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Rebecca Erde

Rebecca Erde Nejire-kumi-tsguite Cast in glass at Corning Museum of Glass

Rebecca Erde Nejire-kumi-tsguite Cast in glass at Corning Museum of Glass

Rebecca Erde Nejire-kumi-tsguite rubber mold Rubber mold created at Corning Museum of Glass

Rebecca Erde Nejire-kumi-tsguite plaster silica mold Mold created at Corning Museum of Glass

Rebecca Erde Shihou-hozo-tsguite Cast in glass at UrbanGlass in Brooklyn, NY

Rebecca Erde Kawai-tsguite joint mold Mold created at Corning Museum of Glass

Rebecca Erde Kawai-tsuguite in two orientations Glass cast at UrbanGlass in Brooklyn, NY

Rebecca Erde Kawai-tsuguite in one orientation

Simple Dovetail in Glass

As a woodworker and a digital fabricator, I was excited to combine my passion for Japanese wood joinery with my love for glass. These Japanese wooden joints (the Nejire-kumi-tsguite, the Kawai-tsuguite, and theShihou-hozo-tsguite) were 3D printed and then cast in glass. The physical glass piece is a functioning, mobile joint. I wanted to create this piece in a transparent material to show the intersection of beauty and functionality in this traditional woodworking technique.

I have many videos of these pieces in motion that can be found on my Instagram page:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BPfbwxhF2Ly/?taken-by=rebecca.erde

https://www.instagram.com/p/BPVVNgCFqJM/?taken-by=rebecca.erde

https://www.instagram.com/p/BMe9NmfB5Gr/?taken-by=rebecca.erde

https://www.instagram.com/p/BLlwOs6Bfv0/?taken-by=rebecca.erde

https://www.instagram.com/p/BRs5hf9lmV7/?taken-by=rebecca.erde

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