Just some pretty pictures of the final pieces completely assembled Really love that you can see the movement on the top of the glass...

After getting the sizing right for the holes, file was sent to a company for waterjet cutting, I went with a silver coloured metal rather...

The next issue was how to get light under the pieces, when the pieces were to hang etc or stand light boxes weren't appropriate as they...

The many ways of sanding glass ... Started with the clipper saw taking off the worst of it The weight of the glass pushed the fibre paper...

Temperature tests Sanding the glass roughly. No higher than grit 220 to see what happens. First temperature test is at 680 There is a lot...

My big block with making the base has been that I want to vary the heights of the glass to try and emulate how gorge pools flow into one...

The art of repeatedly banging your head off a brick wall...#redundant The original vision for these pieces was for them to hang in a...

Kiln opened and casts removed! Pictures of the kiln during opening There was some glass round the outside but with the way that it had...

Prepping second layering Mould had to be cleaned which involves hammering off the glass fused to the moulds, scrubbing off the fire scale...

In order to get colour the whole way through the piece, casting in batches Going with colour scheme number 4 Prepping the pieces post...

Looking at a way to light up the inside of the glass Really like how the strip lighting defuses through this piece I like this effect,...

Looking at how the colour schemes work with the colour of the metal and different textures I think the diffusion of colour in this piece...

Making the rest of the Dams Dams Shapes bent and ready to weld The majority of the shapes worked with out an issue welded the small...

First cast in the finished dams with the wire melts ... checking they work and also how the different colour schemes work within this...

Cutting out the rest of the shapes Video contains all the different cuts Molten metal welded the edges slightly but when grinding the...

It's done and it needs a picture Each page is slightly smaller than the previous and there is a texture on the edge of the page. The aim...

Yet another test Adaptions from the previous firing Less height again on the dam lining Longer soak at top temperature The glass placed...

Next stage in the proofing process Cut fiberpaper lower to reduce waste Lined with kiln paper Longer soak Some clear glass put in the...

Trying to address issues from TEST 1 Put it in for a longer soak Fibrepaper pre-fired No kiln paper put on plate ISSUES Results: Still...

Initial testing dam wire melt combination issues Pre firing Dam put onto of a piece of kiln paper and lined with fibre paper. Fibre paper...