5 Day Master Class 

1, 2, 3 March (Monday - Wednesday) and 

11, 12 March (Thursday - Friday)

9.00am - 4.30pm

$1650 Full Master Class

$600 non-refundable deposit to secure a place.

Maximum of 6 Students

Master Class Overview:

This five-day introductory workshop will provide participants with a comprehensive overview of the ‘lost wax’ casting technique. Spaced over a two week period, students will be instructed in how to create their own highly resolved sculptural artwork, rendered in the beautiful material of lead crystal glass. 

Working from a found object or a small maquette brought to the first day of the workshop, students will learn a range of processes that take an existing object and transform it into glass. 

Techniques to be Covered:

·     Building a ‘master mould’ of an existing object/model

·     Creating a ‘wax positive’ from a ‘master mould’ and preparing it for investment

·     Creating a refractory mould suitable for high-temperature firings

·    Steaming wax out of a mould and preparing a casting mould for firing

·    Setting moulds up in the kiln and packing with glass ready to fire

·    Understanding firing schedules for casting and annealing of solid glass forms

·    De-Investing moulds after casting

·    Cold working techniques for cast glass including shaping, defining and polishing

Workshop Preparation:

Each student will need to bring along a found object they would like to realise in glass. For those wishing to model something out of clay, wood or plaster-sine this is also fine. Clay models can be leather hard or dry/fired. All objects can be a maximum size of 20 x 20 cm.

Drawings, sketches, research images and Ideas for forms you would like to model in class would also be helpful to bring along. 

Googling 'Cast Glass' is a great way to broaden your ideas and understanding of what might be possible in this workshop.

A workshop preparation sheet will be provided 4 weeks before the commencement of the course to assist in your preparations and to provide more detailed guidelines on how to choose a good object.