Art
Art Glass XOCHITL ROSS Kiln Fused Fish Bowl
- Item Number
- 197
- Estimated Value
- 145 USD
- Sold
- 55 USD to jb79902d6
- Number of Bids
- 3 - Bid History
Item Description
Once you understand the wonders of fused glass, you'll be hooked (ha!) on this fish bowl.
Made by Xochitl Ross - a prolific glass artist - you can impress your friends at a dinner party, or simply enjoy it for yourself. It measures approximately 8.5" x 8.5" and stands about 1.5" tall.
Colors are as close to natural as light/camera would allow. Outside colors are truer to its natural hue, but the sky washes out the great blue fish.
View other pieces of Ross's work here HERE and even more by using the google image function LINKED HERE. You'll be blown away by her designs!
Ross explains her work as such:
KILN FIRED GLASS
In keeping with the inherent contradictions of glass, the bold forms and vivid colors of my work pay tribute to the smallest building blocks of our Earth. I develop the premise that Nature’s strength is through her ability to yield.
Kiln fired glass is also called warm glass; a technique somewhere between stained glass (cold glass) and blown glass (hot glass). I work with the glass when it is cold and sharp - then give it to the kiln, where the heat unites the various components, rounds the edges and heat polishes the surface.
After visualizing the subject, I begin by cutting shapes from sheets of colored glass to embody the basis of my design. After these glass pieces are assembled on a prepared kiln shelf, I then make specific stringers and frits to develop detail and depth. The glass is now heated in the kiln to the fusing point. I pay special attention to the annealing process, the cooling of the glass very slowly to ensure the durability of the finished work. A second or third firing is required to achieve a 3 dimensional vessel.
Shipping courtesy of the donor, Andrew Albertson, CGP '05.
Donated By:
Andrew Albertson, CGP '05
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