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(2012) Hot sculpted glass. Again this is fresh out of the annealer. In fact I could wait and it was almost too hot to touch. :) There are what I call repeatable improvements in this, and I think its going in the right direction.
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~Nanuqq Oct 6, 2012  Student Digital Artist
How do you make these? Sounds like fun! I made glass jewelry when I was younger but it was mostly just melting colors together and shaping them into very weird circles and squares lol
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~Thisnameisabunchofsh Oct 6, 2012  Student Artisan Crafter
It's hot sculpting in the hot shop. You get a couple gathers on a (4 foot long) metal rod from the furnace. Sculpt at the bench using hand tools. Punty whenever you need to work on the opposite end. Apply bits and various gobs of hot glass when required... sculpt some more. Keep the whole thing hot, by re-heating (flashing in the glory hole)... a lot... or you run the risk of some or all of it exploding off the rod. I've got total destruction of the piece down to about 40% of the time...well, except when I try to get them standing on one leg with the other bent in an "L" at the knee... I still have 100% of those explode off the rod.

I might not have said this anywhere before, but these figures all come in around a foot tall (~30 cm).
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~Nanuqq Oct 6, 2012  Student Digital Artist
Wow that's pretty big. Sounds like a really cool 3D art form that could be really useful and definitely not easy. How long do you spend on a piece? (if it doesn't blow up)
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~Thisnameisabunchofsh Oct 6, 2012  Student Artisan Crafter
Hmmm... usually around 25-45 minutes. There's a point where I just can't seem to improve it by spending more time, and I just put it away and start another one, or something else. It's one of the things I like about hot glass. It happens and is over pretty fast.
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!Savingsoul Sep 30, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
oh i like it!!
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Mood: Joy ~Thisnameisabunchofsh Sep 30, 2012  Student Artisan Crafter
Awe gee, thanks.
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!Savingsoul Sep 30, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
almost too hot to touch? jeez!
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Mood: Humor ~Thisnameisabunchofsh Sep 30, 2012  Student Artisan Crafter
Yah, it was still over 40 degrees Celsius... But I get what you mean too. LOL :D
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!Savingsoul Sep 30, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
oh hahah what, thats about 72 in farenheit? not too bad lol :) but i like it alot its pretty sweet!
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~Thisnameisabunchofsh Sep 30, 2012  Student Artisan Crafter
No, I think the rule of thumb is double it and add 32... so over 110 Fahrenheit. But really, I'm glad you like it. I have hot shop time tomorrow and the next day so I'll be making more. :)
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