Rocket Rose Art

Posted on March 12, 2023March 11, 2023 by Jeff — Leave a comment

Tumbling Fused Glass Cabochons for Fire Polishing, Project Tutorial

Fused glass cabochons can get a scummy bottom from the fiber paper or shelf primer, and devitrification on the top. To clean these up, you can use wet and dry sandpaper or diamond pads, but an easy way is to tumble them with silicone carbide grit.

Thanks to Twylah for asking about this and inspiring me to make the video. Hope it answers all your questions.

The video tutorial includes the design, materials, and equipment information, as well as the cutting of glass, firing and slumping.

Posted on February 19, 2023February 16, 2023 by Jeff — Leave a comment

Sandblasting Your Glass? Apply Decals Before Fusing? Couple of good questions, Fused Glass Tutorial

Sandblasters. Do you need one for your fused glass projects? Can you attach fusible decals before a full fuse? Both are good questions.

In this video, I’ll talk about my sandblaster. Why do I have one, a few tips on purchasing one, and is it really needed?

Can you attach your glass decal before full fusing? In other words, do the whole thing in one firing. I’ll touch on this a little as well.

Posted on February 5, 2023February 4, 2023 by Jeff — Leave a comment

Fusing a Wedding Photo onto a Platter, Glass Fusing Project Tutorial

How do you get a photo onto a fused glass platter or bowl? By turning it into a fusible decal and fusing it on. This is exactly what this video tutorial is all about.

This project is actually a very belated wedding gift for my grandson and his partner. It is very belated, as I waited for ages to get opaque white glass supplied and, of course, I was very slack. Sorry, Jacob and Mikayla.

The video tutorial includes the design, materials, and equipment information, as well as the cutting of glass, firing and slumping.

Posted on January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 by Jeff — Leave a comment

Can’t work out which side the dichroic coating is on? This is my method.

Thank you Carol for asking this. With dichroic glass that is dichro on clear, it can be difficult to work out which side the dichroic coating is on. This is my method to determine which side the dichroic coating is on.

This is only a very short video but I just thought this is an often-asked question and you may find my method a suitable solution.

Posted on January 29, 2023January 28, 2023 by Jeff — Leave a comment

Making Dichroic Pool Cabochons, Fused Glass Project Tutorial

These fused glass dichroic cabochons have a pool-like effect. Like looking down through a pool of water to a dichroic bottom. Some of the dichroic layer breaks up and floats up the sides of the cabochon towards the top of the cab, to form the edges of the pool.

The video tutorial includes the design, materials, and equipment information, as well as cutting the odd-shaped glass, plus coldworking with a grinder and sandblasting. Finally, I cover the full fusing, fire polishing, and glass slumping.

Posted on December 18, 2022December 17, 2022 by Jeff — Leave a comment

Will a 40+ Year Old Ceramic Decal Work on Fused Glass? Project Tutorial

This 40+ year old ceramic decal has had a hard life. Will it still work, especially on fused glass?

Well, that’s a good question. It has been creased, beaten around, stained and more, but it’s a nice decal and worth trying.

Keep reading for more project information, and a YouTube video of the full tutorial adventure as I fuse up a platter, apply the decal and finally slump it into a nice platter shape.

Posted on December 11, 2022December 10, 2022 by Jeff — Leave a comment

Claw Setting for a Fused Glass Cabochon, Tutorial Project

If you’ve wanted to make a pendant setting for one of those beautiful fused glass cabochons you have, this is the tutorial for you.

It’s Ann and myself in this one. We’ll be going through how Ann makes a claw setting for a fused glass cabochon. This isn’t a full detailed jewellery-making video but does cover all the steps required in making the setting.

Posted on October 23, 2022October 21, 2022 by Jeff — Leave a comment

Fused Glass Mesh Melt Platter, Project Tutorial Part 3

This is the third and last part of that platter project using the pieces from that fused glass pattern bar made in the mesh melt project. If you haven’t already seen Part 1 of that platter project , or Part 2 I suggest you watch them first.

In this part, I’ll finish off with some coldworking and then the final slump into the platter.

The tutorial includes the design, materials, equipment information, and the full fuse to make the piece.

Posted on October 16, 2022October 15, 2022 by Jeff — 2 Comments

Fused Glass Mesh Melt Platter, Project Tutorial Part 2

This is the second part of that platter project using the pieces from that fused glass pattern bar made in the mesh melt project. If you haven’t already seen Part 1 of that platter project I suggest you watch it first.

In this part, I’ll continue with cutting and cold working the glass, then doing a full fuse to create the platter.

The tutorial includes the design, materials, equipment information, and the full fuse to make the piece.

Posted on October 2, 2022October 1, 2022 by Jeff — Leave a comment

Fused Glass Mesh Melt Question. What’s The Design? Project Tutorial Part 1

Remember that fused glass mesh melt project? So what is the final design? Will it stay in one piece or be sliced up into strips? The decision has been made. In this, the first part of this project, I’ll talk about the design and start making the piece.

The video tutorial includes the design, materials, and equipment information, the full fuse to make the piece, the slump, and the final review.

Posted on August 28, 2022September 7, 2022 by Jeff — 3 Comments

Mesh Melt, I Think, Using Scrappy Mesh! Fused Glass Tutorial

This glass fusing tutorial starts a bit dodgy, and ends up …😀 Follow me as I use a dodgy bit of steel mesh to try and create a pattern bar. You’ll love it, or at least have a laugh.

The video tutorial includes the design, materials, and equipment information, the full fuse to make the pattern bar and the final review.

Posted on August 14, 2022September 7, 2022 by Jeff — Leave a comment

Stack It! Fuse It! Love It? Fused Glass Project Tutorial

This glass fusing project tutorial is all about stacking glass and making a Japanese bowl. The technique is not hard but results in a beautiful piece.