Circa 2003 Laura & Michael Thompson Savanah Studio Fused Glass Wall Sculpture. Original Price: $950

Design Plus Gallery presents the One-of-a-Kind Glass Sculpture Created by Laura & Michael Thompson from Illinois, USA. The sculpture is a large dimensional sculpture that features otherworldly shapes in a turquoise and purple art glass. The glass fusing technique was used to create this contemporary art piece in 2003 at Savanah’s Glass Studio. The postmodern designed piece is in good condition with minimal wear for its usage. Pair of rings on back for installation.

From the artist: The majority of our work requires 2 or more kiln firings. . All of our work is at least 2 layers of glass, with the colored layer on the bottom and a layer of clear on top. Some of our work has surface decoration consisting of diachronic and opaque glasses, which are arranged on top of the clear layer. The kiln is fired to 1480 degrees F., at which point all the pieces and layers of glass melt or fuse together to form a solid. When we have visually determined that the pieces are done, we open the kiln and rapidly drop the temperature inside to flash cool the glass. We then close the kiln and begin the annealing (cooling) process.

To shape our pieces, we set our fused blank back into the kiln on top of either a ceramic fiber or stainless steel form. This time the kiln is fired even slower still to a temperature of 1250 F., at which point the glass becomes soft enough to bend or sag over or through the form.”