deflecter shields ON

Not to worry this wonder woman (? ) is protected!

I gave myself 10 minutes to play yesterday to relieve the stress of mountains of paperwork. Sneak peek soon to come.

Superheroes in love

Sometimes things just aren't working, I was working on a piece for me while I awaited the next job...and I think I over thought it so it failed....
But I hate wasting materials And I need to not take myself so seriously so I re-did the failed piece.

Young superheroes in love.

The many things I do not understand...

I will limit this post to glass fusing, Not to the mysteries of the universe, time travel, love, child raising, gardening, politics, global warming, healthcare reform......

I am primarily a mosaic artist working in vitreous glass tile, ceramic tile, plates and various other found objects. But I like to experiment with everything. For the last several years I have been teaching myself glass fusing. I work with bullseye glass Coe of 90. I like the company, love their website all their fact sheets, videos and artist gallery and the glass itself is wonderful to work with great colors and so many possibilities.

What I have found repeatedly BUT not every time is if I attempt to fire a piece for the second time it often explodes, case in point.








I added a little more black glass paint (glassline) to some areas then added a clear piece of bullseye glass and fired it according to my previous firing schedule. ( which I won't go into unless you want to know) When I opened the kiln this is what I saw. Busted superhero!








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The extra piece of glass made my drawing line much clearer, just like I wanted. But the expansion of the glass and the breaking of the glass... Not so much... I need to spend some time with the books and see if there is an answer... I suspect I need to slow the firing w a y down. My total firing time has been approximately 15 hours, ramping up at 250 per hour up to 1450.

The lesson is slow down and keep reading ...

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Obsession, perhaps?

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And it's kind of lost in translation.... Dang! Seeing it live you can see more details but lots of it are lost... So close and yet so far. Back to the drawing board and the kiln....

When less is more

My usual style is to pile as many colors, textures and patterns into a piece as possible. I am trying something quieter



Glass paint, frit, bullseye glass, and patience....




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Superhero series begins!

I have always wanted to be a superhero... kind of scary and lots of responsibility.. trying to save the world

these are the first glass pieces in this series, of course the are not what I had hoped they would be, but thats okay. I will keep trying and one is the reverse side of the other, I like the reverse the best! they are 5 x 6 and 5 x 7-  any tips on glass fusing always welcome! thanks