Students in my Fused Glass Class
Last Saturday I had 6 students in my Fused Glass Tapestry
Class at the Buchanan Art Center and what a great time they had creating. Students “practiced” with colored sand as
they learned the techniques of manipulation and movement. Once they mastered this, it was time for them
to start creating scenes and patterns from a large assortment of colored crushed
glass frit to make their one of a kind glass tapestry panel.
The thing that was the most amazing to me was that none of
them had worked with glass or fusing prior to this class. They came into the class with such a desire
to learn and were free of the pre-conceived notions of how glass fusing is
normally done, thus allowing them to soak up this new technique like a sponge. It was wonderful to watch these ladies as
they planned out their color schemes and worked to create their designs.
To the left is one of the designs prior to going into the kiln. These glass frit panels go through a 12 hour firing cycle before they are fully fused and ready to take out of the kiln.
I get so excited when the cycle is done and I can open the door to see how my students designs look. Below are some of the finished panels after the firing cycle is completed.
I can't wait till they see their designs when they pick them up this coming Saturday. I must say they all did an incredible job! They are all works of art!
I will be offering this class again this summer in case you too
want to learn this process. I will post the dates once we do the summer class schedule!
