New GlassTikis, Girl Tiki n swizzle **UpdateJune 30**pg5 - Tiki Carving

J john Member Chandler, Arizona Joined: May 05, 2005 Posts: 345	J john Posted posted on Mon, May 23, 2005 8:32 PM On 2005-05-23 19:07, spy-tiki wrote: Those are really great and unique! I'm a little curious about the process too. Special types of glass? Kiln time, temp. etc? Stuff like that. Have you other non-tiki work to show? thanks, as far as creation goes.. i use glass that is formulated to heat and cool at the same rate to eliminate cracks from thermal shock. each color and design element is a separate piece of glass that has been cut, ground and meticulously placed. the pieces, depending on the level of relief of the design elements, are heated to temperatures between 1350-1500 degrees for anywhere between 14-19 hours. although the tikis are my personal favorite to create, i also have non-tiki pieces. and within the next few days, my website will have every piece to date. in the meantime here are some of my flyers for the other series. -john [ Edited by: john on 2005-05-23 20:36 ]

On 2005-05-23 19:07, spy-tiki wrote:
Those are really great and unique! I'm a little curious about the process too. Special types of glass? Kiln time, temp. etc? Stuff like that. Have you other non-tiki work to show?

thanks,
as far as creation goes.. i use glass that is formulated to heat and cool at the same rate to eliminate cracks from thermal shock. each color and design element is a separate piece of glass that has been cut, ground and meticulously placed. the pieces, depending on the level of relief of the design elements, are heated to temperatures between 1350-1500 degrees for anywhere between 14-19 hours. although the tikis are my personal favorite to create, i also have non-tiki pieces.

and

within the next few days, my website will have every piece to date. in the meantime here are some of my flyers for the other series.
-john

[ Edited by: john on 2005-05-23 20:36 ]

Post #161060 by john on Mon, May 23, 2005 8:32 PM