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The Process Fusing glass is a technique that heats glass to temperatures high enough to bring the glass to a molten state. The cutting of various shapes and colors of glass create a design. The cut pieces are then layered on one another to create designs and patterns of “art”. These various layers of glass are then fired in a kiln up to 1500 degrees thus fusing the glass together as one. Additional layers of glass are often added to the existing piece and fired at lower temperatures not allowing the glass to fuse all they way into the already joined pieces giving the design a three dimensional texture. The next firing is called a slump fire. In the slump fire the piece is brought to 1350 degrees over a period of 10 hours in the kiln. In this process the glass will “slump” into a form or mold that it is laid on in the kiln taking on the shape of the mold. Various pieces of fused art can be fired multiple times depending on the effect the artist is trying to achieve. |
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