Red and Yellow with rectangles – slumping and airbrush

Other

Traditional

Opalescent vitreous enamels are a powdery form of glass and metaloxides which melt at lower temperatures than glass.

Material

Glass
Pigments and glazes

Craft

Glass-making
Other

General Technique

Forming and shaping
Surface modifying

Specific Technique

Slumping of rectangles and airbrushing red and yellow opalescent vitreous enamels on glass.

Properties & Qualities

Application

Architecture Art Sample making

Qualities

2D Colourful Translucent

Colour

Red Yellow

Sample Information

Date of creation

July 11th, 2023

Dimensions

48.2cmx123.3cmx0.6cm

Weight

8.9 kg

Process & Production

Cutting special ceramic fible templates to the desired shape. Putting ceramic fible templates onto the kilnshelf. Laying a sheet of glass onto the templates and firing at around 800° C. The glass will slump around the templates, creating relief effects and textures. Laying foil over the slumped parts of the sheet. Airbrushing with opalescent vitreous enamels on glass.removing the foil. Firing of the colours to melt them to the glass.

Credits

Craft Maker

Glasmalerei Peters Studios

Photographer

Glasmalerei Peters Studios