Deep Drop Vessel Form

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Good morning to everyone. A 5:00 oclock in the morning sleep dream came and well, I am going to try to fill the splits with frit , seal with abit of beeswax and lard mix,(and a small vent) cover completely with a plaster/silica mold; DRY mold for at least 2 weeks , then fire as if it is a mold filled with glass. :-k Slowly in lower areas. Not perhaps completely crazy but at least it might be interesting. The glass is lovely and worth saving. The problems that I see arising are perhaps 4th firing for some of the glass.
I had one other theory as well. When you do a 1 1/2 inch deep strip lay-up , I wonder how the glass really flows together. I only took to 1480 for 15 minutes. Perhaps I should have done more like a CAST firing on the first panel firing, allowing the glass to move and melt together alittle more. Just thinking out load for the technicians out there.
Leslie
if you look closely here, you can see the split in the burnt orange area by the Sienna

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And on the other side of the 1837 light amber area between the strips tooo. This one opened up on the underside while stretching downward, but also in the side by side strips. Hmmm!

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-where the glass began to split here ; is where the strips are layed side by side; As if they wanted to seperate from one another and then decided to stay together but both places right where the glass begins to flow downward from both corners , stretching through the opening.
- This was the original lay-up - 1837 beside Almond Opal section too.

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Well decided to saw this up and take out a 1 inch piece in each side. Sad BUT lovely possibilites.

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I see turning on side for a taller look and incorporating rough cut metal for wall sconces .

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Not an easy saw job but it is now in 3 interesting pieces and lots of ideas. (my muscles are sore from holding this heavy piece while sawing)

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Vessel number #2 for same client. Different approach and well, a few problems could arise. You might laugh at me but I put lots of mold release on the metal mold before I poured my plaster around my clay pattern for this new Birds Nest bowl. (The metal stand is already done and really special, (looks like a large nest out of metal) The plaster / Silica expanded and well, I just cannot get the metal ring off. Ughgh Sooo I am firing it anyways, and HOPE I have dug out enough around the edge for the metal to shrink on cool down. Ughgh! But at least the glass will shrink tooo and the plaster I HOPE will be a cushion.
Anyways, made a very abstract mold with leaves and buds and things in the clay so it will look like it should go with the Birds nest theme. I like the rough edge tooo! Dried the mold out for 10 hours so that the glass hopefully will be nice.

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Same colour pallette almost as the last try but she thought we should try it alittle lighter. Sooo this is alot lighter.

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You can see how it is going to slump and then melt into the mold. Hope all works out. Right near thermocouple and in the center of the kiln . My only worry still is the metal around the plaster/Silica mold. Hmmm!
Leslie

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Well the firing with the Plaster/Silica mold and leaf detail went pretty good. The texture is lovely. (AND the metal ring just fell off!!! ) very cool. Now I am slumping and hoping the power stays on !!!!! Had to grind one side so it would not be larger than ceramic slumping mold. I have also put the metal ring around the outside of the ceramic mold as I had to use the Skutt kiln with side fire. So I hope is acts as a buffer . Taking 20 hours up to slump so this should be very conservative.

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Shiny side up on first two pictures and slumping with texture up so it will match the metal birds nest metal base. Each side looks so very different.

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had to cut off abit on the yellow side to fit on ceramic 22 inch slumping mold

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This is in the skutt kiln with the texture up. Hope all goes well.

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Well if all the stars are shining down and NO thunder and lightening, the slumped shape looked very cool . Alittle organic for a birds nest idea. Now we waite. (so here is to the Lightening and Thunder Gods that rumble through this area ! ) and to top it off it is the Cancer Society walk for life and of course it is pouring with rain. !!!! Ughghg!

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Well almost end of story! the slump is lovely I am very pleased. (22 inchs slumps down to only 20 inchs!) I like the texture in the vessel instead of on the outside as the metal birds nest will cover alot of it anyways, but so far, Yeah! Also am creating a metal stand for the other broken piece after spending all day polishing and grinding. It will fit nicely in a metal frame too! so all is not lost. This is just a wooden jig for now on the rectangle piece to stand it up

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