Glass Art

Kiln-fused Glass

The preparation of each piece takes time and patience to ensure perfect results after firing. Each piece starts out as two sheets of glass (clear, patterned, coloured, dichroic or iridescent) which are carefully cut, fused, and annealed/cooled. Bowls and plates are ‘slumped’ or sagged into a mould to create the finished design. The process of fusing and cooling the glass can take as much as 30 hours; the glass needs to cool slowly to prevent thermal shock which causes the glass to break. If the fused glass panel is to be made into a bowl it is then placed onto a ceramic mould and reheated to around 730 degrees C. At this temperature the glass slumps to take on the shape of the mould. The bowl is then allowed to cool slowly again to avoid stresses within the glass.

Dichroic Glass

The word ‘dichroic’ means ‘two colours’. The glass has both reflected and a transmitted colours which give it real movement and shimmer. With this special coating, consisting of thin layers of metallic oxides deposited on the surface of the glass, it produces an extraordinary selection of vivid colours within the glass which change according the the light and angle at which you hold the glass. The colour can also differ substantially when the item is placed or worn next to clear or black backgrounds. To illustrate this more clearly please click on the blue yellow pendant examples below:

Glass with an Iridiscent Surface
An iridescent surface on the glass adds a beautiful dimension to each piece, and may incorporate textures and patterns which create a unique and eye-catching piece of glasswork.

The nature of the glass and process of design ensures that each piece of jewellery and glass art is unique and stunning. The photographs, descriptions and sizes given on this website cannot do justice to the inherent beauty of the individual items but can serve merely as an approximation.

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