Glass Tips from Verrier

Thick slabs often involve numerous firings of increasingly thick work.   I am using an existing example, with their permission, of the first...

 A power point presentation I made a few months ago to the group Lunch with a Glass Artist. It is 33 slides long. Kilnforming with 3mm Glass...

  Let’s think about moisture and large bubbles from under the glass. It is not the water, but the gasses created by the decomposition of mat...

  Texture moulds are a form of bas relief in reverse. The texture of the mould is the bas relief. The glass formed over the shapes is in neg...

A range of problems appear in slumping.  These include bubbles, splits, puddling and more. Several causes are possible.  This blog looks at ...

“I sometimes slump at the same time as I do a tack fuse. Is slumping at this higher heat bad for the mould? “ Image credit: Creative Glass ...

  Any suggestions on how to avoid getting the oblong bubble under the neck of the bottle? This was my first try and I’m really happy with cl...