Winter Landscape Tutorial

Always wear an N95 mask when working with frit powder and when disposing of fiber paper and Papyros paper after a kiln firing.

This project will create a finished fused glass object that is approximately 5.25″ x 4″ x0.75″.

Due to the thickness of the finished object, you will need to place dams and kiln bricks around the glass during the firing. Using dams will restrict the glass from spreading during the fusing process. For more information on how different thicknesses of glass behave during a kiln firing, watch our tutorial, 6mm Rule for Glass Fusing.

In this video, I prime my dams in the same manner that I prime my kiln shelf. If you choose not to prime your dams, you can use strips of 1/16″ fiber paper as a separator instead. It’s important to note that using fiber paper will result in a greater need to coldwork your project after fusing.

We assemble the project on Papyros paper. If you do not have Papyros paper, a primed kiln shelf will also work.

Glass Used in this tutorial: Winter Landscape Template (PDF)

• 96-50 Turquoise Green Transparent sheet glass (1 piece at least 6.25″ x 5″)
• 96-03 White sheet glass (1 piece at least 6.25″ x 10″)
• 96-61 White/Grey Transparent Prisma sheet glass (one piece to create the hill)
• 96-01 Crystal sheet glass (5 pieces 5.25″ x 4″ x 0.75″)
• 96-40 Orange/Red Frit powder
• 96-02 Black Frit powder

Stencil and Birch Tree Pattern Fuse Firing Schedule:

Thick Multi-Layer Full Fuse Firing Schedule:

Coldworking the Edges:

In the video, I use a 200-grit diamond pad to sand off the small needle points around the edges of my glass. If using fiber paper to line your dams, you may see larger needle points, which may require using a belt sander. 

Have fun and happy Kilnforming!
Drew, Wissmach Kiln Consultant

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