Saturday Moria and I went to her stepmother's studio for my first lesson. Sharon has a great little studio overlooking a beautiful lake. What a setup! Imagine doing something you enjoy in such a great setting.
Anyway, first she showed me all the different types of glass she had. She has been doing this for several years and had quite a stash. It is incredible how the colors in the glass change depending on the angle and light. Then she showed me the different tools and equipment used: the glass cutters, glass snappers (pliers), cutting grid, grinders, saws, and the kiln.
They had me practice each step in the process with some inexpensive glass. I then chose some pieces I thought would look good fused, and went through the process for real this time, while Moria took photos (to prove I was really doing it.) The next step is to fire the glass in the kiln, which takes several days, so I'll be doing that in the next lesson.
Then Sharon showed me all her finished pieces, which were absolutely amazing. I took a lot of photos of the jewelry, her studio, and equipment and I now have a lot of material to work with for my website. (We also saw the biggest spider I have ever seen in my entire life, which I also took a picture of.)
For starters, I'm thinking that my website layout will have the following pages:
-Background on the craft of glass fusing
- Types of Materials, where to buy, how to select,
- The Process: cutting, cleaning, firing, shaping
- How to finish
- Links for related websites
- About the site
Stay tuned.
Vegas with kids
16 years ago
1 comment:
Wow that sounds like so much fun. You are a lucky lady to have someone willing to show you how to do such an interesting and in depth craft. When you first started to describe it I had no idea it was so in depth.
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