About glass casting: Glass casting can be traced back to the Mesopotamian period around 3500 BC and is the oldest glass molding technology. This technology is to place glass raw materials in a mold made of stone or clay, melt the glass by heating, and flow into every corner of the mold to obtain a specific shape. It was later developed in ancient Egypt and was often used to make various amulets. However, due to its cumbersome process, it was completely replaced by the development of glass blowing technology in the ancient Roman period and then went extinct.
However, the works created by glass casting technology have a unique texture and shape that cannot be replaced by glass blowing technology. In the 18th century, with the deciphering of ancient Egyptian, this technology that was popular in ancient Egypt was rediscovered and revived by some artists of the Art Nouveau movement, creating many wonderful works. Since then, this craft has spread all over the world and has been continued and developed by generations of artists through their works. The glass casting process is extremely complex and tedious.
The usual steps require:
1. Make a prototype of the work;
2. Turn the prototype into a plaster mold;
3. Trim the plaster mold and dry it;
4. Fill it with glass blocks or glass powder;
5. Firing it in a kiln;
6. After cooling, break the plaster mold and take out the formed glass;
7. Polishing Glass casting works have a delicate and soft texture.
Because they are formed by molds, there is no fire polishing that blown glass has, so the surface has a frosted effect. At the same time, many bubbles will be retained in the work. In the production, you can Use a variety of different colors of glass powder to create complex gradient colors, as well as watercolor-like smudges, which are impossible to achieve with blown glass.
The inspiration comes from the common electric car rain shields, as well as the flat expression of three-dimensional still life in oil paintings.
Diameter: 6.5cm*5cm
Height: 7cm
Weight: 95g
Capacity: 90ml
