Scattered

Storytelling

Traditional

This installation was originally created for the Scottish Glass Society’s 30th Anniversary touring exhibition, Migrate. 30 glass bottles were created, individually measuring just 85mm tall and 25mm wide, each one is lost-wax core-cast to create the hollow ‘message’ inside the solid lead crystal glass form. Some of the bottles also had the caps gilded with either gold or silver leaf and the whole group was exhibited in sand.

Material

Glass
Metal

Craft

Glass-making

General Technique

Constructing

Specific Technique

Lost-Wax Core-Cast Glass

Properties & Qualities

Application

Art, Sculpture

Qualities

3D, Polished, Shiny, Smooth, Translucent, Transparent

Colour

Blue, Green, Metallic, Other

Sample Information

Date of creation

05/31/2009

Dimensions

85mm tall and 25mm diameter

Process & Production

Images show the two-part silicone and plaster mold that was used to pour wax into which contained a “message” made from plaster and silica refractory mold material. These waxes were then invested in more refractory material and then steamed out to reveal the hollow cavity inside with the “message” core. Glass was then added into the reservoirs and then the molds were fired within a kiln to melt the glass into them. Once cooled, the image shows the glass melted into the molds with the message core visible inside. The refractory mold was then broken open and the message cores cleaned out to create the hollow.

Credits

Craft Maker

Rachel Mary Elliott

Library Contributor

Rachel Mary Elliott

Photographer

Sarah Rose Cameron

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