The Glass Process

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The Glass Process
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Watch this movie
to see the various steps of the process
Trudy uses to create her glass pieces,
and read more about it below...

After settling on a design and a paper template, individual pieces of opaque, iridescent and transparent glass are cut and placed in patterns and shapes, then melded together in a kiln. Pieces can be tack-fused for texture, or fired higher for a smooth surface. In a second firing, the fused elements are slumped into a mold.

Some molds are handmade to create special
shapes, like the one used to make this sconce.
Light is projected through the patterned swirls of
glass that had been molded to the shape of
a shell. Copper fingers nestle the glass.

This Sushi plate has ribs to hold
sushi pieces. After the design was created, it was slumped into a handmade mold.

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