Morag Reekie Norfolk, United Kingdom

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I studied Sculpture at Sheffield Hallam University from 1998 to 2001 gaining a BA in Fine Art. After graduating I started a family, bringing up my three children, a constant source of inspiration! In 2015 I began working with and assisting my father, David Reekie, who is a glass artist. In October 2015 I started to make my own cast glass work, using the lost wax technique. I am an active membe

Lost wax casting technique

Lost wax casting of glass along with the technique 'Pate de verre' are the processes I use to make my work. Pate de verre is a process which was known to have been used in ancient Egypt and was revived in France in the 19th century.

I first start by forming a sculpture in wax. This is then invested in a plaster and powdered flint mix to make a mould. Using steam the wax is melted out of the mould. I then mix ceramic onglaze enamel colours with glass frit (fine chips of glass) using gum arabic as a binder. I use Bullseye glass, imported from the USA. The mould is then filled with the coloured glass frit and then placed into the kiln with a reservoir at the top. The kiln is then brought up to the temperature of 800° C and the sculpture will remain in the kiln for several days. Once the mould is cooled I remove it from around the glass sculpture. The work is then cleaned up.The excess glass is cut off using a diamond saw. The glass base then has to be ground and polished. The glass eyes and noses are applied afterwards. The base is then drilled and pegged with brass pins and fitted to the painted wooden base.