New Zealander Ann Robinson has been pre-eminent in the field of lost-wax glass-casting for a long time.
You can see examples of her beautiful work here. This series of tall vases is one of my favourites. And her flax pods are amazing!
She has a fascinating step-by-step description of the casting process, in a slideshow here.
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They're absolutely gorgeous. But what is wax glass?
She casts glass using the "lost-wax", or "cire perdu" method: a model is made in wax; a mould is constructed around the wax; the wax is burned out in the kiln; molten glass is poured in to the now hollow mould; the glass is allowed to cool and harden; the mould is broken off the outside of the new glass object; and the glass object is then hand-polished.
It's a technique that creates unique objects, as the wax original is lost in the process each time.
I encourage you to watch her slideshow (link in the post), as it's much easier to understand the process by looking at the pictures.
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