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]]>“My inspiration comes from cycles of nature that I associate with glass making process because to me the material is at it’s most alive when it’s hot and being transformed, “McGarva explains on her official website. “The end result is solid and doesn’t move any longer, it is at the fragile time before disintegration and maintains a dynamic form and rich structures such as dry leaves, feathers or sea shells.”
While crafting her sculptures, McGarva relies on various techniques to achieve unique aesthetics. This includes molding glass by hand and using kiln cast, blown glass, and fused sheet glass, among others.
Due to the nature of her creative process, McGarva’s glass sculptures come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. The artist also uses a combination of different-colored glass, making the pieces even more captivating.
You can check out more of her creations by scrolling below.
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“After spending a long time in the supermarket thinking about what fruit would work well, looking at so many bananas, pears, lemons and mandarins, I cast the fruit in silicone rubber and made plaster molds around that,” shared Ormsby with homestyle. According to Ormsby, this process involves many different stages to achieve the finished outcome.
First, you begin with fettling the wax. This is followed by building a contour mold (made of a plaster/silica mix) around the wax model. Once set, the wax is steamed out, leaving a positive copy. The contour mold is then dried and loaded into a kiln to be fired. Over time, solid glass gradually melts into the positive space filling a positive form. The contour mold now “baked” can be broken off revealing a glass object. This then is cold worked, sanded and polished, after which you are finally left with your glass fruit.
“Fruit holds a large significance in art history, which is where I think the appeal comes from,” observes Ormsby. “I’d thought for a while about what I wanted to make and kept seeing vintage glass fruit in op shops. Brightly colored with exaggerated forms, it was charming in its own outdated kind of way; I wondered where it came from, what its purpose was and who used to own it. Eventually, I set about making a cast-glass version true to the form of actual fruit.”
Take a look at some of her incredible work in the gallery below.
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]]>“The philosophy behind every collection comes from being an artist and having close and personal contact with the work that is created from start to finish,” Mardahl writes on her website. “When I design, I cherish working closely with talented craftsmen who understand my storytelling and aesthetics. Furthermore, I value quality at its very best.”
Having graduated in fashion design from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London, Mardahl has exhibited her work around the world and has received several grants from the Danish Arts Council. Her website states that as a designer, she likes exploring “the contrast between organic shapes and hard materials.” Her bright and somewhat cheeky designs bring life to spaces and are equally capable of standing alone or blending in.
Take a look at some of her creations. Do you have a favorite?
showcase @stinegoyastudio #hellemardahl #glassbonbonniere #candycollection #glassblowing #candydish production by @glas_jasonsvendsen photo by @elisabetheibye
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The Cherry on Top #hellemardahl #cherryontop #danishdesign #glassblowing #handcraftedwithpassion #glasslamp #glasstablelamp
#hellemardahl #jellybelly #candycollection #glassdish #candydish #glassblowing #handcraftedwithpassion #danishdesign thanks to @jellybellycandyco production by @glas_jasonsvendsen
Lamps & Vases & Bonbonnieres New Colours #hellemardahl #handcraftedwithpassion #glasslamp #glassbonbonniere #glassvase #glassdish exhibited @boffi_store_copenhagen & @rueverteplus photo by @alastairwiper production by @glas_jasonsvendsenThe post These Hand Made Glass Creations Are Truly One of a Kind appeared first on MyTrendTales.
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