Thursday, October 22, 2009

Step-by-Step

During ARTrails I had the luxury of enough space to have these pieces spread out on my work table for visitors to see the process.

I made little signs for each step;

STEP 1
After drawing my design to scale, I choose colors from my sample tiles:


STEP 2
All glass is cut, using my drawing as a pattern:


STEP 3
After careful cleaning, I assemble the glass and place on a kiln shelf
(people were amazed that nothing is glued!):

STEP 4
The fully-fused tray, ready to be slumped:


STEP 5
The flat tray, balanced on a ceramic mold (this is a dish from the kitchen store):


STEP 6
The slumped dish, still in the mold to show how it fits after a second firing:

3 comments:

Rhonda said...

Firstly, let me say that your work is incredible! While I never copy another's work, I must say that your work inspires my imagination. I have only been doing this for about a year, so I am still learning a lot. You mentioned that your mold was from the kitchen store...is it glazed, and if so, how do you prepare it? Thanks!

Valerie Adams said...

Hi and thanks. Inspiration is good, copying is not; glad to hear you don't. You'd be surprised at how often I'm asked to share nitty gritty details; it's what we all bring to our work that makes it our own! The mold used for this set of dishes is glazed but I just applied several coats of kiln wash over the glaze and let dry.

Rhonda said...

Yea, thanks for opening up a whole new world of shapes for me :0)