An exercise with glass stringers, which are about as thick as angel hair pasta.
I used a candle flame to heat the glass stringers and shape to bend, then used a small dab of glass glue to secure the stringers to a precut pieces of glass. Fire to full fuse in the kiln (roughly a 12 hour cycle), and you end up with these coasters that were made and given away as anniversary gifts.
Scrap glass strips turn into a happy little accidental tree.
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Screen printing with powdered glass (frit) works as the same principle as ink on fabric. Create a design and apply to a fine mesh screen. Brush frit over the design and onto the glass underneath.
Pictured here are two somewhat detailed and intricate designs, full fused, roughly 4" x 4" drink coasters. The raven was created with black frit, and the labyrinth is aventurine blue.
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Frit comes in various sizes, from pebble sized to powder. The top two "piles" of frit are pre-fired in a kiln. The bottom two beads of glass are frit that has been fired. This particular glass is a striker, meaning it will change colors based on the kiln temperature range used for full fuse. In this instance, I went mid-range, resulting in a burnt orange opalescent color.