When I first started working with glass, I was interested in creating a wall sconce or vase (AKA "wall pocket) that could hold dried flowers. Because I was new to understanding the properties of glass, I needed to learn how to create a vessel that would not collapse when fired, how to create an opening for a nail on the wall, and how to create dimension in the vessel.
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| Wall vase opening created by shaping fire paper in the form of the interior of the vessel container. This is the image after firing. |
Layering and adding glass does not resolve any of the three goals. By observing the work of others, that maintaining a dimensional space, as shown in the picture below, required using fiber paper in the pre-firing construction. I also learned that using Elmer's blue gel glue and scotch tape helps hold fiber paper and glass in place without damaging the final product.
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| Wall
vase opening created by shaping fire paper in the form of the interior
of the vessel container. This is the image after firing. |
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By folding fiber paper to make a fudgecicle shaped brick, a piece of collage glass could be taped over the top with the intention of creating a glass "pocket" once fired.
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| Wall
vase opening created by shaping fire paper in the form of the interior
of the vessel container. This is the image after firing. |
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As you can see in the image above, the fudgecicle brick has been removed, but the shape of the brick has been retained and vitrified in the shaped glass. The next challenge to tackle is to create an opening to suspend the piece.
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