Technique

Each piece is unique; the design is created using a special material that can be shaped and molded to create the sense of movement and flow. This process is very time and labor intensive, requiring a great attention to detail as each piece of material is placed to produce the desired effect.

Once the model is completed to the artist's satisfaction, a plaster form is created. The form is cleaned and retouched to ensure perfect reproduction of the design. The glass is melted into the form, taking 2 to 3 weeks at a temperature of 1500 degrees farenheit.

Finishing the sculpture again requires great attention to detail as imperfections may arise from the melting process. The artist must fully retouch each piece to remove residual glass and plaster, make necessary cuts, and finally sandblast and polish to result in the desired appearance.

Ocean Springs event celebrates its history, art and Marshall Park's centennial

By Harlan Kirgan   The Mississippi Press (click on the image for full resolution)

 

 

The Glass World of Ivana Houserova

(Antonín Langhamer for the Magazine “The Glassmaker & Ceramist”)

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European art sculptures coming to downtown Ocean Springs

      By Cherie Ward - The Mississippi Press (click on the image for full resolution)       

 

Moser, Novelties 2010: Fatamorgana, Design: Ivana Houserova

(Moser Novelties 2010, click on the image for full resolution)

Interview

(The Glassrevue Journal– by Marie Kohoutová – Portraits – published No.6, 2008)

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Singing Moon. Ivana Houserová’s works – oscillation between glass object and design of utility glassware.

(The Glassrevue Journal – by Pavla Drdácká Rossini – Portraits – published September, 2007)

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Moser Bulletin, winter 2004

(Text: Josef Slunečko, click on the image for full resolution)

          The Glass World of Ivana Houserová

(Ceramics & Glass – by Antonín Langhamer – Portraits – published, 2003)

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