Years in the past I purchased this mould. It’s known as a “double curve” mould and is 40cm in size (15.9″ for US individuals). As every mould has a singular order quantity: this one from D&L (USA) is 008643, and on the time of writing (Feb 2025) the mould prices Au$253 earlier than postage.
You’ll be able to see right here the primary piece I made utilizing this form. I used to be attempting for a free type sculpture like a wave. I had a couple of college students come and make this wave design made with half sheets and rectangles. (Half sheets are the place you create a “new” sheet of glass by slicing items of glass and merging them collectively in a fuse, after which embrace these new items of glass – the half sheets – in a second design.)
Certainly one of my college students noticed the mould and needed to make a fruit bowl for her house utilizing this form. I wasn’t positive how a lot fruit it might maintain as a result of I’m used to a fruit bowl just like the one now we have at house that I made with a bespoke mould that I had created utilizing a wok as the bottom: an enormous spherical bowl nearly precisely the form and measurement of an unlimited wok! You’ll be able to think about how large it’s!
I then put it into the kiln for an extended gradual tack fuse. That’s about 677 levels in my kiln, however as you already know each kiln is totally different, so don’t take my phrase for it.
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- Strips crossing over one another
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- Making a singular sculpture
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- Right here you’ll be able to see it’s form higher
So now now we have the primary stripey sculpture! My buyer assures me that she nonetheless makes use of it as a fruit bowl. We then determined to make one other couple of those stripey sculptures and supply them to different individuals to take pleasure in making. We made some that included adventurine blue and adventurine inexperienced. We made some that included a great deal of “infants”, (See little glass dots beneath left) and a few that had a great deal of items crossing over different colors, and a few with dichroic sections.
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- “Infants”
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- Crossing over
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- Its a fruit bowl!
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- Constructing a stripey sculpture for her decor
As you’ll be able to see, we made a great deal of these and cherished making them. Therefore, a brand new workshop was created and its been tremendous in style!
So now now we have a complete gallery of profitable “stripey sculptures”. One particular person used each color within the studio and known as her piece “Chaos” and one particular person used the colors of her kitchen to create a sculpture designed particularly for her house.
Some occasions we make small sculptures and generally we make massive flooring or sideboard sculptures. Typically we make a pair on the similar time to allow them to go collectively.
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- Constructing an all inexperienced and turquoise Stripey Sculputre
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- One other one within the making
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- One other sculpture on its manner
Whereas these look completely gorgeous, you’ll be able to see how simple these are to make. You simply want to have the ability to minimize strips of glass and add in any particular options, like all our “infants” dots. I provide you with some kiln shelving and the bottom piece of glass. You’ll be able to come and make your personal, or give me a quick and I’ll create one for you.
If you need a distinct measurement made for you, can stiplulate in order for you a measurement apart from the common measurement (42cms x 20cms). We will’t make it any longer than this due to the scale of the mould, however in fact, we are able to make it shorter.
When you’re coming to make your personal piece this workshop is 5 hours lengthy, so you’ll be able to take your time and create one thing you’ll adore for years to return.
Taking this concept to the subsequent degree, one among my college students determined to create a stripey sculpture, however not in easy stripes however in a sequence of squares on high of one another. This wanted to enter the kiln individually as a result of it was so thick. Word, further prices are incurred if it’s a must to have a firing designed particularly to your masterpiece. See it beneath: superior isn’t it?
All of those items are all so totally different and but all made with the one mould. Right here’s the hyperlink to e-book into this “stripey sculpture” workshop in the event you’d like to return play! See you quickly.
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