first faces in glass

so---for those interested in seeing the first batches of glass faces that
were made in molds I made from my polymer clay faces, here's how the first
two batches look before staining. I'm going to try the Liquitex acrylic
paint, thats one of two with good results on the Sharon Peters pages
posted--thanks again for that link, Tink and Kalera!

I'll post again when I get 'em stained. The ones on the left were poured
frit, the ones on the right are sliced chunks that have been previously
fired and then put in the molds...this may be too much fun, and eventually
I'll have to learn to torch... but for now, its a start.
http://www.polyclay.com/glassfaces1.JPG

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That's a really neat idea, can't wait to see how it progresses.

I think for purposes of the photos, the face detail is lost in the
color. If you ever go to sell them I'd try for a shot from the side so
the sculpture detail can be seen better.

Ingrid

Those are cool, Sarajane!

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"Sarajane Helm" wrote in message
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so---for those interested in seeing the first batches of glass faces that
were made in molds I made from my polymer clay faces, here's how the first
two batches look before staining. I'm going to try the Liquitex acrylic
paint, thats one of two with good results on the Sharon Peters pages
posted--thanks again for that link, Tink and Kalera!

I'll post again when I get 'em stained. The ones on the left were poured
frit, the ones on the right are sliced chunks that have been previously
fired and then put in the molds...this may be too much fun, and eventually
I'll have to learn to torch... but for now, its a start.
http://www.polyclay.com/glassfaces1.JPG

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Sarajane's Polyclay Gallery
Beads-Dolls-Wearable Art
www.polyclay.com
see the current auctions at:
http://snipurl.com/aiid

WOW -- uh oh, I see more and more glass on the horizon. Those are
fantastic, Sj!

Thanks Sooz! I want to stain these today--and yeah, I look forward to
pouring /stacking more--these are fun. I think I really like using the PC
originals to make molds for glass!

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"Dr. Sooz" wrote in message
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WOW -- uh oh, I see more and more glass on the horizon. Those are
fantastic, Sj!

Thanks Jerri! For a first attempt, they show lots of room for improvement!

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"Beadbimbo" wrote in message
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Those are cool, Sarajane!

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"Sarajane Helm" wrote in message
...
so---for those interested in seeing the first batches of glass faces
that
were made in molds I made from my polymer clay faces, here's how the
first
two batches look before staining. I'm going to try the Liquitex acrylic
paint, thats one of two with good results on the Sharon Peters pages
posted--thanks again for that link, Tink and Kalera!

I'll post again when I get 'em stained. The ones on the left were poured
frit, the ones on the right are sliced chunks that have been previously
fired and then put in the molds...this may be too much fun, and
eventually
I'll have to learn to torch... but for now, its a start.
http://www.polyclay.com/glassfaces1.JPG

--
Sarajane's Polyclay Gallery
Beads-Dolls-Wearable Art
www.polyclay.com
see the current auctions at:
http://snipurl.com/aiid

I'll try shooting from the side, Ingrid. The face detail actually shows much
better--as does the glass color--in this photo as opposed to the scan I
tried. And the details will hopefully be much more apparent after staining.
I'll try a pic full on and one from the side when I get there!

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Beads-Dolls-Wearable Art
www.polyclay.com
see the current auctions at:
http://snipurl.com/aiid
"mermaidscove_com" wrote in message
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That's a really neat idea, can't wait to see how it progresses.

I think for purposes of the photos, the face detail is lost in the
color. If you ever go to sell them I'd try for a shot from the side so
the sculpture detail can be seen better.

Ingrid

Or you can light it from the side.

I've thought about sculpting clay to have beads cast in metal but cast
in glass would be even better. I wonder if there is any such thing as a
glass foundry?

I'm afraid of heat and fire, I tried beadmaking but I couldn' t get
along with the torch. Haven't tried fusing, but I might someday. What
do you use for a mold material that can withstand glass melting temps,
is it a silicone?

Ingrid

Ingrid, I'm using some mold material from D&L Stained Glass, seems to be
largely plaster of paris, with maybe more sand or something. I'm gonna make
a web page about using PC to make the molds---andI'm finding yogurt or sour
cream type plastic containers to be very good for small piece molding.

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"mermaidscove_com" wrote in message
ups.com...
I've thought about sculpting clay to have beads cast in metal but cast
in glass would be even better. I wonder if there is any such thing as a
glass foundry?

I'm afraid of heat and fire, I tried beadmaking but I couldn' t get
along with the torch. Haven't tried fusing, but I might someday. What
do you use for a mold material that can withstand glass melting temps,
is it a silicone?

Ingrid