23 March 2005

Mould casting

This is also a copper wire figure, but a much simpler technique. Here you see me at the furnace with the end of the witch's spoon which I am twisting to scoop up molten glass and ladle it into a square mould. You drop in the inclusion and then spoon in another lot. Difficult to be fast enough - but the other two of the trio doing it didn't want to try and it was left to the tutors to help. The other pic is the finished item. No finishing needed.

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