This glass handkerchief vase came out of the kiln this morning. I used a drape mold from Slumpy’s called Sorrento. I love the shape of this mold.
This glass handkerchief vase came out of the kiln this morning. I used a drape mold from Slumpy’s called Sorrento. I love the shape of this mold.
This fused glass sushi plate is another project I made in the fused glass class I took at Hollander Glass. We made pattern bars in the first class. The next class we cut up the pattern bars and fused them into another piece.
This glass business card holder was made using Slumpy’s stainless steel business card mold. I’m still tinkering with the firing schedule (aren’t we always?) but all in all it turned out great.
Made a recycled glass soap dish from some lighter colored green glass. I’m calling it Spa Green.
Here is the completed bowl that I made in my fusing class that I took at Hollander Glass. I love this technique and can't wait to try it in another project. It looks like I'll need ...
Wow, the last few weeks have been crazy busy around here. Our college graduate got a job. Yay! It was a whirlwind of activity getting him moved and ready for his new ...
The Kaiser Lee Board is a fiber board that can be cut to make custom shaped molds for casting and slumping and used as a kiln shelf. I bought a piece of this board when I first got my first baby kiln. Two kilns later, and I am just now beginning to experiment with it.
Back in April I made a pattern bar in one of the classes I attended at Glass Expo. I finally got around to using some of the slices from it. The first lesson is it really helps to have a ...
One of the things that confused me when I first started working in fused glass was which kiln wash to use. So far I have used both Hotline Hi-Fire and Hotline Primo primer. This is what I have discovered about them.
I recently bought a round disc mold and have been experimenting with in my kiln. Sadly, my first attempt at round fused glass discs was not very successful. But with some more experimenting, I ended up with some really fund pendants.
I am pretty sure that every glass fuser has on occasion had the problem of having kiln shelf primer stuck to the bottom of a piece. I tested a product called Wash Away and here is my review.
A couple of months ago I bought a kiln shelf from Bullseye. I just recently got around to using it and it’s great but ….The first time I used it I had primer stuck to the bottom of my glass.
Now that I have been glass fusing for over a year, I have decided what I really need is a 14″ kiln to complement the ones I already have.
More show and tell from my visit to Glass Craft Bead and Expo in Las Vegas! This is a piece that implemented the raking technique.
This is another fused glass piece I made at Glass Craft & Bead Expo in Las Vegas this year. It is a mosaic technique.
I have seen several demos of the bas relief technique in fused glass. It has been on my “to try” list for a while now. I finally got to try it in Patty Gray’s class.
I just got back from my trip to Las Vegas where I attended the 2010 Glass Craft and Bead Expo. This year I took fused glass class. I took a two-day advanced fused glass bowls class with Patty Gray and a 1 day glass manipulation class with Larry Cimaglio.
Recycled wine bottle soap dishes and handmade soaps.
This is the last post in the Recycled Wine Bottle Cheese Board series. In Part 1 I wrote about preparing bottles for the kiln. In Part 2 I wrote about the firing schedule I use. In this post, I will share some of the other things I’ve learned along the way.
What’s cooking in the kiln you ask? Here is a picture of what is in my kiln right now.
In Part 1 of my series on how I make Recycled Glass Wine Bottle Cheese Boards, we had just finished cleaning our wine bottles really, really, really well. What’s next? Well, first…
Since starting in glass fusing a little over a year ago, I have not had the opportunity to be around other glass fusers. Most of what I have learned is from books, and trial and error. Online bulletin boards like www.warmglass.com can be a good source of information. But sometimes, you really just need to talk to someone.
This morning I opened the kiln to find my champagne bottle and wine bottle had fused together.
The first thing needed to make a recycled wine bottle cheese board is, of course, an empty wine bottle. Collecting empty wine bottles can be, without a doubt, the most fun part of the project.
The first title I considered for this blog post was “The Art of Making a Wine Bottle Cheese Board.” But truth be told, I don’t consider flattening a wine bottle in my kiln “art.” In fact, it is more science than art. More than once I had a flash back to my high school science class. Remember studying the scientific method?
Remember the fused glass screen melt I did a while back? The one that damaged my kiln shelf! Yes, I’m still mad about that. Well out of the ashes arose this beauty.
Unfortunately, my first fused glass screen melt was not a great success. I purchased a screen melt kit made by Master Artisan. Read about my experiment.
Oh so sad. Someone please pass me a hankie! My handkerchief vase is broken.
Recycled wine bottle soap dish featured today on topetsyfinds.blogspot.com
The finished fused glass heart after being slumped in a mold. Just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Hot out of the kiln today – heart and leaf shape to be slumped in mold.
I must have been a good girl this year because Santa brought me everything on my list. One of the things I am really excited about is the screen melt system I got. I can't wait to do some ...
Childhood memories of hankies and how a fused glass handkerchief vase is made.
With the first full fuse test a success; I decided to be a bit more creative with my glass in the next full fuse test. The results were mixed….
I’ve been so busy playing with the new kiln, that I haven’t had time to post anything here on how it’s going. So here are some pictures of the first few things I put in the kiln to test a full fuse firing schedule.
New Paragon Pearl 22 Kiln arrived.
Lessons learned making fused glass snowflakes.
If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I have spent much of this year experimenting with different fused glass techniques. Some of the things I’ve been experimenting with are working with mica powders, using different metal inclusions and organic matter, and using recycled glass.
Every time I open up the kiln in the morning, it’s like opening a birthday present. There is always a bit of anticipation. Sometimes there is complete joy. Occasionally there is disappointment.
It never fails. In any relationship there comes that moment that we realize the honeymoon is definitely over. Right now, this is where I am in my relationship with my glass fusing.
I suppose it was only natural that as a stained glass artist I would eventually want to create fused glass items. My husband actually predicted it before I did. He knows me so well. Early this year ...
