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Title Ballad for a Snowy Day
 2008
Medium   Fused Glass, front panel
Cast glass, back side (scroll down for photo and text)
Free standing on a metal support
Size 39 x 15"  the depth with the metal stand is 16.5"
Glass: 18.5 x 14.5"    268 sq"   
Price   $21 100   Oct. 09  Contact us for availability 
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 to read about the creation process
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Ballad in the studio, before Miriam shipped it to SOFA Chicago, Oct 30, 2008

Notes on the making of Sonata

The fused glass had to be placed in molds in order to keep the shape of the Violin
A different mold is used with every firing
It took 80 hours of fusing and 10 more for finishing and setting
The accoutic case was born from a very big sheet of extra clear float glass, 0.5" thick (Miriam's words)
This glass was slumped in a mold engraved in vermiculite
It was in the Kiln with Miriam controlling the temperature for 24 hrs
The Handle was restored. Gluing it to the glass was very difficult
The support is of forged iron made with the help of an expert
Creating Ballad