Glass Mold Carving (October 24, 2018)
Below are photos of a glass mold that I carved for Burning Man this year. I was visiting and staying with my glassblower friend Rodman Miller in Seattle. He asked me to carve a glass mold for small glass medallions that he would create and give out to people at Burning Man. Burning Man has a policy of ‘gifting’ people. So I designed this logo of a glassblowing shears that incorporated the Burning Man symbol for him. I carved a graphite mold (which glass does not stick to) with a variety of tools including dental tools. It was quite fun and interesting as I have always drawn with graphite but never carved into it. We did a quick sample of the glass medallion for me to see and revise the mold and that is the next to last photo in this message. A photo of my friend Rodman in his studio is the last photo.
