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PROJECTSGLASS FUSING

Lynn Haunstein

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40 Great GlassFusing Projects

Lynn Haunstein

PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALAN WYCHECK

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Introduction vii

Chapter 1 Glass for Fusing 1

Chapter 2 Tools and Materials 4

Chapter 3 Basic Skills 8

Chapter 4 Preparing Accent Components 15

Chapter 5 Using a Kiln 22

Chapter 6 40 Great Projects 241 Rainbow Glass Fish 242 Sailboat Night-Light 283 Heart Tile Box Lid 314 Light Pulls 335 Festive Fish Tile 366 Toothbrush Holder and Soap Dish 397 Broken Wine Bottle Bowl 428 Blue Baroque Vase 459 Stenciled Fern Platter 48

10 Fossil Vitrae Platter 5111 Ice Bowl 5412 Embossed Tray 5613 Welcome Sign 5814 Wintry Tree Tile 6015 Nugget Bowl I 6216 Nugget Bowl II 6417 Plant Stakes 6618 Photo-Fused Herb Markers 69

19 Mosaic Christmas Tree Plate 7120 Twisted Cane Platter 7521 Iridized Black Plate 7922 Sushi Set 8123 Photo-Fused Picture Frame 8424 Waterfall Bowl 8825 Frit and Powder Trivet 9226 Three-Tile Water Lily and

Dragonfly Panel 9427 Key Rack 9928 Color Dilution Bowl 10229 Collage Suncatchers 10530 Flattened Bottles 10731 Molded Bottles 11232 Fused Jewelry Pieces 11533 Fused House Number 12534 Garden Trellis 12835 Keyboard Wind Chime 13136 Sea Turtle Birdbath 13537 Leaf Silhouette Panel 13938 Sun Clock 14239 Forget-Me-Not Drop Vase

with Foot 14540 Musical Pendant Light 151

Acknowledgments 159Patterns 161

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vii

Introduction

Over the years, we have watched as different fields

of arts and crafts have gained pop-ularity. As a new craft emerges,those once-popular crafts mayfade away. This simply is not true with glass. An art form thatbegan hundreds of years ago,stained glass continues to growand evolve. While fused glass isjust one facet of the glass arts, itcontinues to develop with newmaterials and techniques.

Whether you are new to glassfusing or a veteran glass crafter,the goal of this book is to presentsome fresh ideas for you to ex-plore. Information on fusing glasscompatibility, firing schedules,and fusing materials is presentedfor fusers with minimal experi-ence. More advanced techniquesand components are included for fusers who wish to add extradepth to their work.

Within the forty projects youwill find a variety of skill levels.

From making a simple tile to creating an intricate pendantlight, there are ways to challengeyour abilities and create some-thing unique.

Each project begins with a listof the materials you will need. In many cases, we have listed theparticular glass used in our de-sign. Feel free to use colors andstyles of glass that reflect yourtastes. Complete instructions areincluded for you to constructeach project. And there are pho-tographs to guide you step bystep through each process.

Whether you are making giftsfor your family and friends, orare looking for an art piece to enhance your home décor, wehope you enjoy these 40 GreatGlass Fusing Projects. Feel free toemail photos of the projects youmade from this book to our web-site, www.rainbowvisionsg.com.We’d love to see how you havepersonalized the designs.

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Fossil vitrae is a technique in whichleaves and other plants are used to

create impressions in glass. The plantmaterial burns cleanly away duringthe fusing process, leaving fossil-likeimprints.

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PROJECT 10

Fossil Vitrae Platter

MATERIALS

Fuser’s Reserve glass, 77⁄8 by117⁄8 inches

Clear fusible glass, 8 by 12inches

Ferns or other plant material,flattened overnight

Dust maskSpoonDark green opal powder fritPowder sifterTweezersPlain paperClean, dry brushHairspray in pump container1⁄8-inch-thick fiber paper, 8 by

12 inchesPrepared kiln shelfPrepared slumping mold

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These ferns were too large for thesize of our platter, so we broke offsmall segments for our design.

Lay the fern pieces on a sheet of plain paper. Spray each fern piecewith hairspray.

Spoon the dark green opal powderinto the powder sifter. Rub a pencilover the twisted handle of the pow-der sifter to drift the powder overeach piece of fern.

Note: Always wear a dust maskwhen working with glass powderor mica powder.

A heavy coating of the green powderis preferable.

Spray again with the hairspray. Position the ferns on the 1⁄8-inch fiber paper.

When you are pleased with the lay-out, use a small clean brush to sweepaway any excess powder or plantmaterial.

Allow the hairspray to air-dry, thencover the ferns with the Fuser’s Re-serve glass.

Center the clear glass over theFuser’s Reserve glass. Again, thisclear glass is 1⁄8 inch larger than thebase glass to give a smooth edge tothe project.

Place the fiber paper and the glasscarefully into the kiln. Fire to a fullfuse using Firing Schedule D. Or useyour own full fuse program to firethe glass slowly to 1480 degrees F,holding the top temperature for 12minutes.

When the kiln has cooled to 100degrees F or less, you can remove the glass from the kiln. Carefully peel the fiber paper from the back of the glass.

The fern imprints are fused into theglass surface.

If you are using a small kiln, theremay not be enough depth to raise theslumping mold off the kiln shelf withkiln posts. For better air circulation,you can remove the kiln shelf.

Place kiln posts on the floor of thekiln.

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Position the slumping mold directlyover the posts. Center the glass overthe prepared slumping mold with theside with the fern pattern facing up.

Use Firing Schedule E or your ownslow slump program to fire the glassto 1250 degrees F, holding the toptemperature for 12 minutes. Whenthe kiln has cooled to 100 degrees For less, you can remove the glassfrom the kiln. After slumping, washthe platter thoroughly to remove any trace of kiln wash or fiber paper.The fern design is fossilized into theglass forever!

We enjoyed this technique and puttogether a bowl using different mate-rials. The steps were similar to thoselisted for the platter. This bowl usesan 113⁄8-inch violet circle and an 111⁄2-inch clear circle. We used mica pow-der in this project.

The violet circle was outlined on the1⁄8-inch fiber paper.

Ferns and other plant materials were sprayed with hairspray and silver mica powder was sifted overthe wet ferns.

A second application of hairspraywas applied, then the ferns and otherplant materials were arranged on thefiber paper. The hairspray was al-lowed to air-dry before the violetglass was centered over the plants.

The clear circle of glass was layeredover the violet circle.

The fiber paper and the project werecarefully placed in the kiln on a pre-pared kiln shelf. We used FiringSchedule D to fire to a full fuse tem-perature of 1480 degrees F. You canalso use your kiln’s automatic pro-gram to fire slowly to a full fuse and hold the top temperature for 20 minutes.

After firing, the fiber paper wasremoved to reveal the silver mica design fused into the purple glass.

The glass was placed over a shallowbowl slumping mold with the designfacing upward. The project wasslowly slumped to 1250 degrees Fusing Firing Schedule E, holding atthe top temperature for 12 minutes.When the kiln cooled below 100 de-grees F, we removed the glass andwashed it well.

The finished bowl has lovely silverferns fired into the purple glass.

While we have shown you two dif-ferent projects using the same tech-niques, the possibilities are endless.Find beautiful plants and leaves thatare native to your area and try themusing different powders and glasscolors for unique combinations!

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