Prepping second layering Mould had to be cleaned which involves hammering off the glass fused to the moulds, scrubbing off the fire scale and removing anything that can possibly fall into the glass. Fibre paper and kiln paper then cut to specifications and moulds lined Due to the firing process, the fibre paper shrinks slightly which means that it is slightly tricky to get the cast back into the mould with the fibre paper, and because of the clean up process, dams are slightl

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, but diffusion isn't as good through the bigger pieces. The concentrated light effect on specific points is really nice but is more deep sea aquatic than peat river in the Scottish Mountains... Might be different with final pieces which will be thicker. #Mountkeen #colour #colourandlight #glass #kilnformed #refraction #scotland

First cast in the finished dams with the wire melts ... checking they work and also how the different colour schemes work within this process Prep for casting Casts post firing Results Colours work in the different forms, but I think these need to be thicker to allow for more movement in the glass Kiln bed is also leaving a texture which will need to be dealt with #MountKeen #kilnformed #handmade #colour #process #test #decisions

Working out general aspects of what I want the final to look like. Need light coming up from underneath Deciding whether or not I need a rim round the sides of the glass - Really like the colour coming out from the side. Playing with the idea of the heather under the rock Looking at combing different metals for making the base I think the multiple colours work with the clear glass, but cheapen the coloured (in its current form) Playing with twisting lots of different variatio

First tests fusing glass and copper Absolutely love the colour that the copper goes when it fuses with the glass. Really like how the glass flows over the metal forms. Temperature test at 720 °C - some fusing round the corners but a lot of tension - my theory is that the metal is shifting after the glass has cooled I think that as the temperature increases and the fusing becomes more wide spread the tension will become less. Temperature test at 815 °C the fusing is much mor