April 04, 2006
Sneak Peek v.2
Part 2 of the preparation for the G.A.S. conference demo -
Playing with pressed glass, partly because my own glassblowing skills are very limited and partly because the idea genuinely intrigues me. I like pressed glass and I have not heard of many incidents of pressed glass being made specifically for stained glass. The first attempt was a little shaky, with problems in timing and heat and technique and annealling to deal with - leading to some thermal shock and some cracked, but still usable, pieces. I'm working with some graphite that was given to me - very nice, if very messy, to work with.
This is the most interesting little bit that survived - a new 'TK' signature.
Here is the test mold on which the glass was pressed.
It's made of graphite and carved with a dremel.
