THE PROCESS OF MAKING FUSED GLASS WALL HANGINGS
For those of you who would like to better understand how our work is constructed, the following is a pictorial step by step progression of the piece "Symbiosis."
Tracing the design
Completed design; traced, numbered, and coded
Choosing the glass
Cutting apart the pattern
Tracing the pattern pieces
Cutting the glass along traced lines
Gluing together layers of glass
Assembled piece ready to decorate
Bending glass stringers
Checking stringers against pattern
Painting with glass enamles
Sprinkling frit (crushed glass) through a sieve
Decorated piece ready for firing
Loading the kiln
Firing
Unloading the kiln
Readying the frame
Gluing the piece to the board
Finished piece..."Symbiosis"
Click on the finished piece to see an enlarged color version.
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