Step 1
Cut a circle with a diameter of approx. 15 cm from the 100s-ICE-F. Cut a 9cm diameter circle out of the light olive glass. Cut out the petals and the small green leaves from light grape, champagne and dark green. Fix the petals on the edges with small drops of fusing glue. Now you can create a gradient and / or shades with the frits and design the center of the flower. Use different frit colors to sculpt flowers and leaves.
Firing cycle*
01) 210min - 610°C - 60min
02) 120min - 743°C - 5min
03) skip - 765°C - 5min
04) skip - 510°C - 60min
05) 90min - 426°C - 10min
06) 160min - 37°C - 0min
07) End
Step 2
After fusing, clean the objects for further use. Coat the molds evenly with shelf primer and let them dry.
Step 3
Now the fused parts can be placed on the mold. First the small circle at the bottom of the mold base, in the middle of the elevation. Then place the ring on top of the foot and place the flower on it. Now you can slump it. Because the upper glass falls down and will hit the lower glass, the two parts combine to form a goblet. Watch the object in the kiln! The slumping temperature can vary from color to color and design to design. Here the purple flower has melted a little higher. As a result, it bulges over the foot on the left and right (Caution! Do not allow it to bulge too much, otherwise the goblet may no longer be able to be removed from the mold). If you select a lower temperature, the parts meet only slightly.
Firing cycle*
01) 180min - 593°C - 10min
02) 60min - 693°C - 10min
03) skip - 720°C - 20min
04) skip - 510°C - 60min
05) 90min - 426°C - 10min
06) 120min - 315°C - 0min
07) End
Step 4
After cooling, the goblet can be easily removed from the mold. For further use, you should free the molds from the old shelf primer and recoat them.
Tip:
You can also achieve very nice effects with other designs. Melt stringer geometrically. Slumping changes the design and distorts it. Create gradients with frits. Even coarse frits change the shape. Or you use glasses that already have a design, such as the OCEANSIDE Spirit or OpalArt!
* All information without guarantuee / fusing temperatures must be adapted to the respective kiln
These are the products we used in the project
