MIHALISIN/WALLING STUDIO PROCESS DESCRIPTION

These pieces are all created by kiln firing glass through metal in a refractory mold. The metal, along with heat, gravity, and timing, are what determine the final shape of the glass. The purpose of the mold is to create a flange on the edge of the glass, which conforms to the lip of the cast concrete surround. Most glass is custom colored in three separate firings. After the final firing, in which it is slumped around the copper, it is mirror-finished on the back. The copper is cleaned, polished, nickel-plated and hand-lacquered. Each concrete surround is a single solid casting, packed by hand in an acrylic mold. Its color may be left with its natural finish, airbrushed, or internally dyed with a custom acrylic mix. Surrounds are then lacquer finished. All sculptures are assembled with Baltic birch backs and hand-made French cleats unless otherwise stated. They can be hung on any wall surface.

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