Elements and Performance Criteria
- Develop ideas for kiln cast glass
- Evaluate creative and professional opportunities offered by kiln cast glasswork for own approach to work
- Research ideas for kiln cast glasswork from historical and contemporary references
- Research, adapt and use relevant ideas and approaches from other practitioners and comply with intellectual property requirements
- Refine ideas and create designs for a range of kiln cast glass objects to meet professional practice needs
- Establish requirements for kiln cast glass
- Investigate specific safety and sustainability issues for kiln cast glasswork to establish, follow and monitor safe work practices during production of work
- Set up work space, equipment, tools and materials according to safety requirements
- Plan firing schedules for different forms
- Investigate and test processes for kiln cast glasswork on samples or practice pieces
- Kiln cast glass forms
- Determine and use suitable forming methods and techniques for a range of objects
- Make kiln cast glass objects to design requirements for form and function
- Define the form using glassworking techniques
- Prepare articles for further surface treatment and finishing
- Use appropriate finishing techniques on kiln cast objects
- Refine kiln cast glass techniques
- Develop increasing confidence and skill through practice and experimentation with kiln glass objects
- Proactively identify and resolve technical problems in kiln cast glass projects based on developing expertise
- Evolve ideas and professional skill with kiln glass objects through ongoing experimentation with technique
- Develop own ways of working with kiln cast glass techniques to create individual style
- Create a coherent body of kiln cast glasswork that shows command of selected glassworking techniques
- Evaluate own kiln cast glasswork