SBRANFPOTS@aol.com on sun 9 feb 97
More on my technique with glass and clay: To inlay the glass pieces on
vertical surfaces of pots I throw a cylinder on a bat. The height and
diameter are up to you but the thickness needs to be substantial. After
letting it set up until just before leather hard, I roll the cylinder on the
glass (the glass has been mashed to the size I want) similar to the way a
glassblower might roll their piece onto their coloring oxides. . Using a
paddle, I smack the glass further into the surface. I then expand the
cylinder from the inside (only) to finish the form. There are many other
details to master like keeping the glass away from the top of your form so
you can finish the rim without getting glass in your finger tips as well as
the process of expanding your forms and shaping from the inside only with one
hand without touching the outside. The glass is messy as you use it and work
with it so you want to be careful to isolate stray glass shavings and pieces
from your work surface, throwing water or slip, and clay trimmings.
I bisque to cone 08 and some glass varieties will begin to melt at that temp,
most will not though the glass will fuse enough to stick to the clay. I use
randome glass varieties not being concerned about meltage differences. I do
choose my glass for color and texture. Glazing over the glass will flux the
glass so it will melt to varying degrees. I use this technique in raku using
various glazes over the glass. You need to experiment to arrive at your own
aesthetic.
Steven Branfman
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