glassartist Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 Hello everyone , I am new to here, a glass engraver/carver working from Derbyshire, England .I have been an engraver for 30+years 26 of which have been as a full time professional. I work mainly on lead crystal and optical crystal pieces but also on cased glass and multi cased cameo glass using a dental drill and diamond ,+ stone burrs. I have exhibited my work in USA, Japan, Hong Kong, Germany and Italy as well as various parts of the UK. I am mainly a wildlife artist but cover any subjects with my commission work such as portraits, biuldings, crests ect,. here is a piece I have just finished titled " Spirits of the Forest " if you look carefully you can see various faces, figures or "spirits" I have just sold this piece to a collector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kelso Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 Welcome Glassartist. Very impressive detail and quite evocative. Thanks, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Sanders Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 That's a beautiful, subtractive way to bring about an image. Do you tend to focus on one element at a time, or bring things up equally as you work? The finished product reminds me of the fancy watermarks seen on banknotes. (although those are created by wax sculpting a model first) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassartist Posted May 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 That's a beautiful, subtractive way to bring about an image. Do you tend to focus on one element at a time, or bring things up equally as you work? The finished product reminds me of the fancy watermarks seen on banknotes. (although those are created by wax sculpting a model first) I start with a basic idea in my head and mark out the piece more for positions and perspective then start engraving but add things as i go along, the cased pieces take a long time to do as you have to be precise to how much of the colour you remove, I worked on this a bit at a time in between my more ordinary"keep the bank happy " work, taking about 14 months to complete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Here is a naive question, do you cut from the inside or from the outside? Janel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Barnhill Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Beautiful work, thanks for sharing it. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassartist Posted May 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Here is a naive question, do you cut from the inside or from the outside? Janel Hi Janel , this piece is engraved on the outside as the casing of colour is outside but I have worked on pieces such as large open bowls where the casing is on the underpart so the carving shows through the clear glass, actually I think this looks better and is more effective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassartist Posted May 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Here is a naive question, do you cut from the inside or from the outside? Janel I looked at your website Janel, fabulous work ,I really like the dragonfly lotus pod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Thank you for the compliment, and for explaining about the inside/outside carving. The outer carving must add an interesting tactile adventure when someone is allowed to hold the piece. When seeing a smooth surface, then the tactile information becomes a mystery. Both are positive assets with your kind of work with glass in my opinion. Janel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Sanders Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 If the carving is one the inside, I'd imagine it would be tough to eat your morning cereal! (couldn't resist) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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