Skills and Techniques Making Glass Molds Using the Sand Casting Method

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Design, Demonstration, and Text by Ellen Rubin

Ellen Rubin demonstrates how glass molds can be made by creating shapes in wet sand. The sand shapes are then filled with a plaster/silica mixture and allowed to dry completely. The molds can be used to tack-fuse or slump glass into desired, original shapes for incorporation into various projects.

This article was originally published on page 34 of the July/August 2015 issue of Glass Art.

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