I held a personal fused glass class for an exquisite group of girls. It was fairly a wide range of strategies and initiatives. I had the legal responsibility types out as all the time and since I simply accomplished my Fused Glass residence present the women had plenty of free fused glass choices to select from (every particular person received to decide on 1 free present)
Listed below are footage of my studio and a few of the provides out there to college students together with vitrigraph, murine, millefiori, and so forth. After all, a number of coldworking gear out there for the scholars to make use of.
There have been 4 college students and two wished to make jewellery (earrings and pendants) so along with the above provides I additionally had dichroic glass out there: sample & textured clear in addition to textured, sample, and plain dichroic on black glass. I additionally made a number of samples to allow them to see how dichroic fires.
Barb made 3 pair of dichroic fused glass dangle earrings. All of them turned out lovely. Nevertheless, in the event you look carefully, I didn’t pay shut consideration and the blue ones one of many earrings the dichroic is up and the opposite it’s down. Clear dichroic may be very difficult and straightforward to mistake up or down. I gave her the choice of me making a brand new one, simply let me know which she most popular.
Michelle made two 3×3 fused glass dishes. Should you see the underside row you may see the inspirational items that Michelle used to make her items. Isn’t the snowman lovable?
Paula made fused glass dichroic pendant and earring set. I simply adore it. She did a wonderful job in creating her piece. In case you didn’t know dichroic means di – 2 and chroic – colours. Thats why in the event you take a look at the photographs it appears so totally different. Maintain the dichroic or jewellery at an angle and you’ll see the 2nd colour. Moreover, due to the good firing schedule there’s nonetheless texture in her items.
Jennifer loves pink and each time she comes for a category, she makes pink items. In case you didn’t know each pink and purple glass is made with gold so it’s fairly costly. BTW the piece on the left had some devitrification that I didn’t like so I sandblasted it earlier than slumping – I really like the satin look. Her items are lovely.
As a thanks for establishing the category I gave her an additional free present, it’s a pink drink stirrer. I made a number of and gave her a alternative, which one do you assume she selected?
As I’ve finished for all lessons in December, I gave them the choice of making an additional fused glass present. The 2 on the left is inside and the 2 on the proper are on prime. You’ll be able to see 2 have been pendants and a couple of have been made into magnets. They appeared to love attending to make a brand new piece with totally different strategies.
Along with making the pink fused glass stirrers I additionally made 2 additional pair of earrings so as to add to my stock. Aren’t they stunning.
Moreover, I added a decal to one among my cabochons and made it right into a pendant/broach. I additionally made 2 dichroic snaps and a pendant. Aren’t all of them lovely!
As an ideal shock each Jennifer and Paul purchased a few of my fused glass art work. This was a shock and it means a lot to me. I really like educating and I actually adore it when folks purchase the fused glass art work that I make. Thanks, Jennifer and Paula, for purchasing a few of my fused glass art work.
Please let me know (elegantfusedglass@gmail.com) in case you have any questions or wish to have a personal fused glass class all you want is 3 folks to create a category (most of 5). I really like educating fused glass lessons. It’s so rewarding when my college students do such a wonderful job creating fused glass.
If you need to see extra of my fused glass work, please check with my web site Elegant Fused Glass by Karen. Should you get an opportunity, try all my web site and my Elegant Fused Glass by Karen YouTube. If you need to remain abreast of what I’m up-to try our e-newsletter. Should you’d prefer to take a category, please try the info on my web site about my lessons. It’s revealed the final day of every month.
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