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Sculpture, Glass on Glass
Size: 2.8 W x 3.1 H x 2.8 D in
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"Hugging" - Contemporary art glass made on black crystal with a 45% lead content sculpture Pâte de Cristal. "Signed LRC" and numbered 1/99 Limited Edition weight 876 grams. These are the steps LRC takes to create a Pâte de Cristal Artwork using the Lost Wax Method: - create a model from wax - hand build a kiln mould from plaster/silica around the wax model - steam the wax out of the kiln mould - weigh and clean the lead crystal, pack in a terracotta pot - place the kiln mould in the kiln with the terracotta above - set the kiln controller to desired firing schedule (minimum 1 week) - unpack the kiln, discard the terracotta pot (1 use only) - remove the mould from the glass - grind the base by hand-lapping with four grades of grit - soak glass in polish dip for 48 hours - hand polishing and final stage polishing with pumice and cerium oxide - engrave signature and number piece on the base
Glass on Glass
One-of-a-kind Artwork
2.8 W x 3.1 H x 2.8 D in
Not Framed
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