GLASS FUSING

Glass and Mosaics
How to fuse glass.

HOW TO FUSE GLASS:

GLASS FUSING IS SIMPLY THE PROCESS
OF STACKING TWO OR MORE LAYERS
OF COMPATIBLE GLASS TOGETHER
TO MAKE A DESIGN, THEN PLACING
THE STACKED GLASS INTO THE KILN
WHERE IT IS FUSED TOGETHER.

How to fuse glass.
step 1

STEP ONE: ASSEMBLY

First, pick out a blank surface to start your
glass creation. Next, add components from the
Glass Fusing Center and glue your design in place.
NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! NO GLASS CUTTING
NECESSARY!

** Beginners classes required for projects requiring
glass cutting. Please call studio for dates and times.

Flat firing
step 2

STEP TWO: FLAT FIRING

When you have finished your piece, we will fire it to
approximately 1475 degrees. Then your project is
complete as a tile, trivet, suncatcher, coaster or
decorative art.
Glass projects start at $15.


step 2

STEP THREE: SLUMPING

Glass slumping is an add on after you have completed a flat firing. If you want to take your flat glass project and give it dimension, we slump it. It is the process of bending or slumping glass into or over a mold. This is a second firing in the glass kiln and is an additional charge.

To achieve this, we must take your glass through a few heating and cooling phases. There are five steps to this glass slumping process:

#1 - Heating Up the Glass
#2 - Soaking the Glass
#3 - Cooling the Glass
#4 - Annealing the Glass
#5 - Cooling Glass to Room Temperature

Finally you get to take home a truly one of a kind piece of art, artfully designed by you.




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