With Marlene Rose in the Studio, Part 4, In Which a Horse Sleeps
We have made the mold, pressed it onto the sand and filled it with liquid molten glass. We are on the journey to a fine art glass sculpture! Now Comes the Tricky Part…! As soon as it touches the sand the glass immediately starts to cool. Here we come to the really...
Creating a Glass Art Sculpture in the Studio, Part 3 In Which a Horse Becomes Glass
Read Part 1 and Part 2 Into the Heat… The Story So Far… The plaster horse mold has been pressed in the sand and readied for the most spectacular part of the day – pouring the 2,000 degrees liquid molten glass into the mold. We change into our protective clothing. This...
Creating a Glass Art Sculpture in the Studio, Part 2, In Which a Horse Plays in the Sand
And so, to the Studio. I use a “stamp and pour” technique to create these stunning cast glass art pieces. I stamp a hard mold into a bed of damp sand, remove it, then pour liquid molten glass into the hole in the sand. But It Is Not Sand Really… The sand is, well, not...
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