MULHOLLAND PRESS

When all the layers of colored glass are in place, I melt them together in a kiln at temperatures up to 1600 degrees. Afterward I do the detail work with enamel, gold or sandblasting. The last and most challenging step is to slump or shape the piece. To do this, the glass is draped over a mold made by me and returned to the kiln and heated up to 1300 degrees so the glass softens and takes on the shape of the mold. This is a very stressful time since when the glass bends an internal stress is created and sometimes the glass decides to break rather than bend!! When that happens, the glass is beyond repair. Any repair done after this happens results in a sculpture that is less than my best and is destroyed... Shawn is a native Californian and has worked with glass since 1975. Shawn Athari's works are all original and mostly inspired by historical masks and forms. Shawn has spent thousands of hours researching her subject matter. She produces her sculptures as historical markers of..

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