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Transparent olive green non-lead sheet glass, white rope, metal hook; cut, fused, slumped. Hanging vertical sculpture of cut sheet glass in varying layers creating a flat band curving back on itself to form a "figure 8" ending with open (almost touching), slightly uneven, pointed base tips, top section is in shape of an upside down teardrop with radiating surface lines (created by glass layers) overlaid with texturing in high relief, lower section is vertical almond shape; overall uneven rough textured surface, remnants of mold material; sculpture hangs from a double loop with knot of common white rope suspended from a metal hook; silver paint in block letters on front, right, mid-point: "Buczkó/1991".
Image: Ti. Gyorgy Buczko (Hungarian, b. 1950), artist. CMoG 95.3.23.

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Definitions

The online Glass Dictionary includes definitions for "fusing" and "slumping" that might be useful for those of you who are new to the subject.

Fusing: "(1) The process of founding or melting the batch; (2) heating pieces of glass in a kiln or furnace until they bond (see Casting and Kiln forming); (3) heating enameled glasses until the enamel bonds with the surface of the object."

Slumping: "The process of reheating a blank until it becomes soft and gradually flows under its own weight over or into a former mold and eventually assumes the shape of the mold. Soda-lime glass becomes soft at about 1110°F (600°C). Slumping is also known as sagging."

History

You might also be interested in the article, "The Ancient History of Warm Glass," by Joanne Stuhr, which appeared in the 1997 Glass Art Society Journal (pp. 24-26).

Techniques

The Rakow Research Library has prepared a couple of research guides that might be helpful in researching fusing and slumping techniques:

The Warm Glass Gallery and Studio (Clemmons, NC) includes "The Basic Fusing and Slumping Process" on its website,which may provide additional information.

Borrowing Library Materials

If you wish to borrow copies of library items, please contact your local library. The Rakow Research Library will lend designated books from its collection and will send copies of articles requested by other libraries. Your library can request items through the OCLC WorldShare Interlibrary Loan (ILL) system or by direct request through email at ill@cmog.org. For more information, please see our ILL policies and procedures.


Browse Objects from the Museum Collection

See some examples of fusing and slumping from The Corning Museum of Glass collection.


Take Classes at The Studio

The Studio at The Corning Museum of Glass offers classes all year round, some of which might be of interest to you.


More extensive lists of resources on fusing and slumping are available upon request. Please let us know if we can be of further assistance via Ask a Glass Question, email (rakow@cmog.org), phone (607-438-5300), or text (607-821-4029).

 

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