In this tutorial, we’ll be making a platter using iridised and dichroic glass. The technique is one I especially love as I’m sure you will.
The video tutorial includes the design, materials, and equipment information, as well as cutting the glass with a ring saw, and coldworking including sandblasting, fusing, fire polishing, and slumping.
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This is a hard, fused glass project. Not because it’s technically challenging, but because it’s emotionally challenging. This is about creating art. You have to let go of the need to control everything, to plan, and let the moment dictate what you create.
Watch as I struggle with myself to create a piece of art using scrap glass. It’s not as easy as it may sound.
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This fused glass tutorial video is mainly about repurposing a common kitchen item into a fusing mould. Making this fused glass platter included a couple of question marks. The end result wasn’t guaranteed.
Have a look at this tutorial as I make a part sheet to be used in the platter, cut it up with a Taurus ring saw, reassemble it, and take it through to a slump firing.
I’ll cover everything from design, and materials through to the final slump into the platter. Firing schedules are included.
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Yep, that’s right. I came from a design on my jumper. This fused glass tutorial makes a beautiful platter, using strip construction basics. But there is a little, but pleasant, surprise during the process.
I’ll cover everything from design, and materials through to the final slump into the platter mould. Firing schedules are included.
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Doing something different in this tutorial. Making a fused glass wall art piece. I say ‘wall art’ but I’ll probably mount it on a stand. This is a fun project that you should try if you haven’t done something similar already.
The video tutorial is shot all in one clip so shows me applying the frit, along with mistakes and doubts, then firing it in the kiln to the final shape.
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In this video tutorial, I demonstrate making a custom fusible decal and using it to decorate a fused glass platter. The tutorial also shows how to make the platter and slump it into the required shape.
The video tutorial includes techniques for cutting the glass strips, fusing it all together, coldworking with a flat lap, and then finally slumping it in the kiln to the final shape.
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In this video tutorial, I’ll be showing you how I made a small fused glass platter using the strip construction method. The platter also has a focal piece made from Bullseye streaky glass. The method I’m using involves cutting many 6 mm wide strips of 3mm art glass and then assembling them into the desired pattern
The video tutorial includes techniques for cutting the glass strips, fusing it all together, coldworking with a flat lap, and then finally slumping it in the kiln to the final shape.
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In this fused glass tutorial we make a simple platter that has a rainbow of colours in raised strips in the middle. While a simple project, it is open to a lot of variation.
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This fused glass tutorial video is all about managing bubbles in your glass art. This project intentionally creates bubbles in a uniform pattern, a regular grid.
This is a challenging project but please give it a go. The video covers everything you need to know, from glass selection through to the final full fuse of the finished piece.
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The term ‘fused glass’ really does apply to this project. It uses a ‘selected’ part of a part sheet and virgin (should I use that word) glass to construct a beautiful decorative sling platter.
Ok, I’m using a bit of artistic license here. The term ‘sling’ I use when talking about a platter that is simply a flat rectangular, or square, piece that has been slumped in the middle, like a slung hammock. Am I stretching that artistic license a bit?
Anyway, this platter uses a piece from a part sheet I posted a little while back – A Strip Construction Glass Fusing Part Sheet. I hope you find it interesting.
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