Happy 4th of July!

Tim Tate's lost wax cast glass creates a floral Stars & Stripes.

Wishing everyone a great Fourth of July and every other day of independence throughout the year!

In The Studio, Casting Some Flowers

Gaffer Glass Crystal casting billets being set out for  kiln firing into lost wax molds.

It is great to see Robert Kincheloe working from the Washington Glass Studio, making some lost wax components. Here are some photos of Rob at work, creating many little flowers in the lost wax process.

Rob makes new elements by pouring melted wax into the silicone rubber  forms and letting the was set.

After the wax sets up, Rob pours a plaster/silica mix around and after the plaster hardens, he melts out the wax. The forms are then cleaned and glass is placed into the reservoir and are shown here inside the kiln, awaiting their fate once the kiln heats up.

Rob recounts his adventures & triumphs at Artomatic.