One of my main sources of inspiration so far in this project is Heike Brachlow, a glass artist who specializes in casting. More specifically playing around with the relationships between basic forms, and colour gradients- perfect for this project!
This is not a style of work I ever thought I would like but I feel totally drawn to them and every piece I see I want to twirl them around on its angled bottom.
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| Careful I, 2009. |
Brachlow has also recently completed a PhD- 'Shaping Colour: Density, Light and Form in Solid Glass Sculpture'- where she delved further into the art of colouring glass by mixing her own batch from scratch. Her thesis is outlined (and also available for download) on her website and is incredibly interesting. For example I had never thought about how the thickness of our glass at different points would effect the changes in colour.
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| Mirror Movement, 2006. |
I think this is intriguing and is something that has really interested me for a while. In the past I have experimented with colouring ceramics using different glazes and glazing techniques but this is my first experience of colour glass casting. Hopefully I will be able to achieve the same kind of playful fascination in others that Brachlow's work stirs in me.
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