I had an fascinating class earlier this month with three college students there, fortunately there have been solely 3 college students they usually’ve taken lessons beforehand. A number of months in the past I made a fused glass fish wind chime for my sister and certainly one of my pals and fellow artist needed to make one. I discussed it to 2 different pals/college students they usually needed to take the category too. I had made my sister 1 windchime with 10 after which despatched her 7 extra fish.
Right here is my fused glass gallery and predominant gross sales space. I like having this arrange for my lessons as a result of it offers them some inspiration in the event that they aren’t certain what to make and naturally all of it’s on the market if they should get some additional items.
As all the time, I had the legal responsibility kinds (chances are you’ll not know this however glass can minimize) and as their free fused glass present, this time I made Christmas themed pendants for everybody to selected from.
I cleaned up my glass studio and had every kind of chilly working gear prepared for them.
I additionally had glass provides for them, together with hand pulled vitrigraph, dichroic, murrine and so forth. I additionally had some windchime samples for them together with some fish.
That is my inspiration room. I do love this room it’s additionally the place I end my items.
My good good friend Jax, fairly a gifted artist. Made a number of issues together with a big fish and a couple of massive jelly fish, The primary row is Jax creating her items and the center row are Jax items. Jax additionally selected a couple of massive cabochons and made them into snaps (final row first 2 photos) and the final 2 photos I invited all 3 college students to make a few Christmas Ornaments, magnets, or snaps. She is definitely making them into necklaces (see backside row). Sadly the blue one broke (see backside row) when she was gluing it. I’m going to make her one other one. The blue, white, and clear – she wasn’t a fan the form so she modified it right into a cleaning soap dish. The yellow fish she framed and it appears fabulous doesn’t it (see backside row). For sure I would like Jax to be comfortable and though it wasn’t my fault the blue broke I can be making her a brand new one.
Merle I’ve spoken about quite a few occasions. She needed to make 2 fish windchimes however realized it’s really lots of work so she selected one with 5 fish. The primary row of images is hilarious to me, she was so nervous in regards to the noticed and stored pondering she was reducing the glass and I’m like a bit extra, a bit extra, lastly I’m like would you like I do it and she or he’s like sure please. Afterwards I confirmed her the photographs to show she wasn’t reducing. Anyway she did an excellent job. She additionally made a few Christmas pendants/ornaments. And she or he additionally purchased three massive cabochons for a good friend so as to add to her paintings.
Merle got here again by and completed it. What a wonderful piece. As a result of I drilled holes in all of the fish I made 2 additional simply incase I broke one once I drilled (it does occur a few third of the time. First she marked her wooden, then she drilled it. Merle works with a drill on a regular basis and really useful a unique sort of bit. Hopefully I’ll get them previous to Caren coming over. Then we picked out the beads. We used fishing lure to hold them with, very cool. I believe they appeared fantastic. I stored the two additional’s I made simply in case and put them with my different fish, you’ll be able to see Merle’s is way larger and have fins.
Final however definitely not least, Caren is a tremendous painter and her fish are so fancy. We talked about how we needed to hold them and we each agreed drilling was not an choice I additionally didn’t like the concept of hanging them like mine and Merles as a result of that might imply they had been lifeless they usually had been simply too cute to die so I used an anchor bails and we hung them like pendants. Due to the vacations we haven’t completed them but. However aren’t they simply attractive! I’ll do a follow-up after we end them. Caren didn’t have time to make the free Christmas items – Possibly subsequent time.
Right here had been a number of the elective Christmas items they may make totally free. To indicate them methods to add the decals to the cabochons, I made the underside items.
What a enjoyable class, extra superior than a number of the others, we used each grinders, the noticed, the Dremel, paint, frit balls, and so forth. It was additionally much more reducing than regular. If you need to take a category with me please e mail me at elegantfusedglass@gmail.com
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Karen