I held a non-public fused glass class for an exquisite group of girls. It was fairly quite a lot of strategies and tasks. I had the legal responsibility kinds out as all the time and since I simply accomplished my Fused Glass house present the women had a number of free fused glass choices to select from (every particular person bought to decide on 1 free present)
Listed below are photos of my studio and among the provides obtainable to college students together with vitrigraph, murine, millefiori, and so forth. After all, plenty of coldworking tools obtainable 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 obtainable: 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 stunning. Nonetheless, in case 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 possibly can see the inspirational items that Michelle used to make her items. Isn’t the snowman lovely?
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 case you take a look at the photographs it appears so completely different. Maintain the dichroic or jewellery at an angle and you’ll see the 2nd shade. Moreover, due to the nice firing schedule there may be 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 like the satin look. Her items are stunning.
As a thanks for organising the category I gave her an additional free present, it’s a pink drink stirrer. I made a number of and gave her a selection, which one do you suppose she selected?
As I’ve completed 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 fitting are on high. You’ll be able to see 2 have been pendants and a pair of have been made into magnets. They appeared to love attending to make a brand new piece with completely different strategies.
Along with making the pink fused glass stirrers I additionally made 2 further pair of earrings so as to add to my stock. Aren’t they beautiful.
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 stunning!
As an incredible shock each Jennifer and Paul purchased a few of my fused glass paintings. This was a shock and it means a lot to me. I like educating and I actually adore it when folks purchase the fused glass paintings that I make. Thanks, Jennifer and Paula, for getting a few of my fused glass paintings.
Please let me know (elegantfusedglass@gmail.com) you probably have any questions or wish to have a non-public fused glass class all you want is 3 folks to create a category (most of 5). I like educating fused glass lessons. It’s so rewarding when my college students do such a wonderful job creating fused glass.
If you want to see extra of my fused glass work, please consult with my web site Elegant Fused Glass by Karen. Should you get an opportunity, take a look at all my web site and my Elegant Fused Glass by Karen YouTube. If you want to remain abreast of what I’m up-to take a look at our publication. Should you’d prefer to take a category, please take a look at the data on my web site about my lessons. It’s printed the final day of every month.
Karen