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Slumped glass bottles- or what I do with the empties

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Slumped glass bottles- or what i do with the empties

 

The party's over so what do I do with the empties? First let me tell you about myself as this is my first squidoo.
My name is Jill Egan, I'm an artist, I work in lots of media such as overglaze painting, or china painting as it's often called, watercolours and glass slumping and fusing.
I thought it would be fun to show you how I recycle glass bottles using my kiln. If you want to see some more bottles visit my web sites Aeducan Art using the links

Squashed bottles- no I didn't sit on them 

Being an artist/ artisan, and someone who likes to recycle (and have the odd tipple in an evening) I found a great way to recycle empty wine and gin bottles, no I didn't sit on them, as someone at a craft fair suggested. I slump them in my kiln. They make great spoon rests, cheese boards, or they can be used for slicing lemons for that G&T.
Friends love them and they are always a talking point so they make great gifts for the host when invited to dinner parties

How do I slump a bottle? 

First of all you need to drink the contents of the bottle. i know this is such a chore!
Then you wash the bottle and remove the labels and all traces of glue residue needs to be removed. Then dry the bottles in the oven.

Then I lay the bottles on the prepared shelves in my kiln.

The temperature 's rising!!! 

The firing cycle takes many hours, the kiln is gradually heated to around 800C to melt the bottles. The glass is annealed which takes the stress out of the glass and helps prevent the bottles shattering

The next day 

The kiln is left to cool overnight. Not until you open it the next morning do you know if the bottle slumping has been a success or if the kiln gremlins have been up to their mischief

More slumped glass bottles 

Wine bottles, gin bottles, beer bottles, any shape and size so long as they fit in my kiln

Web sites you might like 

Aeducan Art shop
My arts and crafts, dichroic jewelery, slumped glass bottles, overglaze painting, and watercolours
My weblog
Find out what I'm up to, my inspirations and what I'm making
Aeducan Art gallery
Gallery showing a variety of my work
Porcelain painters International Online
Full of information about overglaze or porcelain painting
Chatty Teachers and Artists
Forum for all artists especially porcelain painters
Wet Canvas
Comrehensive site for artists in all media

Reader Feedback 

eganj1

Hi Leslie
Thanks for your comments, I've just come back from holiday and have a lot to catch up on but I'll see what I can do
Jill

Posted May 04, 2008

LeslieBrenner

This is a good start to your lens. But I'd like to see more of your work and learn more about it and you. More pictures and text please!

Posted April 23, 2008

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I'm an artist, I'm hooked on designing and making dichroic glass jewellery, recycled glass, slumped glass dishes and coasters. I also love the ancient and little known art of overglaze painting. Did I mention watercolours....

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