Fused Glass

Today was my second day of fused glass class at Wapsi Glassworks.  The first thing I got to do was remove my pieces from last week from the kiln.  The squares on the outer edges that were closer to the heating element rounded a bit more than those in the center.   So the rounder … Read more

I've been taking another fused glass class this summer.  I started by making more monsters.  My husband suggested some one-eyed monsters, and turns out that since the eye is the most challenging part of the process, those came together much quicker. Next I made a cracked glass plate.  This is phase one. And after the … Read more

I finished-up my first fused glass class … and I had so much fun, I signed-up for another 8 weeks.   I was so thrilled with my finale piece … a gorgeous purple & pink Turtle Tray (they call it a turtle tray because if you look close, you can see that when the clear … Read more

I am still having a blast at my fused glass classes … so much so, that I just signed-up for another session at The Ceramics Center (you can see previous creations here). My plaid glass bowl turned out awesome.  I love how the colors worked together.  I definitely want to try this again with another … Read more

I've been having so much fun taking a weekly fused glass class.   The assignment for the first week was to learn how to cut squares and make a simple tile.  You can tell from my tile that cutting squares wasn't particularly my strength, so I embraced the wonkiness and created a design around it. … Read more