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Creating with Scrap Glass

two white plates with blue diamonds on them sit on a table
A Touch of Scrap

Setting-up my glass studio took a great deal of thought and quite frankly, expense. After one glass lesson at our local art center, I knew I wanted to give it a run. I purchased a Jen Ken Kiln, some tools and glass. Oh yes, I read several books and watched a load of videos and learned working with glass is both art and science. 

There is an amazing selection of glass to work with, some of it is quite expensive so after cutting sheets for projects, I tend to save the scrap hoping to make it part of a future project. 

The above tray and plates include scrap glass. 

I also nip long skinny scraps to small squares and place them around a project being fused. I found that fusing them as part of a contour fuse yields better results. The pieces become rounded and sparkle. 

Working with glass is both time consuming and expensive but the end result is well worth the investment. Creating and fusing glass has become my passion.

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