Masterclass: Hot Glass Mould Blowing – Sadhbh Mowlds
Course Outline
Learn how to create and blow glass into a two or three-part plaster moulds in the hot shop. You will consider the different types of moulds and their functions and then re-create objects or sculptures in glass You will also have the opportunity to create multiples for production, assemblage or installation.
Award-winning glass artist Sadhbh Mowlds will guide you through the whole process. Some initial experience with hot glass is expected for this class, although no prior knowledge of mould-making is required.
Profile - Sadhbh Mowlds
Sadhbh Mowlds is visual artist who was born and raised in Dublin. After receiving her bachelor in Craft Design (Hons) from the National College of Art and Design, Ireland (2014), she relocated to Germany. There, she worked as a freelance glass blower and instructor out of Berlin Glassworks. In 2019 she moved to the U.S, where she received her MFA from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (2022). Mowlds works in a variety of materials to create jarring, bodily sculptures that initiate critical dialogue about the destructive effects of living within pre-determined, often patriarchal, constructs.
Recent residencies include the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, STARworks (NC, USA) and WheatonArts (NJ, USA). Mowlds has participated in numerous international exhibitions, regularly showing throughout Europe and the USA. Her work is included in the permanent collections of Kunstsammlungen der Coburg, Germany and the Museum of American Glass, NJ, USA.