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Using obsidian in glass art practice

Wadsworth, Fabian, Llewellin, Edward, Rennie, Colin, Watkinson, Cate, Mitchell, Joanna, Vasseur, Jeremie, Mackie, Fleur, Carr, Alexandra, Schmiedel, Tobias, Witcher, Taylor, Soldati, Arianna, Jackson, Lucy E, Foster, Annabelle, Hess, Kai-Uwe, Dingwell, Donald B and Hand, Russell J (2022) Using obsidian in glass art practice. Volcanica Journal, 5 (1). pp. 183-207. ISSN 2610-3540

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Abstract

Glass art practice is indivisible from the material behaviour of glass at a range of working conditions, providing a direct link with the science of glass and melts. The use of non-standard, non-commercial, or natural glass compositions in art usually brings with it challenges associated with unexpected or undesirable processes, such as bubble formation and growth, liquid-liquid immiscibility, heterogeneities, and devitrification. For these reasons, natural geological compositions, including obsidian, have typically been avoided in glass art, with a few pioneering exceptions. Here, we bring together the results of mutual experimentation, knowledge-exchange workshops, and successful obsidian and magma use-cases in glass art in order to constrain the usability of obsidian and the techniques most suitable for rendering the material amenable to glass art practice. We conclude by exploring opportunities for collaboration between volcanologists and glass artists, which we propose would develop both fields in novel directions.

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Uncontrolled Keywords: Lava Glassblowing Studio glass Art and science Minecraft
Depositing User: Cate Watkinson

Identifiers

Item ID: 16049
Identification Number: 1
ISSN: 2610-3540
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/16049
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.30909/vol.05.01.183207

Users with ORCIDS

ORCID for Colin Rennie: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0523-2594
ORCID for Cate Watkinson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0218-2867

Catalogue record

Date Deposited: 12 May 2023 13:17
Last Modified: 11 Jul 2023 08:02

Contributors

Author: Colin Rennie ORCID iD
Author: Cate Watkinson ORCID iD
Author: Fabian Wadsworth
Author: Edward Llewellin
Author: Joanna Mitchell
Author: Jeremie Vasseur
Author: Fleur Mackie
Author: Alexandra Carr
Author: Tobias Schmiedel
Author: Taylor Witcher
Author: Arianna Soldati
Author: Lucy E Jackson
Author: Annabelle Foster
Author: Kai-Uwe Hess
Author: Donald B Dingwell
Author: Russell J Hand
Artist: Matthew Durran
Artist: Alistair Mackie
Artist: Lucy Bleach
Artist: Eduardo Olbes
Artist: Julian Charriere

University Divisions

Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries

Subjects

Glass and Ceramics > Ceramics
Sciences > Chemistry
Fine Art > Digital Media
Fine Art > Drawing
Sciences > Environment
Fine Art > Exhibition Catalogues
Glass and Ceramics > Glass
Glass and Ceramics > Hot Glass
Design > Modelmaking
Fine Art > New Media
Fine Art > Sculpture
Design > Three Dimensional (3D) Design
Design
Education
Fine Art
Glass and Ceramics
Sciences

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