ARS 248 Glass Casting
This is a beginning level course which introduces cast glass as a material for artistic expression. The student will be guided in familiarizing themselves with various material properties of cast glass and basic methods for manipulating the material and translating it into a visual image. Emphasis will be on the development of an original and personal imagery made from casting molten glass from a furnace and melting of glass into a mold in a kiln. Students will work with each other and individually explore established working methods and traditional design applications of glass for the purposes of developing new and unique concepts with the material. Studio work will be exhibited in the classroom and evaluated in a series of group critiques.