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I happened into the fused glass space in 2001 and combined a love of recycling with fusing and the rest is history. When I started there was very little information available about fusing with recycled glass, and I like to think I’ve helped change that. Problem solving is my happy place, and glass problems are my favorite flavor. Luckily for me there are still so many questions to be answered!
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Making a Triangle Glass Bead Mold
I've always loved beads. In fact, I'm mildly obsessed with beads after taking a bead making class. So, I tried a little experiment. Could I quickly and easily make a mold to make fused triangle shaped beads? The answer...YES! And so can you, here's how: Mold...
Metal Inclusions in Recycled Fused Glass Overview
Things tend to get creative when you are working with only one color of glass. In my never ending quest to figure out yet another thing I can do with recycled glass, I tried metal inclusions as part of the design. There are a number of metals that you can include,...
How to make a Kiln Carving Pattern
There are probably any number of ways to make a kiln carving pattern, but I'm fond of the way I do it, so that's the one I use. Step 1 Determine final pattern size. I like to keep things under 6" x 6" (15 cm x 15 cm) for flat glass. For bottle glass, I try to keep...
Fusing Large and Small Bottles
Answering the age old question that is keeping us all awake at night: Do large and small bottles fuse the same? Let's try it and see: I'm using a 1.5L Bombay Sapphire Gin Bottle, and a tiny airline size Bombay Sapphire Gin bottle. After cleaning them both very well,...
Fusing with Bottle Glass Overview
Learning to use bottle glass to produce glass art is a really great idea. Not only because there are a ton of projects that can be made, but it's fun! Because bottles are relatively abundant, there's less pressure to be perfect. Being able to start over with...
Cutting Bottles With a Tile Saw
There are lots of ways to cut bottles, I've tried all of them that I can find and think of, my favorite is still the tile saw. There are pro's and con's to using a tile saw, it's a tool that is great for somethings, not so much for others. Things to consider: It's...
Fusing Multiple Layers of Window Glass
Recently we reviewed a couple of ways to use stacked and tack fused layers of recycled glass to create visual interest in our artwork without the use of color. You can use this same stacking technique fired to a full fuse to great, but different, effect. This is a...
Stacking and Tack Fusing Recycled Glass Overview
When creating glass artwork with recycled glass, color play often isn't an option. By stacking and tack fusing, you can create visual interest. Using 'white space' in conjunction to 'stack and tack' gives you a huge variety of options. For example: This piece is a...
Epic Kiln Carving
Every now and then I get a wild hair and decide to do something big and bold. What better way to test my boundaries than with a gigantic kiln carving? This piece was created for the Nature of Sustainable Art show at Red Butte Garden from a few years ago. The cranes...
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