Update on glass. . .by this point Katie had had several disasters making the tray. I knew it would be a fairly difficult form to make and glass being a pretty unpredictable material to work with. . .I was slowly losing faith in bringing the parts together. But Katie stayed optimistic and kept in touch through each step.
Some problems faced were getting the moulds right, leaving them long enough that they stayed in shape, the glass not forming correctly, the walls of the tray bellowing and finally a small kiln fire. . .thankfully Katie's studio didn't burn down and one of the trays survived to be put back in again. After trying the slumping process and not having much success she tried lost wax casting:
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