Evolution in glass

Glas Workshop in cooperation with the CIAV / Centre International d‘Art Verrier / Meisenthal, France / HBK Saar

Work with glass

What is possible? Where are the limits?

Glass can be processed in many ways. The basis of the work lay in the wooden and metal molds, in which the heated and viscous glass blank is enclosed and filled with air through the glassmaker's pipe. In this way, the basic form was created, which could be used as a basis for further changes. Now, the question was which processing options, materials and tools can be used to further process the glass. This treatment was then developed further in a series of 7 glass parts.

Changes in glass

In this development series, small round areas were heated with the gas burner and a vacuum was created by the glass blowing pipe. The hot spots thus curved inward and organic-looking shapes were created.

Completion

The glass bodies were opened, and the edges were defused by grinding. The shapes became more daring as the series progressed. Pigments were added to the last vessels in the liquid phase, giving the indentations a special depth.

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