by Petra Kaiser | Mar 21, 2020 | Inspiration, Kiln Forming and Glass Fusing Tutorials
For this pendant I used 2 squares of the 96-16 luminescent glass. One square was placed luminescent side down towards the textured Kaiser Lee Board shelf while the other piece was on top of it with a piece of fiber paper in between to create a channel for the chain. Once in a while the luminescent stays even without covering it. We just don’t know, without trying. Isn’t it amazing how the same coating can have such different effects?
by Petra Kaiser | Jan 19, 2020 | Glass Artists and Studios
Lisa Poulson has been working with glass since 1997, when she began making stained glass windows for her ca. 1839 house in Ann Arbor, MI. She began working with kilnformed glass in 2004.
After her recent move to Charlevoix, MI she operates a low-volume studio in her Charlevoix home. She predominantly makes one-of-a-kind pieces and loves to experiment with glass, which does reflect in her art work.
Lisa Poulson currently sells her work through Mullalys 128 Gallery in Elk Rapids, MI; Synchronicity Gallery in Glen Arbor, MI; and Detroit Institute of Arts Museum Shop, Detroit, MI.
Each frog is presented as floating in its own block of water, with its head (sometimes feet) protruding from the ‘water’. The blocks are made by enameling images on 10 layers of Wissmach clear sheet glass, which is then fused together. The image on each layer of glass is a ‘slice’ of a 3-dimensional frog. When fused together, the ‘slices’ form a dimensional image. The parts of the frogs that are protruding from the water are made from cast glass that has been enameled. The eyes incorporate dichroic glass. In some cases, glass strings are used to create feet.
Thank you Lisa, for sharing your beautiful work with us. We are looking forward to your next original ideas.
Keep creating
your Wissmach Team
by Petra Kaiser | Oct 19, 2019 | Glass Artists and Studios
On October 30 will be the grand opening of the first part of the Underground Cemetery in Jerusalem. It will be illuminated by those stunning Light Spheres designed by Yevelle Gabriel and made with Wissmach Glass.
Click on the link below and enjoy the beautiful pdf brochure that Gabriel created and shared with us.
Cemetery in Jerusalem
by Petra Kaiser | Aug 11, 2018 | Glass Artists and Studios
Today we like to introduce you to a glass studio in Apopka, Florida.
Wizards of Glass, LLC
Thank you Linda and Millard for sharing your story with us.
We have been using Wissmach Glass for over 30 years. First with Stained Glass and now with Fused Glass Art.
Linda and I have been fusing glass for over 15 years now and we use Wissmach as our primary glass. We are located in Apopka, Florida, just northwest of Orlando. We have a full glass fusing studio, with 6 glass kilns, the largest being a Denver Glass Kiln measuring 30 x 60, and we sell glass and supplies to artists (both stained and fusing) in the trade.
The Flower Bowl that you have taken a picture of is one of our pieces we are making for a commercial order for a company in Jacksonville, Florida. The piece measures approximately 17 inches in diameter and is made in 2 layers of Wissmach COE 96 glass. The first layer is W96-20 (Wissmach Cobalt Blue) and the second layer is W96-16 Lum (Wissmach Light Blue Luminescent). To make the ring of chips on the top surface, we take the Luminescent glass and break it up with a hammer (frustration release), then position the pieces on a sheet of shelf paper in the kiln. We then put the Luminescent glass on the chips, Luminescent side down to preserve the Luminescent side, and then position the Cobalt piece on top of that finishing the stack of glass. We then Full Fuse the pieces together so that the chips are fully incorporated into the Luminescent piece. When that process is complete we then slump the piece over our own mold with the Luminescent side down against the mold, again preserving the Luminescent finish.
This a process that we have always performed using either Spectrum Iridescent or Wissmach Luminescent glass. It is the ONLY way to preserve the luminescent finish and give a good rounded edge finish to the product. We are also using the same process in many of our other pieces that require that shiny, colorful look.
Thanks again,
Linda & Millard Kirk
Wizards of Glass, LLC
Our Info:
Business Address
Wizards of Glass, LLC
Studio Address
Wizards of Glass, LLC
Owners:
Linda Kirk
Millard Kirk
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by Petra Kaiser | Apr 2, 2018 | Inspiration
Thank you Leslie for sharing this beautiful wall piece with us. If you could see the original, you would also see, that the fish is partly under water and the head is above the water.The Prisma Blue and Clear is ideal for this kind of water scene.
by Petra Kaiser | Mar 2, 2018 | Glass Artists and Studios, Inspiration
Thank you Rebecca for sharing your work with us and our readers. We are looking forward to seeing more of your work.
