Nina Casson McGarva
current work; Cast pieces
These pieces are made with the traditional process of kiln casting technique in the first firing then I put the glass back in the kiln and shape them by hand. pushing the limits of how much you can bend and stretch kiln cast glass.
The final shape is sometimes unpredictable. The glass and the colours are not always easy to control, every piece is experimental and is always very unique, it would be very difficult for me to make two the same.
All pieces have a mat texture on one side and a shiny polish you can see in the depth of the glass on the other side. the contrast in translucency really shows the quality of the glass.
Past work
Fused Pieces
My fused work is all made with colored sheet glass. I make the texture by fusing piled up sheets of glass and then grinding down through the layers one piece at a time .then all the pieces are fused together to a glass background in a final firing where I also shape the whole piece by hand while it is at fusing temperature.
Fused glass 35 cm x 21 cm x 22 cm
Fused glass 35 cm x 21 cm x 22 cm
Fused glass 29 cm x 26 cm x 26 cm
Fused glass 29 cm x 26 cm x26 cm
Fused glass 29cm x 19cm x 21cm
Fused sheet glass and powder Size :19”x12”x8” Photo by Bret Corrington
Fused sheet glass and powder Size :19”x12”x8” Photo by Bret Corrington
Detail picture,Fused sheet glass and powder Size :19”x12”x8” Photo by Bret Corrington
Fused sheet Glass Size :15”x 9”x 8” Photo by Bret Corrington
Blown glass Pieces
