Light itself has no shape, but when it shines on some crystal clear objects, it is reflected or refracted, and it has a beautiful shape. Glass is such an object, it is not only a practical material in life, but also as a DIY material, with it to make beautiful crafts, exquisite and freehand, dazzling and dreamy.
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Magical glass craftsmanship
Wen Hui's handicraft workshop to move, a lot of small objects have been packed up, only some of the decorations of glass products are still left on the countertop, "I plan to clean them up last, after all, glass products are easy to break, make it so like, once broken, it is a pity." "Indeed, the larger of these glass products are potted plants with flowers and cacti, and the smaller ones are jewelry such as rings, which are crystal clear and colorful, and are particularly likable.
At the beginning of last year, Wen Hui and friends opened this handicraft workshop, mainly aromatherapy gypsum, clay, etc., in order to add some characteristics, they deliberately went to other cities to investigate, and finally were attracted by DIY glass products.
▲ A small dream of glass products
"General glass has practical uses, and there are very few crafts, let alone DIY. Moreover, in my previous imagination, the production of glass-related things requires large equipment, and it is necessary to have a high temperature and a certain danger, and later I learned that in fact, some small glass products can be completed on the workbench. Wen Hui said that she has always felt that the process of firing glass is very mysterious, and after experiencing it, she found it so interesting, especially watching the glass rod slowly melt and be shaped into various shapes on her hands, which is really magical.
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Art in flames
After an introduction, Wen Hui demonstrated. She took out some colored glass rods as thick as fingers as raw materials, "They are different from ordinary glass, they are high borosilicate materials, more malleable, and not easy to conduct heat." Therefore, there will be no case that the temperature of the glass rod is too high when making, and the hand cannot hold it. Wen Hui said, and then placed another musket on the workbench, with a pair of sunglasses, "The temperature of the musket is generally above 1000 ° C, the maximum can reach 1700 to 1800 ° C, the muzzle must not be directed at themselves, and it is best to wear sunglasses to protect the eyes, so as not to cause discomfort caused by the flame is too bright." ”
Burning glass is really the art of the flame, in Wen Hui's hands, after a while, the hard bang bang glass in the high temperature flame, gradually softened, she took advantage of this time, began to use forceps to start to plasticize the glass, only to see the tweezers flipped a few times, the shape of a petal came out, the whole process was tense and excited.
After a while, the flower firing was completed, Wen Hui took out a green glass rod, put it on the bottom of the glass stick flower and then burned, the two glass rods softened at the same time, slowly connected together, just like magic, and after some operation, a glass flower with stems and leaves was completed. After cooling and shaping, this flower shines brightly in the light and is colorful and dazzling.
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Little tricks to shape little dreams
Some hands are learned by the eye, but not by the hand. Wen Hui said that when he first tried to burn glass, he also had many mistakes. "This glass is sometimes like a glue stick, and when it burns, it turns black. Or the glass burns too soft and can't be molded when it is plastic. She said that in fact, this is the length of time of firing, or the direction of the flame is not appropriate, you need to constantly adjust and grope during firing, once you find the know-how, the whole process is not very difficult, "basically two hours can complete a small ornament." ”
Every time it is fired, Wen Hui is extremely enjoyable and engaged, because the crystal clear texture of the glass itself is very beautiful, even if the firing thing is very simple, the final product is still beautiful and dreamy. Wen Hui feels that this is the main reason why she likes DIY glass products, and she prefers to share this happiness, "Sometimes, watching others burn what they like is happier than making it yourself." ”
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