Kiln Formed
Cheeky Torch Kiln Mainly I use COE 90 glass for Kiln formed works. Pieces are cut and then shaped on a grinder and edges are bevelled at differing degree angles (so they come out nice and round and smooth to the touch) Designs are layed out and the pre-fired piece is put on ceramic shelves and loaded into the kiln. A firing schedule (of various temperature ramps and holds) is programmed into the digital controller and after a final inspection the process starts and the the sequence of very slow and carefull heating and cooling steps is run. In fusing, seperate pieces of glass are melted together into a new single object Sometimes pieces are slumped, or melted just enough where they take a new form. Sheets and pieces of glass can be fused, as can frits, powders and enamles to add color. Sometimes the kiln is opened while the glass is molten and designs and textures can be added by raking steel picks across the surface. Back to fusing and slumping - It is fairly common to do both: First fuse together several pieces of glass into a new piece, then refire it and Slump the resulting piece into a final shape. |
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This slumped
candleholder is a single sheet, with the edges ground, placed on a mold
and melted.
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This dichroic pendant is actually 7 pieces. |
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