One of the courses I most enjoy teaching at Creative Glass Guild is the Further Fusing Course. The two day course introduces students to new techniques in glass, frit migration, glass dilution and reactive glasses are explored by students on day one, producing a number of reference tiles based on these techniques, which can then be later referred back to to inform glass designs and decisions.
Reactive reference tiles
The colorants within our fusing glass, may react with each other when different colors are combined, learn how to expect and control this phenomenon, which colours will react with each other, and what can be expected from the reaction.
Students will learn more about volume control, how to bend the '6 mm rule' to your own advantage, with glass dilution and displacement.
Day two will begin with a disscussion on the results of the previous day, what people enjoyed and thought worked well and what didn't, the rest of the day will be spent designing and making a high quality finished piece to incorporate the techniques learned from day 1.
Students will be encouraged to think about how they use their chosen mould, designing a unique piece that will compliment the form of the mould.
If you would like to continue your exploration in glass by learning new techniques then CLICK HERE to get more informantion and book your place! Dates now available for 2015!!
