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A Stone's Throw Glass

Fused Glass
Fused Glass
After creating a design for glass from a sketch, I cut the coloured glass and piece together the layers of the 'puzzle'. These are fused (melted) flat in the kiln, often upwards of 12 hours to ensure proper heating and annealing for the glass. When the annealing and cooling process is complete, the flat piece gets cold-worked (edge grinding, sanding, buffing) and readied for the second time in the kiln for the slumping process. It is during this second firing that the piece takes its shape, whether to become a shallow dish, a plate, or a bowl. Depending on the size and thickness of the piece, this firing can also take upwards of 12 hours in the kiln.

When the pieces are finished, they are cleaned and ready to serve or display food, or to be used as stunning decor pieces for your home.

Fused glass panels are often fired several times (6, 7, even 8 or more) to get more detail added to the piece. The firing process can take up most of the time spent on a piece, after the initial design work is completed.
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Wild Orchid Series ·

Beauty in July

19 1/8″ x 16 1/8″. Framed in reclaimed oak. Dramatic and queenly Showy Lady Slippers blooming in wooded bogs and fens during the month of July in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Detail of Beauty in July

Detail of Beauty in July

Newfoundland Calypso

19”x 16 ¾”, 2007. Framed in reclaimed western red cedar.

Heart-leafed Twayblade Orchid

18.75” x 21”, 2008. Framed in spalted birch.

Spotted Coralroot Orchid

19.75” x 20.5” , 2008. Framed in spalted birch.

Spotted Coralroot Orchid (Detail)

19.75” x 20.5” , 2008. Framed in spalted birch.

Yellow Slipper

22 ¼” x 19 ¼”, 2007. Framed in spalted birch. Sold. Permanent Collection of The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, NL.

Yellow Slipper (Detail)

22 ¼” x 19 ¼”, 2007. Framed in spalted birch. Sold. Permanent Collection of The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, NL.

Unless otherwise noted, these panels are available from the artist directly.

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