So, back when I was in Turkey, Jiri said "make a horse." He didn't give any reason, He just had us each draw and engrave something horsish. I did a quick one in red and white, and when I got home, decided that it was in need of a little fire polishing, which I did. Now, I think they told me the glass was Schott, but I'm not sure, either way, I got the firing program totally wrong, firing to 638C for 10 min was way too much, I like a little bit of fire polishing, but it was horribly shiny. I didn't take pictures, or, I can't find them. So, I finally got around to fixing it, so it's no longer glossy, so I'm happier with it now.
It's quick, with not much detail, when I finished it (the first time) Jiri told me that I should do more sculptural engraving and gave me a one inch thick cast slab of glass and told me to do the same drawing again. Telling you about it might make me actually take some pictures of it, which I've been making inadequate attempts at... I can never seem to get the lighting right. So, pictures of that one later.
I think it's funny that, when I show these to people, as often as I get "it has to many legs" I also get "it doesn't have enough, where's the eighth leg?"
Minor Castings
I'm an artist in Luxembourg working on cameo engraving, glass fusing, mosaic and fiber, and this is my tool for documenting my processes and ponderings, and telling about what's going on our grand little duchy.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Larger Slab Plates
I've been working on some larger plates with the cut slab method. I'm enjoying how the glass changes with each firing, I'm definitely in love with the french vanilla. I also like the larger format, I think I'm going to start focusing more on things of this size, I like the space.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
New Portfolio Download
Hello all, I've put together a new version of my PDF portfolio for your downloading pleasure... I may be updating this file a little over the next couple days, but here's a permanent link, in case you're interested.
I've also been updating my web portfolio with the new stuff, so check it out on my wesbite!
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