Toni's Tahoe Treasures

Toni's Tahoe TreasuresToni's Tahoe TreasuresToni's Tahoe Treasures

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Glass Fusing Steps

Sketching the Idea

Sketching the Idea

Sketching the Idea

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1.  After I have an idea or sublect, I sketch several designs on paper. When I'm happy with one, I enlarge amd sketch my design onto paper that is the size of the glass piece I'm making.

Choosing the glass

Sketching the Idea

Sketching the Idea

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2.   Often I'll experiment with color and effects by making some test pieces.  Once I know how the glass colors will work with one another, I begin the large piece.

The Base Layer

Sketching the Idea

The Next Layers

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 3.  I fuse the background pieces, usually a clear sheet with a colored glass overlay. However, many of my pieces are made of several different colors, all of which need to be cut to fit together before firing. 

The Next Layers

A Second or Third Fusing

The Next Layers

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4.  Once the background is fired, I cut and sand pieces to make individual plarts of the picture.  Often these pieces are special ones I've had to make by combining glass elements in a seperate firing.

The Final Details

A Second or Third Fusing

A Second or Third Fusing

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5.  I enhance some of my art by painting details, like the veins in leaves or facial details.  I may add small bits of "frit" or borken glass to my pieces, like the centers of flowers.

A Second or Third Fusing

A Second or Third Fusing

A Second or Third Fusing

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6.  Once I am pleased with the piece, it is placed in the kiln and fired.  Large pieces, those over 20 inches, take about 26 hours to fire.

Cold Working

Cold Working

Cold Working

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7.  Sometimes a piece needs a bit of sanding or grinding on the edges so it will fit better into a stand.  I grind the edge on my grinder and hand sand it to smoothness.

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