test testing!

Made a few former's, out of finishing plaster to use for slumping glass.

These need to be cooked in the kiln first. The kiln belongs to Andrew and reside at Ivy Cottage. It is very old and needed fixing. As Andrew has a degree is electrical and electronic engineering he fixed it!
The kiln was made by a company called Webcot (2.5 KW) and has been bought out a couple of times, however you can still get parts for it complete with cobwebs

This is a mini bar, no drinks served. Back in the olden days the mini bars were used as a safety device, and also as a precise way of turning the kiln off. 

These former's were cooked at 796 degrees centigrade for approximately 6 - 7 hours.

Front of kiln with timer, pyrometer is on the top.

Bowl No.1 fired at 833 degrees centigrade, cooking for 3 hours and 45 minutes.

Bowl No.2 same as above.

Bowl No. 3  bigger disk was used for this one, for got to take picture of disc cutting,  will show this next time. Cooked at 780 degrees for 3 hours 30 mins.

On to other things....

This is Zola....,

she is a gorgon!

Using silicon sealant and corn flour to cast her face, It's all in the casting!

Bowl, gorilla glue and bead!

Watch this space!

Cake trays,

Tray!

Boiled water, (visit to wholesalers, its beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!!!!)

Pour boiling water on plastic.

Art materials!

More paper play....,

Paper tubes!

Thing!!!!

I am going now, xxx

Paper, everywhere!

...and plaster, clay, silicon, felt, wood !!!!!!!!

Plaster of Paris bowl former.

Paper pulp.

I really like these.

Damage....., or is it? Stapled. stitched next I think.

Playing with finishing plaster...., well if you don't try you don't know!

Plastic bowl and mold release.

See what happens.

Silicon sealant, doesn't mater which colour, but I find the cheapest works best. Smells of vinegar...,acetic acid.

Corn flower.

Corking gun is very useful for this.

mix well.

Yummy!

Sprayed with mold release.

Just a stamp to name my work.

Allow to set, I did the inside of the bowl too.

Flattened tubes....,

Hot glue together.

Some book paper twirls.

The silicon and cornflour mold.

Enough...., for now!

I believe you good people at college made some emery sticks whilst I was away, so I thought I would gets some done at home.

Wood and a piece of dowel.

Emery paper

Cut wood to size.

Sand.

Drill holes for string, I need to hang things up.

Adding double sided tape to back of sand paper.

Wrap around the wood shaft.

sand.

Cut dowel to length, I like a round sanding stick too.

Trim off excess.

Wrapped string around the dowel while the glue sets.

Punches.

Initials on shaft.

Thread

These are some pieces of wood I am eyeing up for a tray with dove tails joints..., next weekends job.

 See you soon.