I call this a prototype bowl because it was designed for a sculpture that Chris and I are working on. Our new sculpture is inspired by water, and will combine steel and glass in a cascading pattern. We still haven't decided if it will be free standing or if it will be a wall mount sculpture. But I digress. I made several 4 x 4 glass prototypes of the "water" we will be using for the sculpture and here is one of the winners. For the sculpture I will not be using 4 x 4 pieces most likely so I slumped this prototype into a small 4 x 4 bowl.
The back of this bowl is silver mica. The inner layers are made of copper leaf, deep aqua and blue orchid iridized frit, and it was fired at a lower temperature than I would normally use for a full fuse to capture a bit of copper oxidization. Overall the effect is amazing. From the sides of this bowl you can see layers of copper and frit, magnified by the clear glass I used.
The best part about this bowl is that it is an inspiration for a much larger sculpture. It is part of the art process that just happened to look so awesome on its own. You will see this design again!
Sorry all prospective buyers, this bowl is sold. Fortunately the sky blue version is still available. Please see my next post.
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