Fused Glass Process
Glass comes in both sheet form and granules, in a wide variety of colours and can be transparent or opaque.
Shapes are cut from the sheet to a design and placed in layers ready for fusing together. Granules can be used to form a picture or sprinkled over the layered glass and fused. Fusing is the joining together of pieces/layers of glass at high temperature (usually 700-820 degrees centigrade) in a kiln. Once melted together in the flat form the work can then also be placed in or over a mould and re-fired at a lower temperature to form the required shape.
Design Influences
I take inspiration from my love of travelling and the environment. Stimulation derives from the colour balance and tone of nature. A dialogue is created of line, pattern and construction using vivid dramatic colours which shift reflections and transparency.