Successful Slump

After my last post I decided that it would be a good idea to show that I can make a slumped dish when I am not tempted to take short cuts.

Three layers of glass were used for this project. The base was an octagon  of opaque white overlaid by eight coloured triangles. There were white spaces between the coloured segments. The final layer was eight clear segments, each slightly smaller than its corresponding coloured segment.

 These layers were heated for a full fuse, and slowly annealed. The total thickness of glass caused the coloured segments to spread together and the overall shape to fill out towards a circle.

The clear segments provide depth to the piece.

Once the flat plate had cooled and been checked it went back into the kiln on top of the slump mould. This time the temperature was raised to the point where the glass just started to loose its strength and slump into the shape of the mould. As always, the cooling was slow and carefully controlled to allow the glass to release all internal stresses.