Fusing Glass Today

Getting ready to make new glass pieces for Glassworks Gallery in Louisville.  I have been fusing glass all week, I use a microwave kiln, so each piece is fired individually, then I carefully sand the edges and back of each piece.  They are then ready to be wrapped with sterling silver to create pendants, rings and bracelets.

I love to work with glass.  Each piece is a surprise when it comes out of the kiln, sometimes the process creates colors, or effects that I do not expect.   Usually this is a good thing, though occasionally I hear a ping from the kiln.  That is not a good thing, it means that the piece has imploded and I have to start from the beginning.

But as I gain more experience the pings are fewer and fewer.  This is a good thing, a very good thing.

Blessings, C.