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a40ty:
Good evening.
I hope no-one minds my asking yet another question. Does anyone have information about Kristian Klepsch  ( the father as opposed to the son) and especially about the production technique of this piece, in English? I have some info in German but cannot understand very much of it. Do know that the mould was useless after each piece and that this one is titled "Ash Wednesday". I have Googled/Clustied and Monstered like mad but without success :(


Please excuse the disorder of the pictures, I will try to arrange them better soon.
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-4581
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-4582
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-4583
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-4584 http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-4585

Any help would be greatly appreciated! with best wishes, a40ty

Frank:
It will have been made using something like a lost-wax process, basically the model is made from wax and a mould made using sand or plaster of paris. Once set is is heated and the wax melts leaving the impression behind and material to be cast then poured into the mould. In some cases it is possible to pour the material into the wax filled mould and have the wax vapourise from the heat of the casting material. Commonly used to create bronze-sculptures it is not commonly used for glass, must be tricky. In this case the process must have been two stages as the glass is occupying the space of the mould material in a one-step process.

a40ty:
You're right, Frank. It is lost-wax process, and I think they used plaster of paris because there was a very faint white residue which I managed to remove.
But I wonder how they did it, step by step. There are so many intricate details, both internally ( the standing girl in particular ) and externally ( the troll or devil figure ). If the mould had to be recreated every time, it explains the fact that production was stopped because of high costs.

Frank:
For multiples, you need an original model that would be reuseable until worn or damaged - depends what material it is made from as to how many 'impressions' can be gotten. Is the piece numbered?

a40ty:
No, they weren't ever numbered but were part of a series where each sculpture was limited to either 150 or 300 pieces. Can't remember which.

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