Coasters, tiles and dishes, oh MY!

Moss green clear 1/2 inch strip border
around a 4" x 4" dichro on black square.
Four small clear rubber dots placed on
bottom of tile to keep it from skidding or
scratching the surface of tables.

black 1/2 inch strip border
around a 4" x 4" plaid center tile.
Plaid is labor intensive.
It is created by fusing 1/2 inch clear
colored strips of glass together in
repeating and alternate
directions.  This dish is slightly
curved.  

Moon and stars

I finally fired this piece I created back in 2010, only to find out then that it was too large for my little kiln.  The finished size is 7.57" x 11.50".

 Glassline paint on clear float fired at 1500 df 

 detail 

Size Matters!

 The big kiln works!!!  Test fire to follow.

 Look at the size of this thing.  I'm in love.

New kiln has arrived

I bought a huge Skutt kiln so I can make bigger projects.  It is about 3 times the size of my original kiln.  The electricians will be here on Thursday to put in a dedicated 220 circuit for it.  I haven't even taken it out of the box yet, so I'm really excited to see what my new toy looks like.  Anyone have a yearning for a large fused glass item?  Let me know.  I can't wait to see how many strange and unusual things hop out of my new kiln.

Just Kiln Time

My hugh Skutt kiln arrived today.  Now I can create really big stuff--plates, platters, bowls, sinks, glass people, weird things.  I've got a little creation in the pint-sized kiln right now.  I'm feeling good enough today to be out in the sunshine and resting and reading.