I think the COE of the clay that you choose and the glass would matter.
2006-07-04 04:48:59 · 5 answers · asked by jkerns56 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Other - Visual Arts
glass and clay have very different properties when they melt, so if you're trying to get something that is sculptable like clay, and transparent like glass, no.
porelain comes pretty close, as you can often see light through it, but it molds about as well as warm butter, and takes a pretty high cone temperature.
Glass beads could maybe be mixed into the clay, and so long as you didn't brake them in half, it would be like working with some really gritty clay. The main risk is the different rates of heat expanison in the kiln could make your piece explode. Better to test on some small things. You might not get a lot of support either, since there would probably be glass beads on the bottom of the piece, which would stick to the kiln shelves.
Glass beads, marbles, and bits of broken glass can all be attached to the piece, and will melt more or less in place to form globs.
Silica, the main component of glass, finds its way into a lot of glazes. The egyptians sometimes mixed glaze and clay together for smaller figurines... or did they make the figurines hollow, with the glaze on the inside? it's been a while... Anyway, the glaze would seep through the sculpture, and after firing, it would be on the outside. Not a very precise process, as the sculpture has to bend and melt a little in the process, and if you do spikes, or thin legs, it doesn't cover evenly. Also, again, you'll get glaze on the kiln shelves.
2006-07-04 05:10:07 · answer #1 · answered by ye_river_xiv 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it depends on the firing temperature of both the clay and the glass. If you had a clay that melted at, say cone 4, and a glaze (powdered glass mixture) that melted at the same cone, you'd end up with a big, lumpy glass-clay mix in the bottom of your kiln. Ew! Not something I want to clean up.
But maybe that's not what you're talking about? Sorry, I'm doing my best here :)
2006-07-04 11:52:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-07-04 11:51:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure if this answers your question but in ceramics I used glass beads in the glaze firing and got great and cool colored results.
2006-07-04 11:51:55 · answer #4 · answered by ♥Nina♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's possible, however I would not want to be the one who sculpted that with my hands. Come on, glass? Really?
2006-07-04 11:51:24 · answer #5 · answered by almondjoy_1000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋