DAM CASTING 1

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

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Casts post firing

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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

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