by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Jewelry, Process, Tools
I really love to make glass jewelry components, beads, cabs, frit balls, pendants, you name it. I’m not such a huge fan of actually assembling the jewelry. End result? I’m sitting with a giant pile of shiny glass bits like a dragon. Time to do some...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Process
If you’ve ever wondered why your shelf paper smells when you fire it, you are in luck! We’ve made a time lapse video showing the organic binder burning out of the shelf paper as it fires. Notice how the paper turns black and then white again, when the paper is white...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Inclusions and Additions, Process
Nichrome wire is a very useful thing in the glass fusing world. Nichrome is shorthand for Nickel Chromium, which are the two main ingredients in Nichrome Wire. There are several different types of Nichrome, with different capabilities. These specs are from the...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass, Process
How to make drilling holes in glass a whole (ha!) lot easier. I’ve been playing a lot with bead release lately as I’m figuring out the best formula for kiln formed beads. I noticed that the bead release is much stronger after firing than both plaster or kiln wash, so...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass, Process
I’ve gotten a number of questions about fusing with chalk to make holes, so I thought I’d give it at try and see how it goes. I started with chalkboard and sidewalk chalk, both of these were from my local grocery store. Chalk for Fusing Tests Since I was also fusing...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Float (Window) glass, Process
Recently we made a little window for a hot box kiln and were able to film float glass bending. The slumping temperature is much higher than usual due to the heat loss from the window, so please use a regular firing schedule when you slump, not the temps in this...
