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Kiln casting glass

July 25, 2022

The furnace was turned off at the beginning of July so no more sandcasting but I was  keen to explore potential of casting glass in a remade mold in the kiln so I did!   s I have created two designs of ancient rave artefacts. Kiln casting is more refined in terms of the resulting image of object, making a wax copy means that fine detail is possible.  A plaster flint mold is then made around this wax copy, once set the wax is steamed out and the cold is ready for layering the  glass fragments and colour. This is put into the kiln for 5 day so the glass melts into the shape. Although the shape was predetermined but the mold itself,  I loved the complete unknown of what was going to happen with the colour as I experimented with mixing left over colour  that was available in the glass workshops.

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Ceremonial objects #thearchaeologyofrave 

Triangles Exist within the Circle
@edinburghcollegeofart @edinburghuniversity #sculpture #sandcasting #glass #gold-leaf  #installation #ravehenge 

Special thanks to @lauraclairglass and @catriona_dm for hel
Ceremonial objects #thearchaeologyofrave Triangles Exist within the Circle @edinburghcollegeofart @edinburghuniversity #sculpture #sandcasting #glass #gold-leaf #installation #ravehenge Special thanks to @lauraclairglass and @catriona_dm for helping me Super snaps by @chrisandhiscamera
Stretchy leg balancing in my @lucyandyak outfit @soa.gallery  @edinburghcollegeofart #polaroid #actionshot #degreeshow #poser
Stretchy leg balancing in my @lucyandyak outfit @soa.gallery @edinburghcollegeofart #polaroid #actionshot #degreeshow #poser
Taking the aesthetic of traffic control signage, ‘Triangles Exist within the Circle’  incorporates iconography of dancing figures and the smiley face of acid house into ritualistic totems. These sculptural forms delineate a sacred space f
Taking the aesthetic of traffic control signage, ‘Triangles Exist within the Circle’ incorporates iconography of dancing figures and the smiley face of acid house into ritualistic totems. These sculptural forms delineate a sacred space for rave and echo the form of neolithic henge monuments. The appropriation of road signage is a nod to the London M25 orbital, which was newly completed in 1986 and carved out new routes into the English countryside; facilitating the early rave scene. Pilgrims seeking out the location of a Rave would often gather at motorway service stations, where cryptic messages were left in telephone boxes; or they could be found circling the M25 merry-go-round to intercept pirate radio transmissions. Photo Credit @robin_mair_photography @edinburghcollegeofart @edinburghuniversity #degreeshow #2022graduate #installation #glass #sculpture #sandcast #mythologyofrave #raveritual #thearchaeologyofrave
Finished! Posing with my work for my degree show which opens tonight @soa.gallery @edinburghcollegeofart @edinburghuniversity  #ritualcircle #archaeologyofrave #glass #totems #sculpture #contemporaryart #ravedirections #degreeshow
Finished! Posing with my work for my degree show which opens tonight @soa.gallery @edinburghcollegeofart @edinburghuniversity #ritualcircle #archaeologyofrave #glass #totems #sculpture #contemporaryart #ravedirections #degreeshow
Casting shadows #sculpture #glass #install #archaeologyofrave #mythology #ravegods #sacredspace #circles #triangles #trianglesexisteithinthecircle
Casting shadows #sculpture #glass #install #archaeologyofrave #mythology #ravegods #sacredspace #circles #triangles #trianglesexisteithinthecircle
Install is nearly complete @soa.gallery 
Our show opens this Saturday 20!August from 10 till 4 pm and runs fail till 26 August. We will have late night opening in both the 24 & 25 August from 4 -8 pm. You can register for tickets here and may be
Install is nearly complete @soa.gallery Our show opens this Saturday 20!August from 10 till 4 pm and runs fail till 26 August. We will have late night opening in both the 24 & 25 August from 4 -8 pm. You can register for tickets here and may be advisable as book festival are on the doors and this will help gain access. Register here…. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eca-graduate-show-2022-tickets-388092474037?aff=ebdsoporgprofile #artexhibition #graduate #degreeshow #archaeologyofrave #studioview #contemporaryart #glass #sculpture
Lollipop, sandcast glass, steel, gold leaf, 170 x 50 x 5 cm.
@soa.gallery #mythologyofrave #museumartefacts #thearchaeologyofrave sculpture #glass #metalwork #gilding #contemporaryart #ravegod #fictioning
Lollipop, sandcast glass, steel, gold leaf, 170 x 50 x 5 cm. @soa.gallery #mythologyofrave #museumartefacts #thearchaeologyofrave sculpture #glass #metalwork #gilding #contemporaryart #ravegod #fictioning
Waiting till it was dark to play with the lights @soa.gallery for my degree show. Hopefully the windows will be blacked out after the weekend so I can finalise my plan! #glass #sculpture #thearchaeologyofrave #sandcasting #triangles #circles #rituals
Waiting till it was dark to play with the lights @soa.gallery for my degree show. Hopefully the windows will be blacked out after the weekend so I can finalise my plan! #glass #sculpture #thearchaeologyofrave #sandcasting #triangles #circles #ritualspace