So Much Stained Glass As a glass artist, I have an obsession for collecting glass. When I first started working in stained glass, I would see a sheet of glass in a beautiful color or variegated pattern and had to buy it. Not because I had any specific project in mind, but because the glass […]
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How Long Did it Take?
From my previous post, you know that I have been experimenting with fused glass pattern bars. The specific technique I used is creating a pattern bar flow slab that is then cut up and used in making a plate. I just finished the plate in this picture. Someone asked me, “How many hours did it […]
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Fused Glass Pattern Bar Flow Slab Plate
My first plate using a pattern bar that I created is finally done. It is a long process, but the end result is worth it. This technique results in a unique one of a kind piece that can’t be recreated. If you “Like” my Facebook page (and if you don’t, you should) then you have […]
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Lessons from the Kiln
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 good tile saw when cutting up pattern bars. My little Home Depot special was not […]