After making a piece consisting only of straight cuts, I thought I should experiment with some other ways of cutting the glass to see what I could come up with. Let me tell you what, making a circle out of glass is NOT easy! Even with a circle cutter, which took about a day and a half to get right, the glass just doesn't want to break in a circular fashion. BUT-persistence was key, and I FINALLY after about 3 broken circles got it right! This is my second completed piece and it has a little more pizazz I think. I really enjoyed using the glass that I made the large circle out of. On one side it is mirror like, and on the other it is a deep green that you can see through. It is almost like a 2-Way Mirror, which is somewhat unnerving, but it makes for an exciting change of opacity for the overall piece.
Monday, May 12, 2008
The Curse of Curves
After making a piece consisting only of straight cuts, I thought I should experiment with some other ways of cutting the glass to see what I could come up with. Let me tell you what, making a circle out of glass is NOT easy! Even with a circle cutter, which took about a day and a half to get right, the glass just doesn't want to break in a circular fashion. BUT-persistence was key, and I FINALLY after about 3 broken circles got it right! This is my second completed piece and it has a little more pizazz I think. I really enjoyed using the glass that I made the large circle out of. On one side it is mirror like, and on the other it is a deep green that you can see through. It is almost like a 2-Way Mirror, which is somewhat unnerving, but it makes for an exciting change of opacity for the overall piece.
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