I scheduled a Fused Glass Decoration Class this month and three of my college students got here for the category. The query is did they make ornaments? Sure and no – 1 particular person made ornaments the opposite two college students selected one other mission. It didn’t actually trouble me as a result of they’ve all taken a number of lessons with me. I at all times have my college students signal legal responsibility kinds; I do know this can be a shock however glass cuts. I additionally give a free present to each pupil, this time it’s fused glass stirrers.
Brenda made 5 fused glass angels and he or she did a implausible job! I made her some examples to assist her selected her favourite technique to make her angels. Brenda used nearly all of my gear, circle cutter, noticed, grinder, and flat lap. The purple one had some points, so I sandblasted and refired; good. All of them turned out lovely.
Christine wished to make a enterprise card holder. She did a beautiful job, plenty of millefiori, vitrigraph, and frit.
Kayla made an evening gentle and a votive; each are lovely; plenty of murrine and he or she used the beautiful spirit glass.
Kayla is into ceramics, however a few of the glaze went down and created a base. She requested me if I might lower off the bottom. I’ve a tile noticed, however I need to admit it’s a bit difficult to chop the bottom off particularly the brown one. They aren’t good, however we grinded the underside to make it extra even. It’s an amazing feeling attempting one thing new.
Moreover, Kayla and Christine are beginning fuse on their very own and had all types of questions on fusing. We mentioned firing schedules, casting strategies, points, and a lot extra. One in every of their questions why a few of their items have been hazy & sharp. We floor the perimeters after which refired; it turned out nice. I did a check with the for various frits (powered, superb, medium, coarse) and sheet glass, to point out them the distinction.
That they had questions on molds much like the underside two. That they had the hummingbird mildew, however had a query about the right way to layer it, like we did the hearts. I don’t have an image of the one they did, however right here is the one I made to point out them. Moreover, the larger mildew (bit completely different than the one that they had however identical approach) I confirmed them the right way to put together the mildew to have a little bit of element.
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