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Glass Powder Painting

A new piece out of the kiln. I used black glass powder and sifted it all over a white piece of glass. Then I drew into the powder and subtracted the design by removing the powder and pushed it around. Next I used some of my homemade aloe vera glass powder paint to accent the design with green and yellow. I let it dry completly. Then fuse fired it on top of a clear piece of glass. Next I slumped it into a much larger platter mold, putting the glass crosswise in the center. The piece can be a free standing art piece or a dish for cheese, butter, appetizers, or a candle plate.

 

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My Painting and Fused Glass Sketch Book

This is how I sketch my ideas for fused glass and painting. I use the "53 Paper" app as my sketchbook. It is with you always on your phone or your iPad. Because I use the Pencil with my iPad Pro it is a fantastic sketching tool in the studio or on the run. These ideas are for my next glass experiments.

The ideas are not necessarily the art but how to use a mold I already have for other shapes and sizes of glass. For instance I use a 9x12 platter mold and place a piece of glass crosswise across it to make a free standing art piece or candle shield. I also am going to try and make a snapshot photo holder by using the same mold and placing thick fiber paper between two pieces of glass to make a slot for the photo. The 53 Paper app makes it easy to handwrite notes and make diagrams. You can also bring in photos and make arrows and notes around them.

 

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More Fall Fused Glass

Finishing up the scraps of fall colored glass left over from making the platter. I used a white base glass with strips on top. This piece is all opaque. This is a cheerful colorful bowl to accompany the platter.

 

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Fall Colors.....Fused Glass Platter

It was the right time to use my special piece of glass I've been saving. With Fall in the air these colors are perfect. I decided to make this 9x12 platter to show off the contrast between the transparent glass and the opaque glass. IM happy with the outcome.

I also made this smaller plate that can be a cheese plate, a candle plate or just a decorative piece. I hand made the glass designs with glass powder and fused it then I slumped it in the same mold as the platter above. Being that the piece was much smaller I placed it crosswise in the middle of the mold. This way I made use of my mold to make two different dishes. As you can see in the second photo it can also stand on edge for a free standing decorative piece. I will use this idea in the future to make a decorative floral or landscape.

 

 

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Back on the Road Again

Painting in the motor home at the dinette is not like my studio but it works. These are two paintings I have done on this trip.

The painting above is Sun Lakes Washington. It is 16x20 acrylic on gessoboard.

The painting above is "The Winery, Oliver Canada. It is 16x20 acrylic on gessoboard. Both paintings need some refinements when I get back to my studio. I worked from photos I took but made changes to fit my painting surface proportions and improved color and composition. Below are the photos I used for reference.

 

 

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Fused Glass Powder Painting

This is a 5.5x11 piece. I first did the drawing in black glass powder on a clear piece of glass. I sifted an even coat of powder all over the glass then began removing powder in the sky and moving the remaining powder around with various tools and brushes. I continued to work forward adding and subtracting powder where needed. I placed this on top of a second sheet of glass and full fused it.

Next I turned the piece over and painted with colored powders mixed with aloe vera gel. I let it dry completely over night and full fused it again. Putting the color on the backside kept the front smooth and glossy. These can be displayed on the wall, framed or unframed, or placed in a free standing table stand of metal or wood.

The photo below is after the 3rd and 4th firing. On the 3rd I painted the backside completely with aloe French vanilla paint to make the piece more opaque. I forgot that French vanilla reacts with cyan blue and it created the gray shadowing effect in the sky and the water area. I wasn't really happy with that so I put some more Opal cyan powder on the front side hoping to get rid of some of that gray. I also put a light dusting of blue over the back hills trying to set them back in distance. I probably should have put a heavier solid layer of cyan on the sky and simplified it more. I think I'll be done with this piece and take what I've learned and move on to the next.

 

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More Powder Painting Fused Glass

This piece was all free hand outlined with aloe vera glass powder paint. Then I filled it in with more paint. I placed the design on clear glass over dusty lavender glass but after firing I didn't like the color so not to give up on the piece I covered all the lavender area with more aloe paint and fired it again. It's not a masterpiece but I like it much better. I was surprised the French vanilla covered so well.

Above with lavender glass, first firing.

Second firing with French vanilla over the lavender. The surface is completely smooth shiny glass.

 

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