten minutes, I jump out of chair because of pain caused by the sudden drips of hot melt glue - not just in my hands mind you. I also have several clothes ruined because of this type of adhesive.
I always have troubles with adhesives: contact cement stinks, liquid acrylic bonding agents are expensive, pastes doesn't stick well, glue sticks are only perfect for paper crafs, white glues dries slow, quick dry glues - well, dries too fast.
Leaving the hot melt glue, though it could scorch your wits out, a perfect choice - cheap and the drying time is fairly well.
Oops - another disadvantage though is that electricity is needed. Not too mention - it could be bulky when carelessly applied.
Well I guess, that's one of the sacrifices of being a craft artist - so every time I use a glue gun, it's as if someone is pointing a gun at me and saying,
"STICK 'EM UP!"
As much as I dread using this tool, I have no choice.
And as usual, the gushing hot melt glue never failed to touch my hands' skin.
My co-artists at BTBJVC branded me with this code name "Neneng Paso", because everytime, and at approximately every ten minutes, I jump out of chair because of pain caused by the sudden drips of hot melt glue - not just in my hands mind you. I also have several clothes ruined because of this type of adhesive.
I always have troubles with adhesives: contact cement stinks, liquid acrylic bonding agents are expensive, pastes doesn't stick well, glue sticks are only perfect for paper crafs, white glues dries slow, quick dry glues - well, dries too fast.
Leaving the hot melt glue, though it could scorch your wits out, a perfect choice - cheap and the drying time is fairly well.
Oops - another disadvantage though is that electricity is needed. Not too mention - it could be bulky when carelessly applied.
Well I guess, that's one of the sacrifices of being a craft artist - so every time I use a glue gun, it's as if someone is pointing a gun at me and saying,
"STICK 'EM UP!"
Reminiscing those nights,
Agent Art Jeni JM a.k.a. Lady Burn
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