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Neon
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This
gallery contains images of some of my experimental work at the
Corning Museum of Glass.
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This
sculpture (filled with neon gas) was created by a multi step process.
First, the head and hands were sculpted in clay. Plaster molds were
then made from the clay positives and allowed to dry. The next day,
molten glass was blown into the molds to create new hollow positives.
These pieces were later assembled into a figure and filled with
neon. |
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of the flameworking studio |
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These
forms are ready to be filled with gas. Some of the sculptures are
coated with an internal layer of phosphor powder. When the forms
are electrified, the phosphor powders can create colorful effects.
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View
of the filling station and kiln. Forms can be filled with neon (red),
argon (blue), xenon (white, aka "plasma"), or krypton
(green). The glass bulb on the right contains the noble gas. |
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Detail
of filling station |
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Form
created with tubing only |
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Filling a sculpture with gas is a very delicate and complex procedure. |
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This
sculpture is coated with phosphor powder and filled with argon.
The electrode on the bottom is clipped to a transformer and the
piece is allowed to "burn in" and become very bright. |
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Neon
and argon sculptures with phosphor powders |
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Happy
girls from Sweden and Portugal |
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| © KAREN WOODWARD STUDIOS 2012 |
