Freeze and fuse

When I first started making fused glass almost 12 years ago, the availability of online education was extremely limited. Most products or molds, at least in my opinion, came with a lot of trial and…

Heating glass in order to change its composition, to fuse it or to manipulate it to create a project of your choosing can be fraught with difficulties. When heated, glass is prone to many potential faults, particularly when heated to high temperatures within a kiln. In this article, we share a few common defects of glass and how to remedy them. #glassfusing #glassfiring

Someone asked about polar fusing and I had a bunch of pics ready to write a blog post about it, so I got busy writing! I had no prior experience and have a ton of molds and had bought the Polar Fuse kits @ Hobby Lobby so I read some article and then dove in. This is what worked for me. It isn't difficult to do but I did it a little differently than many directions tell you. I started off by putting some purified water in the molds..I used some Martha Stewart molds I've been waiting for a…

Today I was dreaming of the ocean. Since moving away from the coast last Summer, I have missed it intensely. So my thoughts often wander to the sea. I’ve been inspired by one of my students t…

This is our entry level workshop. You will make your own glass tile (20cm x 20cm) which you could install at home as a feature amongst plain tiles, or...