Handmade - All the glass pieces created by The Glass Forge are bespoke and handcrafted. For this reason no two pieces will be exactly the same. Shading, colours and design element will vary. Glass often has a mind of its own and so does the designer!
Glass Fusing
Here's a light hearted approach to glass fusing ...
Welcome to the magical world of glass fusing! Imagine playing with colourful glass like a creative wizard! You start the process by:
Step 1: Picking the Glass - Just like choosing your favourite candy flavours, you get to pick colourful, transparent, opaque or even sparkly dichroic glass to incorporate within your work.
Step 2: Glass Cutting Fun - Armed with your glass cutter, you'll slice and dice the glass into different shapes! It's like making glass puzzle pieces, but like a puzzle cutting glass can prove difficult.
Step 3: Artsy Assembly - Time to unleash your artistic powers! Arrange the glass pieces into dazzling designs, like building a kaleidoscope of dreams.
Step 4: The Fiery Dance - Pop the piece into the kiln and let the magic happen. This is a hot, hot party! The glass will heat up and melt fusing the pieces together.
Step 5: The Cool Down Rave - After the sizzling party, it's time to chill out! Your creation gets a slow, relaxing cool-down, so it feels totally zen and stress-free.
Step 6: Final Touches - Your masterpiece emerges from the kiln, looking fabulous! But if you want to increase the fun factor further and add to your design, you can add further details and sprinkle more frit and start step 4 to 6 again.
Step 7: Slumping Shenanigans (optional) - Feeling adventurous? Let's give your artwork a ride on the mold rollercoaster! Watch it transform into funky shapes like a glass acrobat.
Step 8: The Grand Reveal - Ta-da! Your magical glass creation is complete! Hold it up to the light and let it enchant your senses with its beauty.
It's that easy!
Oh wait a minute I nearly forgot, like all good relationships, compatability is a must, think of glass compatibility in fusing like creating the perfect harmony for a glassy dance party!
Imagine all the different glass pieces as cool, colourful characters eager to boogie together in the kiln. But for this party to be a smashing hit, they've got to be compatible dance partners!.
If you have followed the above and if all else fails we pray to the "kiln fairies"