Low-Fire ~ Pate de Verre

This work was created by the artist, to help showcase the uses of ready made and hand made tools. This is the first of multiple layers that are installed directly into the ceramic mold by pushing, shaping, forming, tamping, hammering into place, small glass shards held together with a binding agent, gum Arabic. This constructive method allows the maker options of thickness, edge forms or edge types, even additional textural areas can be applied and built onto a specific section of the work (flange, center piece, ect.) The direct fire installation and firing can be completed in three days.

[@jackiestudio]

thanks so much for this. I love pate de verre but could not deal with making and removing plaster moulds, I am no longer strong enough. But I may try in one of my moulds now I have seen this..........................

[@silvanalobalbo3589]

Hermoso trabajo!!!!, gracias por compartir tus conocimientos, son de mucha ayuda.🙏🙌🙋‍♀️

[@suziemacdonald7220]

Thanks for sharing!😊

[@noemiflores957]

Gracias por compartir el trabajo! Enhorabuena!
Tengo una pregunta, se pone separador en el molde? No se elimina con el agua de la pate de verre?
Muchas gracias 🙏🏼

[@pattiporco8598]

Loved watching your process. I've been wanting to try Pate de Verre for a long time but I just haven't wanted to work with plaster and clay to make the mold. Thanks for sharing. Your pieces are beautiful!

[@geoffreybowton6111]

Yes, that is exactly why I am using this process. To get directly into the glass work and tool usages, before taking on the mold making. MM is an art form in itself !!

[@justinepalmer9756]

Well my friend I loved watching every minute and the end results beautiful ❤️

[@geoffreybowton6111]

Thanks for taking the time to watch!!

[@AndiFromOly]

That's neat!

[@connieharry8245]

New to all this, so thank you for the video. Just a little hard to hear what you say over the background music.

[@carmelbarrett542]

Amazing work! what ratio of gum arabic do you use?

[@Rae60465]

Fascinating…is the bowl of water to add water to the packing process or to clean the instrument as you work? Love love your work

[@geoffreybowton6111]

Rae, it is to clean the tools as I am working. I use an abundance of Gum Arabic in my glass batch, so naturally the build up on the tool becomes problematic. Especially, when I want the surface to have no waves, or wavyness to the surface.

[@federicapaglia4979]

Dear Geoffrey, I love your work very much!! Can I ask which firing curve do you use? (sorry for my English) Thank you so much ❤

[@geoffreybowton6111]

I am firing in the slumping range, at 1265

[@sgrant6362]

Lovely!!! Want to try this technique some day. I'm not familiar with Gum Arabic. Is a Liquid stringer medium ok to use?

[@geoffreybowton6111]

Not in this case

[@geoffreybowton6111]

The gum is much stickier

[@geoffreybowton6111]

Gum Arabic holds glass together better than the glass tac materials

[@oliverstock4861]

Hi Geoffrey, it's a fascinating technique. I'm just wondering. Do you use any release agent on the mold? It looks like a standard slumping mold, and glass normally would stick to it without a release agent or fibre paper.

[@geoffreybowton6111]

Yes!! I am absolutely am using kiln wash in the mold. You will even find, as in casting, a small residual amount may build up on the exterior of the glass surface (even inside the glass). I will scrub wash and then hot wax the forms. This should help clean out the resid/wash.

[@geoffreybowton6111]

If you give it a try, send me a FB dm pic!

[@geoffreybowton6111]

Yes, using a kiln wash first

[@geoffreybowton6111]

Yes, I use Bullseye kiln wash

[@marciazajac8071]

I was also wondering kiln was vs zyp

[@susiegentry1199]

Really nice! Low fire? What temp?

[@geoffreybowton6111]

You can fire at Temps in the slumping ranges, I tend to go lower just above the softening range at 1265

[@susiegentry1199]

I love your use of the form. Thanks for sharing!