by Jodi McRaney Rusho | May 6, 2013 | Bottle Glass, Casting, Fusing, Q & A Monday
And we’re back with more questions from readers for Q & A Monday. Today’s questions are all about working with crushed recycled glass, or frit. I’ve left out the personal details for privacy, so if one of these questions is yours and you’d...
by Jodi | Mar 20, 2013 | Artist in Residency, Fusing, Jodi's Projects
Recently, I had the opportunity to work with students at the Arts Academy to create some unique fused art glass mosaics projects for the school annual fundraiser. As the class is studying the Renaissance at this time, the teacher Susie Mizerak led the students through...
by Jodi | Mar 14, 2013 | Fusing, Kiln Carving, Kiln Carving Patterns, Tutorials
It’s been a long cold winter here in Salt Lake City, then, suddenly, it’s SPRING! Ah well, I daresay it will snow soon. For the kiln carving pattern this month, we’re going to kick things up a notch and make the pattern a little more complex. ...
by Jodi | Jan 2, 2013 | Bottle Glass, Fusing, Kiln Carving Patterns
January’s kiln carving pattern is brought to us by happy thoughts of spring and a new year. This pattern was inspired by some lovely wrought iron railing here in Salt Lake City that I ran across recently. It much simplified, of course, but I do love the way it...
by Jodi | Dec 2, 2012 | Float (Window) glass, Fusing, Kiln Carving, Kiln Carving Patterns
December’s free kiln carving pattern is a lovely winter scene with the North Star shining over the mountain. I arranged the winter background especially to get you into the mood for this one! 1. Download the pattern This pattern is no longer available as an...
by Jodi | Nov 1, 2012 | Bottle Glass, Fusing, Kiln Carving Patterns
November’s kiln carving pattern is an abstract pattern of dots in a circle that is specially sized to fit the bottom of a large bottle. This one is the bottom of a pickle bottle. Step 1. This pattern is no longer available as an individual download. To...
