Carved Dish with Melted/Fused Glass, No.172 Sculpture

This dish was made using thick coils and then the pattern was carved out in order to provide stepped recesses into which glass could be placed and fused to the clay. The work was first bisque fired to 960ºC. A mauve glaze was then applied plus a clear glaze before different coloured glass beads were then placed within each small 'pocket' with. red bullseye For the glaze firing the work was heated to 1000ºC and 'soaked' for one hour and then slowly cooled down to reduce the extent to which the glass cracks. I have a particular interest in fusing glass and my work now benefits from my experiments and acquired experience over a period of more than 25 years. This dish took more than 22 hours to complete as there is: preparation of the clay, the carving of shape, the first firing, underglazing, glazing, preparation and placement of glass, and the second firing.

Sculpture:Clay on Glass

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:8.5 W x 1.5 H x 8.5 D in

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