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01.

An Idea and A Commission

Taking a previous sushi set as inspiration, a friend of ours wanted to have a platter in a similar vein. The first thing we did was agree on a size: 14.5″ x 7″.

It Starts with a Sketch
02.

Which Blue?

Rather than use the dichroic glass strip in the sushi plates, our friend wanted a strip of blue glass. But which blue?

Which Blue?
03.

Turquoise

Seeing all the different blues together is a bit deceptive because of how the eye sees color. Here’s the Turquoise by itself. We picked this color and the Egyptian Blue to make two platters, one of which I’ll keep.

Turquoise Blue
04.

Ready to Fuse

These two platters are ready to fuse (on 10 x 20″ shelves covered with ThinFire paper). I snuck a few Marigold Yellow earrings onto the shelf too. 🙂

Ready to Fire
05.

All Fused

These platters and earrings are now completely fused. In other words, after having melted and then cooled, they are each one piece of glass.

Completely Fused
06.

Time to Slump

I’m using the Rectangular Slumper mold (8925). I’ll be heating the glass in the kiln again, but not to as high a temperature as above. Instead, I’ll heat it just enough that it will soften and settle into the mold. There’s a fresh coast of primer (which looks pinkish) on the mold, which prevents the glass from sticking to it.

Ready to Slump
07.

Once More Into the Breach

Both platters fit nicely. 🙂

Below you see the finished slump.

 

Back in to Slump
Finished Slump
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Elegant Simplicity

Sometimes I over-complicate projects. But here, designed by our friend, is an example of fused glass where less is more. I adore the minimalist black background and then the slim strip of subtle color to the left. Above is the Turquoise Blue and below the Egyptian Blue (which I kept).

Turquoise
Egyptian Blue

Close-up One

Couldn’t resist a couple of close-ups.

Corner Close-up

Close-up Two

Last one, I promise.

So Blue
Always With the Grapes
Always With the Grapes

FULL FUSING SCHEDULE (RUN TIME 8:27, 14.6 KWh)

SEGMENT RATE (deg F / hour) TEMPERATURE (F) HOLD (hours:minutes)
1 300 1000 :00
2 600 1490 :10
3 AFAP 900 1:00
4 100 700 OFF

SLUMP FUSING SCHEDULE (RUN TIME 7:22, 11.1 KWh)

SEGMENT RATE (deg F / hour) TEMPERATURE (F) HOLD (hours:minutes)
1 300 1200 :05
2 FULL 900 1:00
3 100 700 OFF