Scraping used kiln wash off a shelf is not a fun task. I have tried all kinds of tools to make scraping the shelf easier. After trying a half dozen or more tools it comes down to this… a piece of glass. Yes, my favorite tool is a piece of scrap glass. Holding the scrap… Continue Reading
Fused Glass Pot Melt Technique – Lessons Learned
If you fuse glass, at some point you read about the pot melt or aperture pour technique. It is often talked about as a great way to use leftover pieces of glass or as a way to recycle a failed project. This technique has been on my “to-try” list for a long time. The basic… Continue Reading
Coldworking Glass – Covington Wet Belt Sander
My new Covington wet belt sander arrived a few months ago. Yesterday I finally got around to taking it out for a spin. Any thoughts I had of coldworking my glass pieces in lickety split time quickly evaporated. It is definitely way faster and easier on the arm than coldworking by hand, but it still… Continue Reading
Stained Glass Bluebonnet Panel
My most recent stained glass piece is a bluebonnet panel. This is my second bluebonnet panel. The first one was a leaded glass panel. It proved to be a difficult process because of the many small pieces. For my second blue bonnet piece I decided to do a combination of foil and lead. This latest… Continue Reading
Coldworking Fused Glass with Loose Grit
You know it happens. You slump a bowl or plate and it doesn’t sit flat. I have such a bowl. It’s the piece that my husband delights in spinning on the table every time he passes it. Well, not anymore! The Bullesye Glass website has a video in their Education Online library called Coldworking with… Continue Reading
I've been around glass my whole life. Both my father and grandfather were stained glass artisans. In 2002 I started working with stained glass. In 2009 I started glass fusing. My blog is mostly about my journey in glass, with a sprinkling of other things thrown in.