I have finally resolved how to finish the wire strands of my pieces. I think the idea not only makes the work complete, but leads on the the next level of choosing what to put on the ends.
This piece is from a white standard lightshade from a demolished house and the drops are from an old chandelier. The loveliest surprise is that the drops capture the image of the honeycomb pattern of the wire frame.
This piece is from a little blue plate Liz gave me, the drops are crystals from a chandelier again. So the reflect the colour.
Green glass plates, go in transparent, and come out this lovely opaque emerald, these pieces are so fragile as the glass between the wire is incredibly thin, so it doesn’t stay unbroken for me. I think the only way would be to place the piece in a glass container straight out of the kiln and handle carefully. I am trying to find how to stop the glass from continuing to flow, after I turned it off when I reach right shape. I think I will have to be strong and crash cool until about 600 degrees or less.
These are beautiful! Can’t wait to see them.
While I think the chandelier droplets work well, I really like the effect of the twisted wire ends reaching upwards towards nothing/something. ;o) I think it’s something about them being so ‘perfect/symmetrical/chiselled’ as compared with the totally random/abstract slumped glass.
It is rather early in the morning, and so my thoughts are vacant but I cannot leave with site without saying, “wow”. The green opague looks “frosted”. I am not a glass artist so my terminology is vacant but the visual is so capturing. The top green is so intriguing I want to touch it. Am I correct in extracting that these are made from glass plates, melted?
Hi Deb
Thanks for your comment.
The green pieces were from clear dark green plates, I have been given several of these and they always get this lovely effect,
I fire them to about 760 degrees, which is when the glass starts to melt through the wire. I have fired other coloured glass plates, but only the green plates go opaque, so far anyway.
Kerry