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Workshops were held at Bavin Glass in the
afternoon. A fitness instructor showed
us some exercises to relieve strain caused by beadmaking. If
anyone would like her notes, they are available from Tamara.
Then Pat Bavin gave us some tips on colour theory.
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In the evening, the main event! A project
combining glass blowing with flameworking. Ryan Bavin started
with a standard vessel form with stripes added by pressing the
hot glass into an optic mold containing stringer. |
The vessel is blown out.
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And necked.
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It is then flattened into a disc.
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Ryan is applying heat to the center, as he
works at pushing a hole through the center.
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Opening up the center hole. He used a knife
to make the final cut through,
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He applied a disc of clear glass to the end,
and then is applying the punty. |
The transfer is complete, time to re-heat.
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His assistant is Natalie Ruby. |
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Now Natalie gathered some hot glass, rolled
it in some frit and Ryan is applying some surface decoration. |
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Leah Duperrault is heating up a large gather
of colour in the torch.
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She plunges it into a graphite mold. These
are molds that they make with a sandblaster.
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Then the "mountain top" is attached
to the "bead".
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Now they are going to attach some beads that
are preheated in the kiln. For each one that they attach they
start with a small application of hot glass from the furnace
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Then Pat Bavin puts on his protective gear,
reaches into the kiln and pulls out the bead, pressing it into
the bit of hot glass.
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A little direct heat on the attached bead
and then the whole thing goes back into the glory hole for a
reheat. This was repeated many times - how many did they have
in there, anyway?
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Pat is ready to catch it as Ryan knocks it
off the punty.
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And voila! Here it is all cooled down the
next day. Lots were drawn for it, and Allen Kyte won it. |
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So, on to the party. The Bavins put out a
lovely spread which we all enjoyed. |
On the left is Bonnie Bavin.
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Ania Kyte and her little trooper, Alex.
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Ryan Bavin & Allen Kyte, the lucky winner.
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The Bead Exchange
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This was the first exchange the Invermere
crowd has done, and they seemed to get a big kick out of it. |
