7th Grade Fuses Glass Using the Studio's Ceramic Kiln
7th grade has been exploring the world of fused glass in the Art Studio. With careful attention to detail and safety, students learn about "cutting" glass through scoring and cracking and how glass has a surface tension that causes it to always melt to a height of a 1/4", unless contained within a mold.
Students will create a finished fused glass lighted art piece for this years TBS Student Art Show.
Students enjoyed learning about and exploring this technique from Helios Glass Studios in Austin, Texas.
Students will create a finished fused glass lighted art piece for this years TBS Student Art Show.
Students enjoyed learning about and exploring this technique from Helios Glass Studios in Austin, Texas.
Fused Glass "Puddles"
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What’s a “puddle”?Component making is a big part of working with fused glass. Pot melts, pattern bars, and powder wafers are just a few of the things we make that become parts of bigger projects This tutorial shows you one of the easiest to make and most useful components, something we call “puddles”.
The technique takes advantage of two of the most important glass properties:
1) Surface Tension:
When glass melts it seeks a height of 6 mm (1/4 inch). You can thank surface tension for that. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_tension)
2) Gradual Melting
As glass is heated, it melts - and softens - gradually. This allows glass to fuse together without colors mixing completely (the way ice cubes made from colored water would mix if allowed to melt together in a drinking glass).
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