Glass casting

I used carving wax for my original – just some small things to test. A little moth and a slug! I should have spent some more time smoothing the wax but it was a bit tricky to work with.

Mold is made from a silica plaster mix

Then wax is slowly melted out with steam

Very slowly….

The firing process was a bit different – and took a lot longer. Eva’s works needed more glass to fill them, so she has two terracotta plant pots set up to hold the chipped glass as it melts. Mine just got piled in as they were quite shallow.

Still could do with a polish, but I do like how my slug looks like a lolly!