New and Fun

Here are a few odd, experimental, and just plain fun things that can be done with glass.

First, three cherry blossom images in glass. Second, drop out vases which can resemble blown glass. And third, below are torso figures utilizing slumping as well as casting techniques.

My new "Amelia" series of female torso works vary in size and technique. I first make clay sculptures, then create fiber molds for the large slumped pieces below. A few from this series are shown below but others resist my poor photographic efforts and are best seen in person. I will have these at the Artful Dimensions Gallery in Federicksburg.

This Red and Amber Amelia 17"x13" relief is a draped glass technique formed over a larger fiber mold I created. Its attached to a heavy clear and white glass base.

The followings are relief castings - generally two to three inches thick. Initially I make clay models, then create latex mold negatives, cast special foundary wax into them to make a wax positive. I then encase this into a plaster block, melt out the wax and now can cast glass into the now hollow plaster form. While the process can be long and involved, I think the results are worth the effort.

Red streaked Amelia is 12"x8" tilted back slightly to rest balanced on a frosted glass base.

This small, 6"x8" partial torso Amelia casting resembles a broken stone relief carving. It is attached to a frosted clear back and rests on a clear and streaky blue base.

Drop-out technique is where you suspend flat glass blanks on a raised surface with a hold in the middle so the glass can melt down forming vases.

Two similar colored but different shapes and heights. This one is 10 inches high by 7 inches square at the top.

Drop Out Vases

This one is 7 inches high and 10 inches across at the top. Togehter they make a nice set.

This is a high fire square dropped out to form a colorful 6 inches tall by 8.5 inches across at the top vase.

Cherry Blossom - wall hangings, all about 12 or 14 inches by 18 or so inches.

On a cream colored background, this piece was cut and fused into a new, mosaic, form.

Two blue background, similar sized and go nicely together.