Product code: SALE! g18-006 pate de verre (glass) basket online with kelp handle
pate de verre (glass) basket with kelp handle
approximately 6 1/4" high x 5 3/4" wide (including kelp handle)
Pate de verre (literally "paste of glass") is a method of glass kiln casting. I construct a plaster mold from a wheel-thrown or hand-built clay piece. I then mix crushed colored glass (frit) the consistency of sand with a binding agent online to form a paste. I apply several layers of this paste to the inside of the mold, and then fire it to the point where the glass frit fuses without completely melting together to retain the sandy texture. After cooling the mold is broken away. Each piece requires a new mold and is therefore unique.
This piece is porous and should not be used for food or liquids.