Casting Glass with Daniel Clayman | Master Class Series, Volume IX

Daniel Clayman creates large-scale, cast-glass minimalist sculptures that evoke familiar objects and capture space and volume, transforming intangible light and shadow into the tangible.
In this video, Clayman takes viewers through the process of kiln casting with glass, including creating the positive model, making the mold, kiln firing, and finishing. He discusses his work, his personal development as a sculptor, and his efforts in teaching and sharing his techniques.
Clayman has been working with glass for more than 25 years. He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1986 with a B.F.A. in glass. Clayman maintains a studio in Providence, RI, and has completed numerous private and public commissions. He is a frequent visiting artist and speaker at The Studio, and his work has been shown and collected throughout the United States and abroad. His works are included in the collection of The Corning Museum of Glass.
Produced from 1998 to 2014, each video in The Studio’s Master Class Series presents a portrait of an artist and teaches a glassworking technique. Until now, these 30-minute videos have only been available on DVD.

[@vanessaanlim8776]

This person has a gift of explaining things concisely and clearly. I learned a lot, thank you!

[@YoutubeSupportServices]

This type of expanded clarity is always one of the greatest qualities of exceptionally-average characters who have nearly mastered the art of using endless word-rivers to wash away the objective-reality of being consumed by a highly-inflated wonted-skill-set. In other words: BE vastly more exceptional than you're convinced you have become!

[@nuiwai5402]

Great video and opportunity to see the process and beautiful pieces. Thank you❤

[@m777howitzer4]

I would love to be your apprentice. I have developed my own plaster process and it takes a few days to a week to get a final product. Thank you Daniel for inspiring me with your work, and your passion.

[@GeraldBlack1]

I'm trying something similar with my tiny kiln. This helped answer many questions thanks!

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for Watching!

[@APZANATTA]

Muito interessante esta tudo explicado em detalhes o processo todo deu até vontade de fazer alguns testes em escala reduzida acho que vou tentar fazer muito inspirador grato pelo conhecimento e técnica parabéns

[@jerrodbeck1799]

And the price tag on that would be???

[@atzonaftaniel4798]

I really like glass as a material and sculptures made of it but these don't tingle me.

[@andyvan5692]

great video, and soo refreshing, to see a totally diferent style of working with glass, as oposed to blowing and flameworking all the time. keep it up cmog!!

[@Joe___R]

If you casted the long three sided spike vertically instead of horizontal it would save you from having to grind out so much glass afterwards.

[@atzonaftaniel4798]

true

[@papabearfor3]

Amazing

[@kimlindaberrystudiollc9403]

I'm interested in the equipment used to steam the wax out. I've tried to search for (surplus) restaurant steam pots but can't figure those out exactly. They kind of look like pressure cookers with those lids that clamp down and that pressure gauge on the to of one of them (11:13 into the video) Are they gas or electric? Is there ayway to get more specidic details about what those units are so I can try to find a reasonable match that would be effective.

[@paultouron]

Thanks for tour videos. What are the Advantages of dental plaster vs ordinary plaster ?

[@andycohen1586]

Why not simply use the 3D Print as the wax for the lost cast? I've done it dozens of times for a Bronze foundry here. Works great. Saves gobs of time and work.

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Hi Andy, this video is from our Master Class series, which was filmed from 1998-2014. I believe this video came out before 3-D printers were widely available. Thanks for watching!

[@acerrubrum]

"Environmentally safer"

[@ConcreteBombDeep]

I just made piece of casted glass that turned out well but it has some investment entrapped in the outside layer. I'm wondering if I soak it in HF for a few minutes if it will remove the outside layer of glass and fix my problem?

[@eyedownload]

Totally comprehensive! Clear as a bell! Thank you for sharing so many hard won techniques and tips!

[@Themanscave]

Do you have a link for the Kiln cement KS44? It looks like great stuff and id like to get some. Thanks for the cool video.

[@dccfy3155]

"we use steam because it's environmentally friendly" - proceeds to run kiln for 14 days

[@jackalopewright5343]

Makes cynical comment using a machine that will be in a landfill in five to ten years.

[@ConcreteBombDeep]

I appreciate seeing the process but all that work just to produce a foggy glass pyramid doesn't seem very special to me. If your starting with CNC than I'd expect something much more interesting and intricate.

[@CalGcastglassnz]

Ever worked with glass?

[@ConcreteBombDeep]

@@CalGcastglassnz Yes I've made gold ruby glass and 20+ other types entirely from scratch. Also I've casted pieces in molds I've made from dental plaster and silica flour. Then there is also glass blowing which I'm just a beginner.

[@mari-atonjalkanen9920]

FANTASTICO!

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching!

[@leiajiang7877]

I hear: me me me me me even though other people do a whole lot of work

[@rydeck239]

you have no idea how artist studios are run

[@joseignaciocorrea4253]

@@rydeck239 how do you say they are? I'm really asking