Resources for deep slumping?

[Alexis Dinno]

What are some recommended texts for techniques on deeply slumping vessels? For example, how to slump bell-shaped objects?

[Bert Weiss]

Karl Harron, from Northern Ireland, has developed molds and techniques for this. He has been teaching at a few studios around the USA. I believe you can purchase a set of Karl's molds from Bullseye, and probably at studios where he has taught, like Weisser Glass in MD. He did quite a bit of R&D to come up with a multi-mold technique. He decided to sell the molds with the R&D factor built in to the cost of the molds. I think that means they are a fantastic bargain. I have spoken with students in his classes, and they were thrilled for the opportunity to learn from Karl's experiences.

[Alexis Dinno]

Thanks for the reference, I will go a-snoopin' about for his stuff.

UPDATE: Thanks a lot, Bert. Now I have a new artist to obsess over.

[The Hobbyist]

Where are the molds? I couldn't find them at either place you suggested.

Jim

[Alexis Dinno]

Where are the molds? I couldn't find them at either place you suggested.
Jim

I found references to them in some of the Bullseye blog posts. Here's instructions, which seem *very* useful. I might try to make some of my own based on these . . . paying especial attention to the proportionate shifts in diameter and depth at each step.

http://www.creativeceramics.eu/docs/slu ... _steps.pdf

And here's Karl's stuff . . . there's no doubt but that he is a phenomenal talent: http://www.theglasstudioireland.com/gallery_1.html

(Be sure to view all four galleries.)

[The Hobbyist]

And so where does own go to obtain the molds?

Jim

[Mary Lou]

Check under distributors

[Alexis Dinno]

And so where does own go to obtain the molds?
Jim

There's this fantastic resource called an Internet Search Engine. You should totes check it out.

[Havi]

You can buy the molds at Creative Ceramics.
On their website you have also the instructions how to use them.
Karl teaches also intensively in Europe too....................




Havi