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- January 18, 2013 at 5:20 am #9926
sharon_lee
ParticipantI want to make a picture on a panel of clear glass, about A4 (letter) size and I’m not sure how many stages I can do it in.
My base will be 3mm clear glass onto which I will use a mixture of small pieces of glass, cabochons, frit, confetti, powder, stringers, silver flakes, mica etc. It will not be an even thickness throughout & I want to retain the texture of the many different materials. I also want to have a kiln-carved effect at the top by using fibre rope to write a name.
Can I do this in stages?
If so how many times can I fire the same (base) piece of glass?
At what stage should I try to form the name with fibre rope?
I would appreciate any advice from the experts out there.
January 21, 2013 at 3:52 am #12811wordana
ParticipantI would do the kiln carving first, and then the tack fused elements. I would not remove the fiber rope before the tack fuse.
Dana W.
Jester’s Baubles Fused Glass Designs
January 21, 2013 at 10:38 am #12812sharon_lee
ParticipantThanks Dana,
I’ll do as you say & definitely keep the fibre rope in place. Can I presume that I should fire the kiln carving (fibre rope) stage on a slumping programme?
January 21, 2013 at 7:05 pm #12813wordana
ParticipantTemps for kiln carving are hotter than slumping and tack fusing. Bullseye has a tip sheet on kiln carving:
http://www.bullseyeglass.com/methods-ideas/tipsheet-1-kilncarving.html
Dana
Jester’s Baubles Fused Glass Designs
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