ArtFire

This unique cast glass bowl is part of my series "Chaos or Control". This series uses three separate kiln processes as well as cold working in order to get both a rigid, linear pattern on one side, and a fluid, free-flowing pattern on the other. In this case the fluid side is the top of the bowl. This piece is made with Bullseye glass, is approximately 1cm thick, and has been slumped into a four-leaf bowl mold.

The mold for this piece came from TGK, a glass distributor and school in Germany. We visited there in the fall of 2010 specifically to take a class and experience glass in another country. The design of the piece takes advantage of this unusual mold by lining up the linear pattern with the four corners of the mold, and leaving a window in the bottom.

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