Glassblowers use specific tools to manipulate the glass at the work bench. Two of those tools are the Tweezers and the Jacks. They are very delicate, handmade steel tools. In order to duplicate these in wax, I beefed them up on the interior with clay and then made a silicone mold of them. I had to do this several times before I was able to pull a wax that I liked. When I was able to get a likable wax, I then had to sculpt it down and fit it to her hand. Casting it in glass will be a whole other chapter.
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Dean AllisonDean Allison is a studio artist working with portrait sculpture and the figure with glass. His studio is in Pittsburgh PA. Dean is working on a commissioned sculpture for our new space in the Newark Arts Common. Follow Dean as he works to create this new significant work of art. Archives
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