by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Process
One of my least favorite things in the world is opening the kiln and finding a cracked piece of glass! Today we are going to look at a few of the causes of cracks in fused glass, and what we can learn from them. One of the most common cracks that you see in recycled...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass, Process
Decals are a quick and fun way to add detail to your fused bottle projects. Most low fire ceramic decals and low fire glass decals will work very well on bottles and float glass. Most decals are water slide decals which means that they are a thin film image that...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Process, Tools
tainless steel ribbon molds are easy to make using our two different sizes of Stainless Ribbon. The trick is to make sure you have expansion joints so your glass doesn’t crack as it fires. We’ll focus on two different types of joints today, a sleeve joint and a tab...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass, Process
Once you’ve mastered the basics of fusing bottle bottoms on molds, you can expand your glass practice and add colors to your designs. There are 3 main ways to add colors to fused bottle bottoms: Frits, Enamels and Mica. All of these have different processes, so we’ll...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Process, Tools
Wouldn’t it be great if you could use any cool thing you find for slumping? Well, maybe not everything, but there are lots of things that CAN be used for slumping, as long as they are prepared correctly. Let’s look at a few examples and consider what we would have to...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass, Float (Window) glass, Process
Bottle Glass Frit and Float Glass Stress Test Recently we looked at fusing mixed bottle glass and the internal stress that it causes in the glass due to incompatibility. That article is very popular, and I received a number of requests both to explain how to stress...
