Happy Holidays
You will get the most out of this project presentation if you view it in full screen.
Glass Powder Inspirations
To get the most out of this e-book, hit the full-screen button. You can either use the shortcut after you hit the left mouse button on the slide show window once and then type in Ctrl+Shift+F, or open the 3 dots and hit: Enter full screen. Enjoy and if you have any suggestions or questions, please leave a comment below.
Community Mosaic Art Project
We hope you enjoyed this slide show. It is just so wonderful to see, how a community comes together to create art in public places. We hope to see many more in the future. Good luck to Sarah Cohen and all of you who are planning projects like this.
New Glass Colors
Do you need a sky in your creations?
We now will have them in 3 different color combinations. Nothing beats seeing the original piece of glass, so we hope you will be able to make a trip to your glass distributor to handpick your favorite Wissmach Glass.
Color Code: 170 L |
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| Color Density: | Light Opalescent |
| Description: | mostly light blue mixed with pale amber and a light density white opal |
| Pattern: | Smooth |
Color Code: 171 L |
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| Color Density: | Light Opalescent |
| Description: | even amounts of light blue and pale amber mixed with a light density white opal |
| Pattern: | Smooth |
Color Code: 172 L |
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| Color Density: | Light Opalescent |
| Description: | mostly pale amber mixed with some light blue and light density white opal |
| Pattern: | Smooth |
Heart on Edges
February 2022
What comes to mind in February are hearts. And so we chose the “Heart Theme” to show you an “on edge design” free form technique with a little extra tip! Enjoy the slide show below and remember: what is good for your heart is good for your soul. 
Winter Glass Project 2021 – Free Pattern andKiln Forming eBook
Winter Project 2021 – Trees and Stars for the Season
This year too, we want to say thank you for your support with a free e-book by Petra Kaiser, “Tress and Stars for the Season”.
Have a wonderful and creative holiday season and a happy Thanksgiving.
Your Wissmach Team!
Winter Project 2021 Triangles for the season (please use this link to your pdf copy of our free e-book).
Participate in GPQ Showcase Page!
Dear Friends of Wissmach Glass,
As you might know, Wissmach Glass Company has been supporting Glass Patterns Quarterly with the back cover page ad for many years now. For future issues, we would like to feature your work on this page. If you are interested, please submit an image or two and for every issue, we will choose about 4 images from different glass art categories.
Here is how to participate in our Showcase!
All I need from you is the original jpg file with an image of your work. Once we have a nice variety of different glass categories, like a mosaic, stained glass, and fused glass (made all with at least 70% Wissmach Glass) we choose the images that will create a nice collage.
Submission Form
Please submit your images without a name inside the image. I will add your name to your image, but I want to use the same layout for all the images.
Once I am done editing, you will get a copy of your “professional” image for your portfolio.
We are looking forward to your submissions and with plenty of good images, we can do several collages for future advertisement.
With the submission of your image, you’ll give us permission to use it for our marketing efforts. Should you send in an image that was taken by another person, we need their written permission as well.
Please submit your images without a name inside the image. I will add your name to your image, but I want to use the same layout for all the images.
I am looking forward to seeing your artwork and can’t wait to create the collage.
Happy Glassing
petra
Are you a member of our Facebook Group “Friends of Wissmach Glass”? Facebook groups are a great way to find like-minded people, ask questions and share your ideas.
Here is a link to the group Friends of Wissmach Glass.
Is Wissmach Kiln Glass Food -Safe?
The Paul Wissmach Glass Co. Inc. uses a certified laboratory to conduct the FDA required tests to determine if there is any leaching of metals after firing our kiln glass with and without the luminescent coating. The BSC laboratory-verified, that there are no traces of metals leaching and therefore attested that our kiln glass is food save by FDA standards.
However, they also explained to us, that when you fire Wissmach glass in your kiln, it is no longer a Wissmach product, but your product. And whatever you fire in your kiln can leave traces of chemicals, that could then contaminate your glass during firing. Before you can sell or use your product as a food-bearing surface you must have your own finished product tested and approved.
Then again we were also told that if your kiln is fairly new and you have not fired any lead or cadmium products, like enameling paints or glazes in your kiln, chances are that you won’t have lead or cadmium traces on your fired glass.
For more information, you can start with the company we are working with. BSC Lab
However, they also explained to us, that when you fire Wissmach glass in your kiln, it is no longer a Wissmach product, but your product. And whatever you fire in your kiln can leave traces of chemicals, that could then contaminate your glass during firing. Before you can sell or use your product as a food-bearing surface you must have your own finished product tested and approved.
Then again we were also told that if your kiln is fairly new and you have not fired any lead or cadmium products, like enameling paints or glazes in your kiln, chances are that you won’t have lead or cadmium traces on your fired glass.
For more information, you can start with the company we are working with. BSC Lab
Free E-Book – Light Catchers 2020!
You all know nothing makes you more content than diving into a hands-on glass project. Ok – maybe you can think of one or two other things, but …
All joking aside, we want you to have some fun during the holiday season and therefore Petra Kaiser put together this little project e-book for us. Those Light Catchers look especially pretty when fused with Wissmach Luminescent Glass. We are looking forward to seeing your interpretations in our Facebook Group. Click on the image below to access the file.
Reactive Wissmach 96 Glass
Please share your best reactions you have accomplished with Wissmach 96 glass in our new group on FaceBook, “Friends of Wissmach Glass”.