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These short vessels have been gravity formed and have patterns inspired by macro plant structures on the outside and complementary details hidden internally. They are made of white glass and are sandblasted to a matt finish.

This piece is blue and white.

Gravity forming is the process of creating a flat glass ‘blank’ and then letting this fall with the heat of the kiln through a mould with a hole in the centre. As the glass drapes through the bowl or vase is formed by the glass stretching. When it has cooled it is taken out of the kiln and the vessel cut from the rim and coldworked. A flat area is ground onto the bottom, so the piece sits securely.

Height: 7.5 cm
Width: 4 cm

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Cafodd y llestri byrion hyn eu ffurfio drwy ddisgyrchiant ac mae ganddyn nhw batrymau a ysbrydolwyd gan strwythurau macro planhigion y tu allan a manylion sy’n cydgordio ynghudd yn fewnol. Gwnaed o wydr gwyn ac maen nhw wedi’u sgwrio â thywod i orffeniad mat.

Proses o greu gwydr gwastad ‘blanc’ yw ffurfio drwy ddisgyrchiant ac yna ei ganiatáu i syrthio gyda gwres yr odyn drwy fowld â thwll yn y canol. Wrth i’r gwydr daenu drwyddo caiff y bowlen neu’r fas ei ffurfio drwy ymestyn y gwydr. Pan fydd y llestr wedi oeri caiff ei dynnu o’r odyn a’i dorri o’r ymyl a’i weithio’n oer. Caiff man gwastad ei felino i’r gwaelod, fel bod y darn yn sefyll yn gadarn.

Mae’r darn hwn yn las a gwyn

Uchder: 7.5 cm
Lled: 4 cm

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