WV Glass and Ceramics Project Trip Day Four

Today we began by traveling over to Cambridge, OH to Mosser Glass.  At their facility, they use molds to make glass items.  They make these items for a variety of uses such as pitchers, bowls, platters, and novelty items.  They also make speciality items for uses in labs and dentist offices.  Today, we watched them make headlight covers for classic cars and pitchers.  It was very impressive the way every member  of each crew had a job and they all worked together as a team.  After we finished watching them work, we headed to the gift shop to browse their beautiful glasswork.

Above are some examples of some of the glass Mosser makes.  Below is a video showing the entire process of the crew making a pitcher from start to finish.  As you will see, there are many steps.  In order to make this pitcher, it first had to be conceptualized.  Sketches had to be drawn and the mod had to be made.  You are going to design a glass piece.  You will need to decide what the piece's purpose will be and how you can make form and function work together.  You will need both sketches of the object and sketches of the mold.  Don't forget the mold will need to be in reverse and that you will need to consider your negative space.

Mosser Glass from Jennifer Edwards on Vimeo.