Fused Glass and the Ugly Duckling
As I worked on a new piece this week, I remembered the story of the ugly duckling. Here is why…
I grabbed some frits and paints and made a part sheet. I was going for something in reds. After I fired the part sheet I was really disappointed. The colors didn’t fire and look at all like I thought they would, and it blew a big bubble in the middle. The very next day I made samples of all my frit colors.
In an effort to salvage the piece, I cut the bubble away and added some more paint and frits in coarse red and iridescent clear. After the second firing I thought it looked even worse!
But I forged ahead anyway. I cut the part sheet into smaller strips and combined them with other glass. I was very pleasantly surprised. It looked great! The ugly duckling was transformed into a swan.
That was really smart! What a great solution.
Besutiful work
My name is amy
I am a stained glasser lol
Love the craft.
Thanks Amy.