Stained
glass work is also known as 'cold glass' - because all the working of the glass
takes place at room temperature. Once you start adding
heat to the glassworking (= warmglass) - the fun really starts.
I use a variety
of heat-related processes - including -'slumping'
(where a piece of heated glass is formed by allowing it to slump into a mould) -
'tack-fusing' (where pieces of glass are heated to the point where they melt together,
but without losing their shape) - 'fusing' (where
pieces of glass are heated further until they become a single piece of glass)
These
effects are obtained by a combination of temperature and time and a little bit
of 'magic' - in a computer-controlled kiln. To make
it all the more interesting <g> - certain types of glass (dichroic and neomydium)
show different colours under different lighting conditions, and may even change
colour during the kiln-firing process. Accents can be added with metal or paper
inclusions, and a piece may be fired two or more times, with hand-working processes
in-between. Enough chat! - what about seeing some
glass? | The
magic of warmglass
- a shelf of pendant and
earring pieces, before..... ...........................and
after! a
selection of 'raw' dichroic
glass - waiting for inspiration.. | 
