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what is she doing,,,Q

Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 11:29 am
by rodney
at this address is a woman brushing something on a shape, does anyone have any idea what and why,,,,thanks,,,rodney

http://www.houstonstudioglass.com/2002_Work.html

Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 11:32 am
by charlie
it looks like kiln wash on an interior mold.

Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 11:38 am
by rodney
charlie wrote:it looks like kiln wash on an interior mold.
thanks charlie, ,,,,i thought all these pieces were blown,,,thanks,rodney

Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 11:42 am
by charlie
they are probably blown. you can still use molds for blown objects, although i've only seen molds used on the outside. they're called optic molds, used to impress patterns or reshape the glass.

Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 11:44 am
by Brock
Acid etching? Brock

Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 12:25 pm
by Charles Friedman
I agree with Brock. CharlesF

Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 12:43 pm
by Pat Zmuda
Sheesh, guys. It even says acid etched in the caption.

Pat

Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 12:47 pm
by charlie
Brock wrote:Acid etching? Brock
i sit corrected.

Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 2:13 pm
by Dani
Sheesh, those doctor/artist types are darned good! Here's a link from their website.... can anyone comment on this organization's merits?

http://www.contempglass.org/aacg_info/about.html

Thanks.