Glass Fusion
The name Pate de Verre is French for glass paste, and the technique involves creating a paste from powdered glass and coloring agents and filling a fire-proof mold with this paste then firing it in a kiln to melt the glass, breaking the mold open to reveal the finished object.…
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Can you use underglaze on fused glass? Yes, you can…Underglaze pencils are a standard tool in working with ceramics, but they can also be used effectively with glass. Designing and drawing with underglaze pencils is a great way to add a decorative touch to your glasswork. Students will learn how…
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Learn the process of etching on glass without sandblasting equipment! In this 4-week class students will create up to 6 pieces of functional or decorative etch glasses that can then be embellished with other fused glass, copper wire, and materials of interest for one of a kind fun useful gift.…
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Let’s Get Funky! Learn to make and use smaller objects in fused glass and combine and wrap them using copper and nichrome wire to create a one-of-a-kind hanging wall art piece. Bring in driftwood or metal or any other found objects and materials to embellish and mount your creations on. …
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How Does Modeling Glass Work? By using a two-part Modeling Glass Mixture and a variety of bullseye glass powder colors you can turn them into a moldable, sculptural material similar to clay. The Powdered Binder is a food-grade, nontoxic cellulose-based material that reacts with water as a thickener. The Liquid…
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Create a series of mini landscape scenes in this 4-week class. Students will learn how to create detailed miniature landscape paintings of fused glass using crushed glass called frit and other small pieces of compatible glass and materials. These one-of-a-kind glass art pieces may then be framed or displayed on…
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